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. ...

Frequently asked questions You can find frequently asked questions regarding our standard and certification process in the SustainCERT helpdesk. Our partner, SustainCERT is the official certification provider for Gold Standard for the Global Goals. If you need any further assistance, please contact help@sustain-cert.com Glossary TERM DEFINITION ACRONYM TERM DEFINITION ACRONYM May Indicates an option – Shall Indicates a Requirement – Should Indicates a recommendation – Affected Stakeholder Any stakeholder affected physically, socially or economically by the implementation of the Project. Note that affected stakeholders may be outside the Project Area and in some cases be a distance beyond the Project Boundary. – Annual Report An annual update submitted by the Project Developer. Report covers updates and actions taken on the Project during a given year. – American National Standards Institute www.ansica.org ANSI Assessment The combined process of audit, review and decision on a conformity within the requirements of a standard (part of Validation or Verification e.g. a Validation Assessment). – Assurance ...

edit this in the related title page Have a question about the Gold Standard certification process? Connect to the helpdesk of our official certification body, SustainCERT, to view the most frequently asked questions about certification. If you don’t see an answer to your question, contact help@sustain-cert.com Have a question about the Standard documents? Please contact standards@goldstandard.org Have a question about VVBs? Please contact vvb@goldstandard.org Have a question about any other topic? Please contact help@goldstandard.org ...

The standard documents are grouped in numbered sections by scope and purpose. The table below provides a guide to these different sections.  The website is also equipped with a search option to help you find the applicable documents quickly. If you can’t find what you are looking for or have any feedback on this website, please do not hesitate to contact us. Section Guide Principles and Requirements (100): The requirements and guidelines that all projects must follow.* Activity Requirements (200): The requirements that apply to specific project types. These include Land-Use and Forests (LUF), Renewable Energy (RE), and Community Services (CSA).** Contextual Requirements (300): Requirements for projects operating within a specific context. These include Sustainable Urban Development. SDG Impact Quantification (400): Methodologies and/or tools that must be applied to quantify the SDG impacts from a specific project type. Note multiple methodologies may be applied in one project. Product Requirements (500): The requirements that need to be applied if you would like to issue a ...