Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Services (CBAM)

Introduction

Bureau Veritas is dedicated to supporting companies worldwide in their sustainability journey, protecting business continuity and growth. Our carbon experts are committed to assisting businesses as they prepare for the deployment of CBAM in 2026.

We offer strategic training and advisory to optimize operations and ensure compliance as businesses navigate the CBAM regulation. We do this by preparing businesses for the impact of this mechanism on global supply chains, as well as associated costs and risks.

Our experts can also provide emissions calculation and tracking, reporting support, and independent verification to empower organizations to confidently meet compliance.

Sectors:

Companies within CBAM scope, i.e. exporting to EU and producing steel, aluminium, hydrogen, fertilizers, cement, electricity.

EC proposed 2025: exempt <50ton/year imports to simplify rules.

20% of firms account for 97%of emissions under carbon border tariff.

CRITICAL USE CASE

Bureau Veritas has provided CBAM training, advisory and reporting support globally to major industry players such as building industry and offshore renewable energy. Our work spanned from strategic and operational training, strategic planning, embedded emission calculation, data collection, as well as reporting preparation.

Challenges

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a key part of the EU's climate neutrality measures by 2050. It aims to prevent carbon leakage by imposing a carbon price on imports, incentivize producers to adopt cleaner technologies while also generating funds for renewable-energy initiatives.

From 2026, importers shall buy emissions-based CBAM certificates for imports such as steel, cement, aluminum, fertilizers, electricity, and hydrogen. During the preliminary transitional phase, running from 2024 to 2025, global businesses trading with the EU must prepare for compliance by reporting their embedded emissions data

WHY BUREAU VERITAS?

Bureau Veritas’ expertise in compliance, verification, and sustainability assessments is unrivalled. We already have extensive experience helping companies measure and verify embedded carbon emissions in their supply chains to ensure transparent and credible reporting. Our specialist teams are also deeply knowledgeable about ensuring compliance with many different reporting frameworks and requirements. We bring the same rigour and focus to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and CBAM rules.

Bureau Veritas offers a unique combination of global reach and local knowledge. Operating in over 140 different countries, we are experts on helping multinational companies ensure adherence to regional and local regulations.

OUR SERVICES:

CBAM training