Building an independent and credible system
History and Funding
MiQ was founded in 2020 by RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute) and SYSTEMIQ, and it became ‘The MiQ Foundation’ in 2021.
MiQ is funded by philanthropic organisations, such as RMI, which are motivated by reducing emissions from the oil and gas sector whilst we accelerate the transition to a clean energy future.
MiQ Foundation
The independent not-for-profit MiQ Foundation has several major responsibilities:
- Design, improve, and manage all aspects of the MiQ Standard, including development of additional segments to cover the entire natural gas supply chain. Each step is accompanied by stakeholder consultations and careful incorporation of feedback.
- Engage in the debates, development, and improvement of other natural gas certification standards or abatement programs in the voluntary and regulated sectors.
- Accredit (“approve”) third-party auditors (also called Verifiers or Certification Bodies)
MiQ Digital Registry
Evident operates the MiQ Digital Registry. They are responsible for managing the accounts, recording results of audits, and digital and secure tracking of the MiQ Certificates.
Evident is separately the central issuer for the I-REC Standard, with more than 20 years of experience providing renewable energy certification for consumers around the globe.
Third Party Auditors
Third Party Auditors (also called Certification Bodies or Verifiers) carry out the necessary audits of facilities (also called assets) across the natural gas supply chain. They assure that the requirements defined in the MiQ Standard are met by operators. Third Party Auditors must be accredited by the MiQ Foundation before they can perform audits against the Standard.
Tech Providers
Operators can work with a wide range of independent technology providers to achieve MiQ Certification, ranging from detection to data solutions, analytics, and audit prep, and implementation. Tech providers must be accredited by the MiQ Foundation.