For government & regulators

An audit-grade rail for pastoral agriculture.

Independent science. Public biosecurity records. Multi-stakeholder governance. A verification standard designed for the scrutiny that climate disclosure frameworks increasingly demand.

New Zealand young dairy beef carries a published carbon position — bounded to that system, and set out in full on the science page. KaiProva makes it legible to UK, EU and US procurement standards as they harden — verified at audit grade, designed to align with those frameworks.

An independent standard for the chain it serves, modelled on Bonsucro and FSC.

What it is

Independent science. Public records. Governance from inception.

Independent science

Bioeconomy Science Institute (formerly AgResearch)

54 validated LCA scenarios. Commissioned research aligned with global frameworks; alignment, not certification — we say so plainly. KaiProva’s animal-level calculations and verification outcomes are its own — how the two relate.

Source: AgResearch report RE450/2024/054, Mazzetto et al. 2024.

Public-records anchoring

Biosecurity infrastructure

Chain of custody runs on NLIS, NAIT, BCMS, USDA-ADT, SISBOV. Independently queryable, never bypassed. KaiProva rides on biosecurity infrastructure, not in place of it.

Multi-stakeholder governance

Standard, not vendor

Founding board from inception with a hard commitment to formal commission structure by Year 3. Modelled on Bonsucro, FSC, RSPO. Independent of its operator by design.

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Why now

Disclosure standards are evolving. Pastoral agriculture needs a defensible rail.

Procurement and disclosure frameworks are moving from intent-based to intensity-based, audit-grade reporting. New Zealand young dairy beef has a published carbon position in this environment — but it's only claimable with a verification rail global procurement can rely on.

Disclosure frameworks

From intent to intensity

FLAG, SBTi, EU CSRD, ISSB are moving toward intensity-based reporting (kg CO₂e per kg of product).

Carbon position

Real, if it can be verified

New Zealand young dairy beef on grass carries a carbon result modelled by AgResearch under commission, against the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Class 9 average. The research is the input; the animal-level calculation and verification are KaiProva’s own. The figure and its full scope are on the science page. It is only tradeable with a verification rail that meets procurement-grade scrutiny.

Trade access

UK, EU, US procurement

Procurement standards are tightening Scope 3 requirements across markets. Agricultural exports without a verified rail risk losing access.