Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan

For information: "Bureau Veritas" was established in 1828 in France and is considered one of the most prestigious certification and auditing companies worldwide. Today, the company employs more than 80,000 specialists and operates five large regional offices.

Additionally, the company provides various services in the field of "green" economy, such as verifying project compliance with carbon credit trading, and conducting validation and verification of carbon credit trading projects.

During the conversation, the parties discussed the ongoing efforts to develop the green economy in our country, as well as the opportunities and potential areas for collaboration in this direction.

In particular:

·       Special attention was paid to ensure green growth as one of the main directions of sustainable economic development - promote the development of a green economy, emphasize the importance of SMEs operating based on green principles;

·       Carbon unit trading and their verification - organize validation and verification services in accordance with international standards for carbon unit trading;

·       prospects for cooperation - the issues of collaboration based on the rich experience of "Bureau Veritas" company in this direction and international practices.

During the discussions, the importance of providing entrepreneurs with comprehensive information on international standards, carbon footprint reduction technologies, and certification processes was emphasized. Additionally, the significance of implementing environmentally sustainable technologies and increasing businesses' responsibility towards the environment to ensure sustainable green growth was highlighted.

At the conclusion of the negotiations, the parties agreed to develop and further expand mutual cooperation and to carry out effective and systematic activities to achieve the set goals.

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