CBAM: After 18 months of work, Emicert becomes the “world's first verifier” (G. Motsakos, Emicert)

"The preparation for MACF accreditation took more than eighteen months. [...] This effort culminated in the accreditation of EmiCert, which has become the world’s first MACF verifier,” George Motsakos, head of the GHG verification business unit at the leading Greek greenhouse gas verification company, told News Tank on 23 September 2026.

This accreditation follows the company’s attainment of national accreditation from the Hellenic Accreditation System (ESYD) to verify embedded emissions across the six sectors covered by the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

Emicert drew on “its extensive experience in verifying emissions under the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The preparation for CBAM accreditation combined an in-depth regulatory analysis, sector-specific…