Service 02 · Assurance
Assess. Simulate. Verify.
Independent assessment, solution simulation, transition planning, and digital verification — for boards and supervisory committees on the granular shift.
Most assurance work today asks one question: are last year's reports defensible? Assurance asks three. Where do you actually stand on the granular shift. What happens if you do X. And can the audit trail prove it. Delivered by Evercomm engineers, regulator-side experts, and standards specialists — powered by the same NXMap and NXPlan engines that ship inside Granular Data.
01 / Three operations. Five sub-offerings.
Assess. Simulate. Verify.
Three distinct intellectual operations — diagnosis of where you are, forecast of where you could be, certification of what you're claiming. Five productised sub-offerings organise the work. Customers buy one, or sequence them.
Assess
Where you are.
Diagnostic. Current-state.
Independent measurement of where your organisation actually sits on the granular shift — for the board, the auditor, the regulator, or the AI team that needs to know what data is fit for purpose.
Sub-offerings
Strategic Assessment — Position on the granular shift. Gaps to PCAF / ISSB / MAS 610. Output: assessment report + board pack.
AI Readiness — Data and model readiness for AI deployment in regulated contexts. Output: readiness scorecard + risk register.
Simulate
Where you could be.
Forecast. Scenario.
Model what happens to portfolio emissions, operational metrics, or compliance position under different interventions — capex sequencing, target-setting, divestment, technology adoption.
Sub-offerings
Solution Simulation — Model proposed interventions against the transition roadmap. Output: scenario model + comparison brief.
Transition Roadmap — Sequenced plan to close the gap. Capex priorities, milestones, dependencies. Output: roadmap + investment memo.
Verify
Prove it to the world.
Certification. Audit-ready.
Fast-track digital verification of compliance to ISO 14064/67/68, PCAF v2025, ISSB, ESRS, MAS 610, or CBAM — using the granular data already in your systems and the same audit trail an external assurer will accept.
Sub-offerings
Digital Verification — Standards-conformance certification with full lineage. Output: verification statement + audit pack acceptable to ISSA 5000 assurers.
02 / Who buys
Three buyer types. Different use cases. Same engines.
Assurance is sold to three buyer types within a customer organisation. The sub-offering they pick — and the depth of engagement — depends on which committee they sit on.
Buyer 01
Board & Executive
CEO · Chair · CSO · Strategy
"Where do we actually stand on the granular shift, and what's the path?" Strategic Assessment for the position-of-record; Transition Roadmap for the sequenced plan. Often the first engagement.
Buyer 02
Risk, Audit & Compliance
CRO · Audit Committee · Compliance · Internal Audit
"Can we prove what we're disclosing?" Digital Verification for audit-grade certification; AI Readiness for the AI risk and control surfaces now being regulated. Procurement typically through audit committee.
Buyer 03
Sustainability & Operations
CSO · Head of Sustainability · COO · Engineering
"What happens if we do X?" Solution Simulation for proposed interventions; Strategic Assessment for the baseline. Frequently the operating champion behind a Granular Data deployment that follows.
03 / The engagement
8–12 weeks. Five phases. Every output traceable.
A typical Assurance engagement runs five phases over 8–12 weeks. The same audit trail and the same engines that power Granular Data also power the deliverables — so the work doesn't get re-done if the customer graduates to a Granular Data deployment afterwards.
| Phase | Duration | What happens | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoping | 1–2 weeks | Standards in scope, data sources mapped, sub-offering(s) selected, success criteria locked, named team assembled. | Statement of work · scope memo |
| Discovery | 2–3 weeks | Data inventory, regulatory mapping, baseline measurement. NXOps connectors stood up against customer systems for the duration of the engagement. | Baseline data pack · gap register |
| Modelling | 3–4 weeks | NXMap calculations, NXPlan scenarios, verification runs against standards-conformance rule packs. Specialist review by regulator-side experts. | Calculation pack · simulation results · verification log |
| Delivery | 1–2 weeks | Report draft, board pack, verification statement, sample audit pack. Walk-through with customer team and (if relevant) external assurer. | Assessment report · board pack · verification statement |
| Handover | 1 week | Training, methodology transfer, optional transition path to Granular Data or to an ongoing assurance retainer. | Methodology pack · transition memo |
04 / Within Evercomm
Assurance is often the front door. Two services follow.
Most Assurance customers continue. Some deploy Granular Data themselves — graduating from outcomes-delivered to engines-licensed. Some bring in Aligned Capital to fund the transition the Assurance work just mapped.
Service 01 · Granular Data
The engines that power AI with facts.
The Nx-Engine + NXOps / NXMap / NXPlan stack. Many Assurance customers graduate to deploying Granular Data themselves — typically 12–18 months after their first engagement, once internal capability is built. Same engines, just operated in-house.
Go to Granular Data →Service 03 · Aligned Capital
Capital toward the granular shift.
When Assurance work surfaces a transition that needs financing — capex sequence, transition loan, blended-finance structuring — Aligned Capital is the natural next conversation. Aligned Products with banks, Aligned Ventures direct from Evercomm. Launching 2026.
Go to Aligned Capital →Talk to the Assurance team.
Whether you're starting with a board-level Strategic Assessment, modelling a specific solution before committing capex, certifying to PCAF or CBAM for the first time, or readying your data for AI deployment — there's an Assurance engagement that fits. Most kick off within four weeks of first conversation.