Gold Standard for the Global Goals sets requirements for maximum positive impact in climate and development — and measures and reports outcomes in the most credible and efficient way. The standard customises safeguards, requirements, and methodologies to measure and verify impact on a wide range of activities — from climate protection projects seeking to issue carbon credits or renewable energy labels to corporate supply chain interventions to national/subnational programmes looking for the most credible claims for their impact reporting.
Developers have multiple options for certification:
- Originate a project
- Transition an existing project from the UN CDM or other standards to Gold Standard
- Certify the sustainable development impacts of a project issued under another standard
Benefits:
Greater impact + value:
Rigorous safeguards, stakeholder engagement, and methodologies maximise the climate and SDG impacts of your projects. For those issuing environmental commodities like carbon credits, this often leads to price premiums. Gold Standard also offers the ability to calculate the economic value created by your specific project and communicate this impact in compelling.
Streamlined project development process:
The Assurance Platform is part a wider digitalisation strategy and designed to help Project Developers deliver verified impact more efficiently while maintaining the integrity that Gold Standard-certified projects are known for.
Brand reputation:
Our NGO Supporter Network and strategic partnerships with industry thought leaders helps ensure that we remain the highest standard for climate and development initiatives.
Process to be certified Gold Standard a step by step guide
Standard Documents
The full list of documentation can be found under standards, the first one to start with is the Principles & Requirements. This provides the principles, including the eligibility criteria, that projects must follow to be certified Gold Standard.
Training + Support
You can find here below more information about the certification process and latest trainings
Contact
For enquiries related to the certification process, standard documents and others, please contact help@goldstadard.org