This webinar is hosted by SustainCERT and Gold Standard and provides training and support on the latest Gold Standard updates. The webinar covers: 1. Rules Updates & Clarifications including; Eligibility Requirements for Renewable Energy PoAs; Applicability of CDM programmes of activities procedure and requirements to gold standard PoAs; And a refresher on some important updates from GS4GG v1.2 2. Knowledge Base resource 3. Preview to new features to support Project Developers 4. Other important updates from the March TAC meeting, including Covid-19 support ...

This webinar, hosted by Gold Standard and presented by SustainCERT, provides VVBs with the latest Gold Standard rule updates. The webinar includes: 1. Rules Updates & Clarifications; Eligibility Requirements for Renewable Energy PoAs; Applicability of CDM programmes of activities procedure and requirements to gold standard PoAs; And a refresher on some important updates from GS4GG v1.2 2. Knowledge Base resource 3. Performance Management Scheme for VVBs 4. Other important updates from the March TAC meeting, including Covid-19 support ...

The Gold Standard Strategy 2025 includes a focus on nature based climate solutions, with a specific focus on sequestration or ‘carbon removals.’ This webinar will provide more details about the recently published Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) Framework Methodology. Introduction and trends in scientific need and market demand for removals Overview of the Framework Methodology Process for approval of an Activity Module and eligible SOC activities How the SOC Framework Methodology differs from the ValueChange SOC guidance for corporate Scope 3 emissions. ...

Introduction Q3 2019 ...

GS4GG Standards Changes and Rule Updates ...

Project Developers Training Updates Q2 2019 ...

VVB Training Q2 2019 ...

This is the first of the quarterly training sessions for Gold Standard Validation/Verification Bodies. The session provides additional information on the latest Gold Standard rule updates. ...

ClimateSeed will share how their secure platform can help improve your project’s visibility to potential buyers. Gold Standard will also highlight a programme in which those who develop projects under other standards can have their SDG impacts certified by Gold Standard and be listed as such on the ClimateSeed platform. ...

The Paris Agreement poses a new framework for carbon markets compared to the Kyoto Protocol. While the Kyoto Protocol was limited in both coverage and ambition, the Paris Agreement applies to all countries and its ambition introduces global net zero emissions targets. ...

Gold Standard is reassessing the role of carbon finance in supporting the transition to renewable energy to direct funding to interventions most in need. In many middle and high income countries, Renewable Energy (RE) is becoming a sustainable and attractive business, thanks to the increasingly favourable market, policy and technical conditions that allow finance to flow to projects. Developing countries, however, still face challenges in mobilising green and sustainable finance. As a result, Gold Standard seeks to enable carbon finance to continue to play a vital role in countries and situations where barriers still exist. This webinar focuses on proposed changes to the eligibility requirements for new RE projects. ...

This webinar will share progress on the programme funded by the European Climate & Energy Policy and New Market Mechanisms, German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUB) to lead a comprehensive assessment of Gold Standard projects' double counting risk against host country’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and create solutions to provide continuity for finance to flow to voluntary projects around the world. ...

As part of its new standard Gold Standard for the Global Goals, Gold Standard is launching a new quality label for renewable energy market instruments. This Gold Standard Renewable Energy Label will provide the assurance that the renewable energy projects are developed to the highest quality in terms of environmental integrity, SDG Contributions, stakeholder inclusivity, safeguards, and monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV). ...

The background of the ADALYs methodology, including funders, experts and partners involved in the development process and provides an overview of the structure of the tutorial. ...

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 our FAQs 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 Demonstrable evidence that specified requirements related to an activity are fulfilled. – Audit Systematic, documented process for obtaining records, statements of facts or other ...

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 ...