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The certificate

One cubic metre. One certificate.

A Water Resilience Certificate (WRC) proves that one cubic metre of water was preserved, restored, substituted or made available in a named basin, in a given year.One net cubic metre, in a named basin, in a given year.

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A blue cube standing on its basin slab, a certificate sheet floating above it

02What a WRC is

One volume, one basin, one year.

The WRC is the unit Veracity issues: one net cubic metre, measured against a baseline scenario.One net cubic metre, against a baseline scenario.

  1. One cubic metre Preserved, restored, substituted or made available.A net volume.
  2. One basin The named basin where the impact happens.A named basin.
  3. One year The vintage in which the impact is produced.A vintage.
  4. Third-party verified A body accredited under ISO/IEC 17029. Veracity never verifies its own certificates.ISO/IEC 17029 accredited.
A cube above its basin's water line, and a calendar sheet for the vintage

03The serial number

Its serial number, unique.

One class, one code: WRC. Each certificate then carries an ISIN-structured serial number that makes it unique in the registry.The WRC code, then a unique serial number.

WRC01 · ClassWater Resilience Certificate, the class's only code
BV0102 · BasinBasin or scope prefix (specimen)
202603 · VintageThe year of the impact
000421804 · Number7 digits, up to 9,999,999 (specimen)
705 · CheckCheck digit
Demo specimenWRC · BV01 · 2026 · 0004218 · 7
Basin
Named river basin
Vintage
2026
Volume
1 m³
Protocol
NRW

Illustrative values · not a certified record

04What makes it credible

Five tests every cubic metre passes.

Before anything is issued, each cubic metre passes five tests. A cubic metre that fails one is not issued.Five tests, or no issuance.

  1. Measured Against a documented baseline scenario.Against a baseline.
  2. Additional Beyond business as usual and legal duty.Beyond legal duty.
  3. Durable For the minimum duration set by the protocol.Minimum duration held.
  4. Local Tied to a named basin.A named basin.
  5. Counted once Issued once, retired once.Never twice.
Five ticked gates: a cube waits before the first, a blue cube has passed the last

05Protocols

Six protocols. One certificate.

Each type of intervention has its protocol: it fixes what is measured, how, and what evidence the verifier needs. All of them issue the same certificate.One protocol per intervention, one certificate.

NRWWater network leakage reductionPublic consultationView IWRIndustrial water reusePublic consultationView RWHRainwater harvestingQ1 2027View MARAquifer rechargeQ1 2027View IRRIrrigation efficiencyQ3 2027View AWHAtmospheric water harvestingQ3 2027View 

06Its life

Issued, transferred, retired.

The certificate is issued to the project once verified, can change hands, then is retired in the name of whoever makes the claim. A WRC supports reporting and defends a voluntary claim; it is not a CSRD compliance instrument.Issued, transferred, retired only once.

  1. Issued To the project, once verified.To the verified project.
  2. Transferred Between buyers, as often as needed.Between buyers.
  3. Retired For good, for a single claim.Only once.
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The seven states of a certificate: two optional, then issued and transferred, then three final states

07Get started

Produce certificates, or claim them?

Project developers: have your cubic metres certified. Buyers: source verified certificates tied to your basins.Certify your cubic metres, or source them.

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+Questions

Who verifies?

An independent body accredited under ISO/IEC 17029. Veracity never verifies its own certificates.

Does basin scarcity change the volume?

No. One cubic metre is one cubic metre. Scarcity is disclosed as context and can inform price.

Is a WRC a CSRD compliance instrument?

No. It is verified evidence that supports reporting and defends a voluntary claim.

How is a certificate identified?

By the WRC code followed by its unique serial number: basin prefix, vintage, number and check digit.

Can a cubic metre be claimed twice?

No. It is issued once and retired once, for one claim.