Fees
Public fees that fall with volume.
The developer pays one fixed fee, the validation of its PDD. The buyer pays verification per cubic metre, at a rate that falls with volume.One fixed fee for developers, degressive verification for buyers.
02Simulator
Estimate your cost in a few seconds.
Choose your profile, your annual volume and the duration: the simulator applies the public grid, tranche by tranche.Your profile, your volume, your cost.
- PDD validation
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- Verification fees
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- Total
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- Average cost
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- Value of the certificates
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- Fees as a share of value
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- Net income (certificates − fees)
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- Return on fees
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Tranches applied, per year
Indicative simulation, excluding VAT. Each tranche of annual volume is charged at its own rate. The certificate price, between €1 and €10 per m³ depending on its total economic value, is set by the market, not by Veracity.
The value you perceive depends on your sector, the water stress of your basin and the role of water in your process: the logic of an internal price of water. Internal water pricing →
03The grid
One public grid, the same for everyone.
Buyers: each tranche of annual volume is verified at its own rate, so the average cost falls with no threshold effect. Developers: one fixed fee per PDD.Degressive verification, one fixed developer fee.
| Fee | Amount |
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| Buyer · verification · 0 – 100,000 m³ | €0.40 / m³ |
| Buyer · verification · 100,000 – 500,000 m³ | €0.32 / m³ |
| Buyer · verification · 500,000 – 1,000,000 m³ | €0.24 / m³ |
| Buyer · verification · 1,000,000 – 5,000,000 m³ | €0.18 / m³ |
| Buyer · verification · 5,000,000 – 10,000,000 m³ | €0.14 / m³ |
| Buyer · verification · over 10,000,000 m³ | €0.10 / m³ |
| Developer · PDD validation | €5,000 per project |
Amounts in euros, excluding VAT, per cubic metre of water resilience certificate (WRC).In euros, excluding VAT, per m³ of WRC.
04Guardrails
Fees with no incentive to over-issue.
Developers pay one fixed fee. Verification, paid by the buyer, follows the volume, never the price of certificates or the outcome.Never the price, never the outcome.
- Never a share of the price. Fixed fees per m³, known in advance.Fixed per m³, known in advance.
- Due whatever the outcome. Verification has nothing to gain from a positive result.Nothing to gain from a positive result.
- The verifier is paid by Veracity. The developer never pays it directly.Never paid by the developer.
- No sales, no brokerage. Veracity does not sell certificates or trade them.Veracity does not sell certificates.
05Get started
Outside the grid? Ask for a quote.
Portfolios, volumes above ten million m³ or performance contracts: we draw up a tailored offer.Portfolios, very large volumes: a tailored offer.
+Questions
How are the fees calculated?
The developer pays EUR 5,000 per PDD, and nothing per certificate. The buyer pays verification per m³, each tranche of annual volume at its own rate.
Why does verification per volume not push to over-issue?
Fees depend neither on the price of certificates nor on the outcome of verification, and Veracity selects and pays the verifier.
Who pays the verifier?
Veracity selects, engages and pays the verification body. The developer never pays it directly.
Is the PDD fee due if validation fails?
Yes. It pays for the work done, whatever the outcome, so no one gains from a positive result.
How much does an Impact Case cost?
Its price is set during the discovery call. Optional but recommended, it is paid by the ecotech provider, or by the project developer at the pre-feasibility stage. It is not a pre-validation: validation stays with the independent verifier.