ANAB uses Heads Ups to communicate to our applicant and accredited validation and verification bodies and other stakeholders, information of interest. This may include developments at ANAB or IAF, or other information that can be of value to you in your business.  Notice of each new Heads Up is sent via email to various contacts, including the main contact at each applicant and accredited validation and verification bodies.

Each Heads Up is maintained here.

21. Ethical Conduct in Validation and Verification: Part 1-The Foundation

20. IRS Clean Energy Credits (45V, 45Z), USDA Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), and New ANAB Accreditation Programs

19. Updates to ANAB’s Structure–Enhancing Our Service to You

18. Transition to ISO 14066:2023

17. IAF MD6:2023 for the Application of ISO 14065:2020 – Revision Reminder

16. Updates to the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Validation and Verification Guidelines, Version 2.5, September 2023

15. Nominations Sought for the 2023 ANAB Assessor of the Year Award

14. ANAB Website and Communications

13. ISO/IEC 17029:2019 and ISO 14065:2020 Transition – Reminders and Clarifications 

12. Reminder – Transition for ANAB Name and Accreditation Symbol 

11. Clarification on ISO/IEC 17029, 9.3., Engagement 

10. 2022 ANAB Assessments 

09. Transition Process for ISO 14065:2020 and ISO 14064-3:2019 

08. Nominations Sought for ANAB Assessor of the Year Award 

07. New Appeal and Nonconformity Challenge Procedures Effective 2021/01/01

06. Nomination Sought for ANAB Assessor of the Year Award

05. Pre-launch Announcement of Accreditation Program for World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility

04. Scheme and Program Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

03. ANAB Remote Assessments

02. New Certificates and Scopes of Accreditation

01. ANAB’s Guidance and Expectations for the Increased Use of IAF MD 4 During the COVID-19 Pandemic