Sustainable Finance

CPEA Taxonomy Partnership Programme: Ensuring Credible EU-Taxonomy Verification

The CPEA Taxonomy Partnership Programme is designed to harmonize the implementation and verification of EU-Taxonomy for buildings across Europe. By fostering collaboration among Green Building Councils (GBCs) and market stakeholders, the programme ensures that verifications are credible, transparent, and comparable, supporting the transition to a sustainable built environment.

Key Feature of the Programme

Harmonized Verification Process: All verifications follow the minimum requirements of the CPEA Taxonomy Standard, ensuring impartiality, consistency and quality.
National Representation: Each CPEA Taxonomy Partner acts as the exclusive verification body in their country, providing localized expertise.
Technical Know-how: CPEA Taxonomy Partners contribute to and benefit from ongoing technical knowledge sharing.
Transparency & Reporting: Annual reporting to CPEA supports benchmarking and continuous improvement of the verification process

Governance of the CPEA Taxonomy Partnership Programme

The CPEA Taxonomy Standard operates through a multi-tiered governance framework, which ensures standardization, transparency and credibility in the EU Taxonomy verification services:

CPEA Strategic Board: setting long-term direction, aligning with EU policy and oversees programme expansion
CPEA Technical Board: developing CPEA Taxonomy standard, providing technical guidance and ensuring verification consistency
CPEA: coordinating the partnership, supporting GBCs and ensuring strategic alignment
CPEA Taxonomy Partners: implementing verification at national level, reporting outcomes and maintaining compliance to the CPEA Taxonomy standard

What is the CPEA Standard?

The CPEA Standard sets the mandatory requirements for CPEA Taxonomy Partners, ensuring all EU-Taxonomy verifications are impartial, transparent, and consistent. Partners must manage conflicts of interest, provide standardized reports on project alignment with Taxonomy criteria and adhere to strict branding and annual reporting rules.

This standard guarantees rigorous, comparable verifications, supported by active participation in the CPEA Technical Board and regular methodological updates. It fosters a trusted, harmonized approach to EU-Taxonomy verification.

For Market Actors: Why verify your buildings?

Gain independent proof and verification of Taxonomy alignment, improving access to sustainable finance and reducing risk.
Benefit from a unified approach that addresses fragmented interpretations and ensures alignment.

How It Works

Project Registration: Submit your project through national CPEA Taxonomy partner.
Verification Process: CPEA Taxonomy partner evaluates the project according to the CPEA Standard on Taxonomy criteria.
Reporting & Verification: Receive a verification report and proof of alignment, which can be used for disclosure and financing purposes.