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. ...
Requirements for conducting a mandatory stakeholder consultation and engaging stakeholders affected by a project on an ongoing basis. ...
A step-by-step guide to help project developers conduct stakeholder consultations in an effective and meaningful manner and presents guiding questions to audit and validate the stakeholder consultation process. ...
Safeguarding principles and associated requirements that all projects must assess and conform to throughout the certification process. ...
Mandatory gender-sensitive procedures/strategies that all projects must conform to. Plus optional gender-responsive guidelines for those projects wishing to quantify and certify specific gender equality (SDG 5) impacts. ...
This document aims to establish the minimum requirements for selecting monitoring indicators. The objective is to ensure that the monitoring indicators selected in the SDG Impact Tool are contextually relevant to the project. ...
This core standard operationalises the transition to the Paris Agreement era. It mandates that all carbon credits (GSVERs) with a vintage of 1 January 2026 and onwards must be quantified using PA-aligned methodologies. ...
This document is a guidance for Paris Agreement Alignment ...