Templates
Preliminary Review
This template provides guidance and a checklist to guide project developers through the initial stages of project design. It is mandatory for all new projects requesting a preliminary review, except those transitioning from another standard.
! Rule Update(s) applies |
To submit as part of the preliminary review to provide evidence of conformity.
To review and submit as part of the preliminary review.
To document and report the stakeholder consultation process and sustainable development assessment.
For Programme of Activities to document how they plan to host and report on the stakeholder consultation process.
For Project Developers seeking to convert a GS VER Project to a Gold Standard CDM/JI Project to agree and surrender the relevant number of CERs or ERUs for immediate retirement.
The projects transitioning from CDM or other Standards to Gold Standard for Global Goals (GS4GG) shall submit the transition request form and PDD (this document). The Transition Request Form is also to be completed for projects that are already registered with GS4GG for CER labelling and seek to move to GSVER stream to issue Gold Standard VERs.
! Rule Clarification(s) applies |
Design Certification
To document key project information such as eligibility, safeguarding principles assessment, defined SDG impacts, methodologies followed, demonstration of financial additionality, and a draft monitoring plan.
To document key project information such as eligibility, safeguarding principles assessment, defined SDG impacts, methodologies followed, demonstration of financial additionality, and a draft monitoring plan for a Programme of Activities.
To document key project information such as eligibility, safeguarding principles assessment, defined SDG impacts, methodologies followed, demonstration of financial additionality, and a draft monitoring plan for a Project Activity under a Programme of Activities.
Standardised template to submit any new monitoring indicators for the SDG Impact Tools
To declare non-use of Official Development Assistance for project owners.
For identifying risks with regards to Land Use & Forest projects.
Performance Certification
To outline the project and monitoring systems applied, record the data and parameters, calculate the SDG impacts and include stakeholder inputs.
Projects Updates
Clarification Request Form to be filled for submitting a Clarification request
To produce the yearly report required to outline the project and summarize the recent activities and updates, any inputs/grievances, and relevant monitoring information.
Form to describe and substantiate the reason for any proposed deviation from the rule/requirement/ methodology and the impact of this deviation.
To document updated safeguarding assessments, SDG contribution assessments and any updates to the monitoring plan, when transitioning from previous versions of the Standard to Gold Standard for the Global Goals.
Others
This template is for submission of new methodology concept as well as methodology revisions.
Form to submit methodologies
Clarification Request Form to be filled for submitting a Clarification request
This form is not valid anymore. Authorisation Letter to fill in
Authorisation Checklist
Retired
As of 14 April 2023, the Design Change Memo Template was integrated into the Design Documentation templates (PDD/PoADD/VPADD) as an annex. The aim of this change is to streamline the process of design change submissions and to reduce the documentary burden on the project developers.---For project developers to formally request approval of material and permanent changes in their project design.
For Objective Observers to document their validation assessment of a microscale project.
For Objective Observers to document their verification assessment of a microscale project.
All Templates
This template is for submission of new methodology concept as well as methodology revisions.
Form to submit methodologies
Clarification Request Form to be filled for submitting a Clarification request
This template provides guidance and a checklist to guide project developers through the initial stages of project design. It is mandatory for all new projects requesting a preliminary review, except those transitioning from another standard.
! Rule Update(s) applies |
To submit as part of the preliminary review to provide evidence of conformity.
To review and submit as part of the preliminary review.
To document and report the stakeholder consultation process and sustainable development assessment.
For Programme of Activities to document how they plan to host and report on the stakeholder consultation process.
To document key project information such as eligibility, safeguarding principles assessment, defined SDG impacts, methodologies followed, demonstration of financial additionality, and a draft monitoring plan.
To document key project information such as eligibility, safeguarding principles assessment, defined SDG impacts, methodologies followed, demonstration of financial additionality, and a draft monitoring plan for a Programme of Activities.
To document key project information such as eligibility, safeguarding principles assessment, defined SDG impacts, methodologies followed, demonstration of financial additionality, and a draft monitoring plan for a Project Activity under a Programme of Activities.
As of 14 April 2023, the Design Change Memo Template was integrated into the Design Documentation templates (PDD/PoADD/VPADD) as an annex. The aim of this change is to streamline the process of design change submissions and to reduce the documentary burden on the project developers.---For project developers to formally request approval of material and permanent changes in their project design.
Standardised template to submit any new monitoring indicators for the SDG Impact Tools
For Objective Observers to document their validation assessment of a microscale project.
To produce the yearly report required to outline the project and summarize the recent activities and updates, any inputs/grievances, and relevant monitoring information.
To outline the project and monitoring systems applied, record the data and parameters, calculate the SDG impacts and include stakeholder inputs.
For Objective Observers to document their verification assessment of a microscale project.
To declare non-use of Official Development Assistance for project owners.
For Project Developers seeking to convert a GS VER Project to a Gold Standard CDM/JI Project to agree and surrender the relevant number of CERs or ERUs for immediate retirement.
Form to describe and substantiate the reason for any proposed deviation from the rule/requirement/ methodology and the impact of this deviation.
To document updated safeguarding assessments, SDG contribution assessments and any updates to the monitoring plan, when transitioning from previous versions of the Standard to Gold Standard for the Global Goals.
For identifying risks with regards to Land Use & Forest projects.
The projects transitioning from CDM or other Standards to Gold Standard for Global Goals (GS4GG) shall submit the transition request form and PDD (this document). The Transition Request Form is also to be completed for projects that are already registered with GS4GG for CER labelling and seek to move to GSVER stream to issue Gold Standard VERs.
! Rule Clarification(s) applies |
This form is not valid anymore. Authorisation Letter to fill in
Authorisation Checklist