ConformityCredential

version: 0.5.0

ConformityCredential Domain

Data Model

Data Model of unece/ConformityCredential

Data Definitions

DigitalConformityCredential

A conformity attestation issued by a competent body that defines one or more assessments (eg carbon intensity) about a product (eg batttery) against a specification (eg LCA method) defined in a standard or regulation.

Property Definition Type
@context A list of JSON-LD context URIs that define the semantic meaning of properties within the credential. Text
id A unique identifier (URI) assigned to the product passport. May be a UUID URI
issuer The organisation that is the issuer of this VC. Note that the "id" property MUST be a W3C DID. Other identifiers such as tax registration numbers can be listed in the "otherIdentifiers" property. CredentialIssuer
validFrom The date and time from which the credential is valid. DateTime
validUntil The expiry date (if applicable) of this verifiable credential. DateTime
credentialSubject The conformity attestation is the subject of the verifiable credential. ConformityAttestation

ConformityAttestation

A conformity attestation issued by a competent body that defines one or more assessments (eg carbon intensity) about a product (eg battery) against a specification (eg LCA method) defined in a standard or regulation.

Property Definition Type
id The globally unique ID of this conformity attestation. URI
name A human readable description of this conformity attestation Text
assessorLevel Assurance code pertaining to assessor (relation to the object under assessment) Code
assessmentLevel Assurance pertaining to assessment (any authority or support for the assessment process) Code
attestationType The type of criterion (optional or mandatory). Code
description A textual description of the scope or purpose of this conformity attestation Text
issuedToParty The party to whom the conformity attestation was issued. Party
authorisation The authority under which a conformity claim is issued. For example a national accreditation authority may authorise a test lab to issue test certificates about a product against a standard. Endorsement
conformityCertificate A reference to the human / printable version of this conformity attestation - typically represented as a PDF document. The document may have more details than are represented in the digital attestation. SecureLink
auditableEvidence Auditable evidence supporting this assessment such as raw measurements, supporting documents. This is usually private data and would normally be encrypted. SecureLink
scope The scheme(s) under which this conformity assesment is issued. ConformityAssessmentScheme
assessment The list of specific assessments made within this conformity attestation. ConformityAssessment

ConformityAssessmentScheme

A formal governance scheme under which this attestation is issued (eg ACRS structural steel certification)

Property Definition Type
id A unique identifier for the standard (eg https://www.iso.org/standard/60857.html). URI
name The name of the standard Text
issuingParty The party that issued the standard Identifier
issueDate The date when the standard was issued. Date
trustmark The trust mark that represents the conformity assessment scheme. BinaryFile

ConformityAssessment

A specific assessment about the product or facility against a specific specification. Eg the carbon intensity of a given product or batch.

Property Definition Type
assessmentDate The date on which this assessment was made. Date
id A unique identifier for the declaration. Often this will be an extension of the product.id or attestation.id. But could be a UUID. URI
referenceStandard The reference to the standard that defines the specification / criteria Standard
referenceRegulation The reference to the regulation that defines the assessment criteria Regulation
assessmentCriteria The specification against which the assessment is made. Criterion
declaredValue The list of specific values measured as part of this assessment (eg tensile strength) Metric
conformance An indicator of whether or not the claim or assesment conforms to the regulatory or standard criteria. Indicator
conformityTopic The conformity topic category for this assessment (eg vocabulary.uncefact.org/sustainability/emissions) Code
assessedProduct The list of products that are the object of this conformity assessment Product
assessedFacility The list of facilities that are the object of this conformity assessment. Facility
assessedOrganisation The organisation that is the object of this assessment. Party
auditor The person or organisations that performed this assessment (if different to the issuer of the parent attestation) Party

