The standard provides a framework for confirming that "claims" made by organizations are either:

Personnel involved in validation or verification must have appropriate training, skills, and expertise for the specific sector they are assessing.

The VVB must ensure that its activities are unbiased and that its personnel behave impartially.

: Decisions must be evidence-based and bodies must maintain fair presentation, impartiality, competence, and confidentiality.

Understanding ISO/IEC 17029:2019 – The Global Standard for Validation and Verification Bodies

This guide explores ISO/IEC 17029:2019 , the international standard that serves as the bedrock for bodies performing validation and verification

: Bodies can be accredited to ISO/IEC 17029 by national bodies like UKAS or ANAB to prove their technical competence.

ISO/IEC 17029:2019 represents a significant milestone in the world of conformity assessment, providing the first-ever general framework for the crucial activities of validation and verification. By establishing a uniform, trustworthy system for checking claims, it empowers organizations to make bold statements with confidence and gives stakeholders a reliable way to tell genuine progress from "greenwashing". As the demand for transparency on sustainability, ethical, and other non-product claims continues to grow, the role of ISO/IEC 17029 as the foundational standard for trust and integrity in the statements that shape our world will only become more important.

Staff must possess the technical knowledge, training, and experience required to evaluate specific sectoral claims.

If you are searching for an , you are likely involved in the conformity assessment, environmental reporting, or sustainability sectors. This standard is relatively new but critically important, as it fills a gap between management system auditing (ISO 19011) and product/laboratory certification (ISO/IEC 17065 or 17025).