Principles & Requirements

31.01.2025 Core Documents
REVISION HISTORY
Version Released date Document name
v.2.1 31.01.2025 CURRENT DOCUMENT - Principles & Requirements
TRACK CHANGES - from previous version
Rule Update 23.10.2019 - Summary of Rule Updates and Changes to Standard Documents
Rule Update 2.04.2020 - Validation and Verification by same VVB
Rule Update 13.08.2020 - Application of Suppressed Demand, Project Type and Applicable Scale Threshold
Rule Update 3.06.2021 - Applicability of Global warming potential for Gold Standard for the Global Goals Projects
Rule Update 27.10.2020 - Requirements for Projects to transition from other schemes to Gold Standard for Global Goals
Rule Update 16.08.2021 - Applicability of minimum site visit requirements by VVB
Rule Update 14.03.2022 - The SDG Impact tool
Rule Update 4.05.2022 - Applicability of Gold Standard approved methodologies – sustainable transport solutions  
Rule Clarifications 2.04.2020 - Eligible retroactive crediting period for combined Design and Performance Certification -
Rule Clarifications 5.05.2022 - Transition requirements applicability   -
v.2.0 12.11.2024 101_V2.0_PAR_Principles-Requirements.pdf
v.2.0 12.11.2024 101_V2.0_TC_PAR_Principles-Requirements.pdf
v.1.2 24.10.2019 101_V1.2_PAR_Principles-Requirements.pdf
v.1.2 24.10.2019 101_V1.1_TC_PAR_Principles-Requirements.pdf
RULE UPDATE 23.10.2019 RU_2019-Summary-of-Rule-Updates-and-Changes-to-Standard-Documents-–-Gold-Standard-for-the-Global-Goals.pdf
RULE UPDATE 2.04.2020 RU_2020-Validation-and-Verification-by-the-same-VVB.pdf
RULE UPDATE 13.08.2020 RU_2020-SSC-Application-of-Suppressed-Demand.pdf
RULE UPDATE 27.10.2020 RU_2020-Requirements-for-transition-of-CDM-Projects-to-Gold-Standard-for-Global-Goals.pdf
RULE UPDATE 16.08.2021 RU_2021_Applicability-of-minimum-site-visit-requirements-by-VVB.pdf
RULE UPDATE 14.03.2022 RU_2022-The-SDG-Impact-Tool_v2.pdf
RULE UPDATE 4.05.2022 RU_2022_Sustainable-Transport-Solutions.pdf
RULE CLARIFICATION 2.04.2020 RC_2020-Eligible-Retroactive-Crediting-Period-for-combined-Design-and-Performance-Certification.pdf
RULE CLARIFICATION-Update 20.05.2025 RC_2025_TC-v1.2-Public-disclosure-requirements-for-project-documentation.pdf
RULE CLARIFICATION 11.10.2023 RC_2023_Public-disclosure-requirements-for-project-documentation_V1.1.pdf
RULE CLARIFICATION 5.05.2022 RC_2022-Transition-requirements-applicability.pdf
RULE CLARIFICATION 22.10.2018 RC_2018-Applicability-of-Global-Warming-Potential-for-GS-projects.pdf
v. 1.1 1.03.2018 101_V1.1_PAR_Principles-Requirements.pdf
track changes 1.03.2018 101_V1.0_TC_PAR_Principles-Requirements.pdf
RULE UPDATE 5.04.2019 RU_2019-Renewable-Energy-label-product-requirements.pdf
RULE UPDATE 15.02.2018 RU_2018-Transition-Requirements-for-existing-projects.pdf
RULE UPDATE 22.10.2018 RU_2018-Retroactive-Projects-Eligibility.pdf
RULE CLARIFICATION 20.05.2019 RC_2019-CDM-Tool-32–Positive-List-of-Technologies-for-Additionality.pdf
v. 1.0 1.07.2017 101_V1.0_PAR_Principles-Requirements.pdf
101_V2.1_PAR_Principles-RequirementsDownload

RULE UPDATES

Document name Released date
Summary of Rule Updates and Changes to Standard Documents 23.10.2019
Validation and Verification by same VVB 2.04.2020
Application of Suppressed Demand, Project Type and Applicable Scale Threshold 13.08.2020
Applicability of Global warming potential for Gold Standard for the Global Goals Projects 3.06.2021
Requirements for Projects to transition from other schemes to Gold Standard for Global Goals 27.10.2020
Applicability of minimum site visit requirements by VVB 16.08.2021
The SDG Impact tool 14.03.2022
Applicability of Gold Standard approved methodologies – sustainable transport solutions   4.05.2022

RULE CLARIFICATIONS

Document name Released date
Eligible retroactive crediting period for combined Design and Performance Certification 2.04.2020
Transition requirements applicability   5.05.2022

CLARIFICATIONS REQUESTS

Document name Released date
CL 102 12.08.2024