Product

The product which is the subject of this conformity assessment

Property Definition Type
id The globally unique ID of the product as a URI. Ideally as a resolvable URL according to ISO 18975. URI
name The registered name of the product within the identifier scheme. Text
registeredId The registration number (alphanumeric) of the entity within the register. Unique within the register. Text
idScheme The identifier scheme for this product. Eg a GS1 GTIN or an AU Livestock NLIS, or similar. If self issued then use the party ID of the issuer. IdentifierScheme
serialNumber A number or code representing a specific serialised item of the product. Unique within product class. Text
batchNumber Identifier of the specific production batch of the product. Unique within the product class. Text
productImage Unset
description Unset
productCategory Unset
furtherInformation Unset
producedByParty Unset
producedAtFacility Unset
dimensions Unset
productionDate Unset
countryOfProduction Unset
IDverifiedByCAB Indicates whether the conformity assessment body has verified the identity product that is the subject of the assessment. Indicator

Facility

The facility which is the subject of this conformity assessment

Property Definition Type
id The globally unique ID of the facility as URI, ideally as a resolvable URL. URI
name The registered name of the facility within the identifier scheme. Text
registeredId The registration number (alphanumeric) of the facility within the identifier scheme. Unique within the register. Text
idScheme The ID scheme of the facility. eg a GS1 GLN or a National land registry scheme. If self issued then use the party ID of the facility owner. IdentifierScheme
description Unset
countryOfOperation Unset
processCategory Unset
operatedByParty Unset
otherIdentifier Unset
locationInformation Geo-location information for this facility as a resolvable geographic area (a Plus Code), and/or a geo-located point (latitude / longitude), and/or a defined boundary (GeoJSON Polygon). Location
address The Postal address of the location. Address
IDverifiedByCAB Indicates whether the conformity assessment body has verified the identity of the facility which is the subject of the assessment. Indicator

Party

The organisation that is the subject of this conformity assessment.

Property Definition Type
id The globally unique ID of the party as a URI, ideally as a resolvable ID. URI
name The registered name of the party within the identifier scheme. Text
registeredId The registration number (alphanumeric) of the Party within the register. Unique within the register. Text
idScheme The identifier scheme of the party. Typically a national business register or a global scheme such as GLEIF. IdentifierScheme
description An optional short description of the party. Text
registrationCountry Unset
organisationWebsite Unset
industryCategory Unset
otherIdentifier Unset

CredentialIssuer

From unece.untp-core

The issuer party (person or organisation) of a verifiable credential.

Property Definition Type
id The W3C DID of the issuer - should be a did:web or did:tdw URI
name The name of the issuer person or organisation Text
otherIdentifier An optional list of other registered identifiers for this credential issuer Identifier

Identifier

From unece.untp-core

The ID and Name of an identified entity such as a product, facility, party, standard, etc. If the identifier is a W3C DID then the corresponding DID document SHOULD include a serviceEndpoint of type "IdentityResolver". If the identifier is not a W3C DID then the id property SHOULD be an identity resolver URL.

Property Definition Type
id The globally unique ID of the entity as a resolvable URL according to ISO 18975. ExamplesProduct - id.gs1.org/01/09520123456788/21/12345 Party - abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=90664869327. Facility - did:web:facilities.example-company.com:123. URI
name The registered name of the entity within the identifier scheme. Examples: product - EV battery 300Ah, Party - Sample Company Pty Ltd, Facility - Green Acres battery factory Text
registeredId The registration number (alphanumeric) of the entity within the register. Unique within the register. Text
idScheme The identifier scheme. Examples : Product - id.gs1.org/01, Party - business.gov.au/abn, Facility - did:web:facilities.acme.com. IdentifierScheme

IdentifierScheme

From unece.untp-core

An identifier registration scheme for products, facilities, or organisations. Typically operated by a state, national or global authority.

Property Definition Type
id The globally unique identifier of the registration scheme. The scheme should be registered and discoverable from vocabulary.uncefact.org/identifierSchemes URI
name The name of the identifier scheme. Text

Endorsement

From unece.untp-core

The authority under which a conformity claim is issued. For example a national accreditation authority may authorise a test lab to issue test certificates about a product against a standard.

