Templates

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.

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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.

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Authorisation Letter to fill in

Authorisation Checklist