Gold Standard for the Global Goals

Gold Standard for the Global Goals is our next-generation standard, designed to accelerate progress toward climate security and sustainable development. The standard enables initiatives to quantify, certify and maximize their impacts toward climate security and the Sustainable Development Goals, while enhanced safeguards, holistic project design, management of trade-offs and local stakeholder engagement ensure Gold Standard continues to deliver the highest levels of environmental and social integrity.

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Principles & Requirements

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The starting point for all projects seeking Gold Standard certification of any kind. It provides the mandatory Principles & Requirements that all Gold Standard projects must conform to.

Deviations Approval Requirements and Procedures

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The key principles, guidelines and procedures to be followed for projects seeking deviation from the Gold Standard for the Global Goals (GS4GG) requirements and SDG Impact Quantification Methodologies and/or applicable methodologies.

Application Form for the approval of Validation/Verification Bodies (VVBs)

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For VVBs to apply to become an approved auditor for Gold Standard for the Global Goals.

Blue Carbon and Freshwater Wetlands Activity Requirements

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This document outlines the eligibility requirements for blue carbon and freshwater wetlands activities. It enables eligible activities to undergo design and performance certification, including issuance of Certified Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Impact Statements and Products such as Gold Standard verified emission reductions/removals (GS-VERs).

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Assurance Platform Demo for Project Developers

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Sustainable Rice Cultivation Training Webinar

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Methane emission reduction in rice cultivation

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Webinar on new Gold Standard methodology - Methane Emission Reduction by adjusted Water Management practice in rice cultivation Presented by Hugh Salway, Owen Hewlett, Ashwin Shailaja and Lokesh Dube from Gold Standard and Reiner Wassmann from Climate Change and Agriculture Expert, International Rice Research Institute

SDG Impact Tool webinar

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Webinar Recorded 1 March 2022 + Q&A session