Property Definition Type
id Globally unique identifier of an accreditation or authority issued to a conformity assessment body by a regulator or national accreditation authority. URI
name The name of the accreditation. Text
trustmark The trust mark image awarded by the AB to the CAB to indicate accreditation. BinaryFile
issuingAuthority The competent authority that issued the accreditation. Identifier
endorsementEvidence The evidence that supports the authority under which the attestation is issued - for an example an accreditation certificate. Link

BinaryFile

From unece.untp-core

A binary file reference including name and file type.

Property Definition Type
fileName A name for referenced binary file Text
fileType The type of file, represented as a MIME type. Code (mimeType)
file The binary file data encoded as Base64 string. Base64

Link

From unece.untp-core

A structure to provide a URL link plus metadata associated with the link.

Property Definition Type
linkURL The URL of the target resource. URI
linkName A display name for the target resource Text
linkType The type of the target resource - drawn from a controlled vocabulary Text

SecureLink

From unece.untp-core

A binary file that is hashed ()for tamper evidence) and optionally encrypted (for confidentiality).

Property Definition Type
linkURL The URL of the target resource. URI
linkName A display name for the target resource Text
linkType The type of the target resource - drawn from a controlled vocabulary Text
hashDigest The hash of the file. Text
hashMethod The hashing algorithm used to create the target hash. SHA-265 is the recommended standard Code (hashMethodCode)
encryptionMethod The symmetric encryption algorithm used to encrypt the link target. AES is the recommended standard. Decryption keys are expected to be passed out of bounds. Code (encryptionMethodCode)

Standard

From unece.untp-core

A standard (eg ISO 14000) that specifies the criteria for conformance.

Property Definition Type
id A unique identifier for the standard (eg https://www.iso.org/standard/60857.html). URI
name The name of the standard Text
issuingParty The party that issued the standard Identifier
issueDate The date when the standard was issued. Date

Regulation

From unece.untp-core

A regulation (eg EU deforestation regulation) that defines the criteria for assessment.

Property Definition Type
id The globally unique identifier of this regulation. URI
name The name of the regulation or act. Text
jurisdictionCountry The legal jurisdiction (country) under which the regulation is issued. Code (countryCode)
administeredBy the issuing body of the regulation. For example Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Identifier
effectiveDate the date at which the regulation came into effect. Date

Criterion

From unece.untp-core

A specific rule or criterion within a standard or regulation. eg a carbon intensity calculation rule within an emissions standard.

Property Definition Type
id A unique identifier for the criterion within the standard or regulation. For example CO2 emissions calculations for liquid fuel combustion. URI
name A name that describes this criteria. Text
thresholdValues A conformity threshold defined by the specification (eg minimum compressive strength) Metric

Metric

From unece.untp-core

A specific measure of performance against the criteria that governs the claim. Expressed as an array of metric (ie unit of measure) / value (ie the actual numeric value) pairs.

Property Definition Type
metricName A human readable name for this metric (for example "Tensile strength") Text
metricValue A numeric value and unit of measure for this metric. Could be a measured value or a specified threshold. Eg {"value":400, "unit":"MPA"} as tensile strength of structural steel Measure
score A score or rank associated with this measured metric. Text
accuracy A percentage represented as a numeric between 0 and 1 indicating the rage of accuracy of the claimed value (eg 0.05 means that the actual value is within 5% of the claimed value.) Numeric

Measure

From unece.untp-core

The measure class defines a numeric measured value (eg 10) and a coded unit of measure (eg KG).

Property Definition Type
value The numeric value of the measure Numeric
unit Unit of measure drawn from the UNECE Rec20 measure code list. Code (unitOfMeasure)

Location

From unece.untp-core

Location information including address and geo-location of points, areas, and boundaries

Property Definition Type
plusCode An open location code (https://maps.google.com/pluscodes/) representing this geographic location or region. Open location codes can represent any sized area from a point to a large region and are easily resolved to a visual map location. URI
geoLocation The latitude and longitude coordinates that best represent the specified location. Using GeoJSON Point notation. Point
geoBoundary The list of ordered coordinates that define a closed area polygon as a location boundary using GeoJSON polygon notation. Polygon

