UKAS support in net-zero

For the third year, in March 2026 the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) will be taking part in edie26 – the UK’s longest running sustainable business event.

UKAS accreditation plays a critical role in supporting the environment, energy and sustainability sector to build trust, ensure competence and deliver on the UK’s net zero, climate and broader sustainability commitments.

As a partner and exhibitor at edie26, members of the UKAS team will be engaging with delegates on the role of standards and independent assurance in delivering credible business-led climate initiatives and driving impactful sustainability action.

UKAS’s current focus is on informing and enabling key evolving policies, regulation and voluntary corporate action. This includes leading the development of net zero assurance frameworks, supporting mandatory UK carbon reporting and trading mechanisms (such as the UK ETS and CBAM), establishing a trusted and effective UK sustainability disclosures and assurance framework, and helping shape credible voluntary carbon and nature markets that operate with integrity.

Alongside this evolving activity, UKAS continues to deliver well-established accreditation service across the energy, environment and sustainability sector, underpinning confidence in organisations’ performance, processes, claims, data and new technology.

Both UKAS’s established accreditation service and its development work supports government policy and regulation, voluntary corporate action, as well as international efforts to improve the integrity, transparency and the effectiveness of sustainability commitments and related implementation activity.

Through its participation at edie26, UKAS aims to support informed discussion, collaboration, and high-quality outcomes that enable organisations to navigate an increasingly complex sustainability landscape with clarity and trust.