Point

From ietf.GeoJSON

Represents a Point geometry

Property Definition Type
type Code (Point)
coordinates Coordinates property of type Point3D Point3D

Point3D

From ietf.GeoJSON

Point in 3d space

Property Definition Type
data Array of decimal values Decimal

Polygon

From ietf.GeoJSON

Represents a Polygon geometry

Property Definition Type
type Code (Polygon)
coordinates Array of PolygonCoordinates Point3DWrapper

Point3DWrapper

From ietf.GeoJSON

Property Definition Type
data Point3D

Address

From unece.untp-core

A postal address.

Property Definition Type
streetAddress the street address as an unstructured string. Text
postalCode The postal code or zip code for this address. Text
addressLocality The city, suburb or township name. Text
addressRegion The state or territory or province Text
addressCountry The address country as an ISO-3166 two letter country code. Code (countryCode)

Code Tables

assessorLevelCode

Code that describes the level of independent assurance of the specific assessment

Value Name Description
Self Self assessed self-assessment
Commercial Commercial assessment conformity assessment by related body or under commercial contract
Buyer Buyer assessment conformity assessment by potential purchaser
Membership Industry body assessment conformity assessment by industry representative body or membership body
Unspecified No independent assessment conformity assessment by party with unspecified relationship
3rdParty Independent third party assessment 3rd party (independent) conformity assessment

assessmentLevelCode

Type of authority endorsement of the assessment process

Value Name Description
GovtApproval Government endorsement conformity assessment delivered under authority granted by national government
GlobalMRA Global mutual recognition agreement conformity assessment delivered under authority granted by IAF/ILAC signatory body
Accredited National accreditation conformity assessment delivered under an independent accreditation
Verified External verification conformity assessment externally verified
Validated External validation conformity assessment externally validated
Unspecified No endorsement. conformity assessment claiming no external authority or else unspecified

attestationTypeCode

A code for the type of the attestation credential

Value Name Description
certification certification A formal third party certification of conformity
declaration declaration A self assessed declaration of conformity
inspection inspection An Inspection report
testing testing A test report
verification verification A verification report
validation validation A validation report
calibration calibration An equipment calibration report

mimeType

IANA multipart media encoding type

Code values for this table can be found here:
https://mimetype.io/all-types

hashMethodCode

Hash method code list

Value Name Description
SHA-256 SHA 256 bit Secure Hash Algorithm 256 bits
SHA-1 SHA 160 bit Secure Hash Algorithm 160 bits

encryptionMethodCode

Encryption method code list

Value Name Description
none No encryption no encryption
AES AES encrypted Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

conformityTopicCode

A high level category scheme for product and facility conformity declarations (claims or attestations)

Value Name Description
environment.energy Clean energy claims supporting clean energy transition
environment.emissions GHG emissions claims supporting GHG emissions reduction
environment.water Water usage claims supporting minimising water usage impact
environment.waste Waste reduction claims supporting waste processing and reduction
environment.deforestation Deforestation claims supporting native forest restoration
environment.biodiversity Biodiversity claims supporting improved biodiversity outcomes
circularity.content Circular content claims supporting the use of recycled content in products
circularity.design Circular design claims supporting product design for circularity outcomes
social.labour Fair work claims supporting labour rights including fair wages
social.rights Human rights claims supporting human rights and anti-discrimination
social.community Community development claims supporting local community development
social.safety Safety claims supporting process and product safety
governance.ethics Ethics claims supporting ethical conduct and corporate governance
governance.compliance Regulatory compliance claims supporting regulatory compliance including taxation and community protection
governance.transparency Transparency claims supporting transparency and traceability

countryCode

Country code list.

Code values for this table can be found here:
https://vocabulary.uncefact.org/CountryId

unitOfMeasure

UNECE Recommendation 20 Unit of Measure codelist

Code values for this table can be found here:
https://vocabulary.uncefact.org/UnitMeasureCode

Point

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Point

Polygon

Name
Polygon

Imported Domains

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