KBS Certification Services Limited

UPDATE


Gold Standard is updating all existing methodologies to align with the principles of the Paris Agreement (PA). Non-Paris aligned methodologies will be retired, and PA-Aligned versions must be applied for all vintage 2026 issuances. Please read the full update here and associated FAQs.


Gold Standard Methodologies will be revised in accordance with the PA Alignment Schedule and prioritised based on usage. Paris aligned methodologies will be published on our Paris Agreement Alignment Documents page.


To leverage existing assessments, Gold Standard is actively following the UNFCCC process to republish CDM methodologies under Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM). If there are significant delays with PACM publication, Gold Standard will include and update any relevant methodologies within its workplan.


previously KBS Certification Services Pvt. Ltd.

ADDRESS 414-424, Om Shubham Tower,
Neelam Bata Road, N.I.T.
Faridabad-121 001, Haryana, India

TELEPHONE +91-129-4034513, 4054513, 4054514, 4178070-71

CONTACT EMAIL info@kbsindia.in

APPROVED AUDITORS

Mr. Sanjay Kandari – Energy and Waste and Land Use and Forests
Mr. Oliver Quireza – Energy and Waste and Land Use and Forests
Mr Rohit Badaya – Energy and Waste
Mr Sanjay Kutty – Energy and Waste
Mr. Raul Mitre – Energy and Waste
Mr. Anil Soyler – Energy and Waste
Mr. Grzegorz Kochaniewicz – Energy and Waste
Mr. Tugce Kiratli – Energy and Waste
Bharath S – Energy and Waste and Land Use and Forests
Ashwin Kumar K V – Energy and Waste and Land Use and Forests
Prasanna M.P – Energy and Waste and Land Use and Forests
Francy Ramirez – Energy and Waste
Ashish Yadav – Energy and Waste
Dr. D. Siddaramu – Energy and Waste and Land Use and Forests
Andrea Leiroz – Energy and Waste and Land Use and Forests
Akhilesh Joshi – Energy and Waste
Sofia Castro – Energy and Waste
Rishabh Madan – Energy and Waste and Land Use and Forests
Smita Y Hosamani – Energy and Waste and Land Use and Forests
Praveen N Urs – Energy and Waste and Land Use and Forests
Deeksha Upadhyay – Energy and Waste and Land Use and Forests
Alen Mariyam Thomas – Energy and Waste and Land Use and Forests

SCOPES

Community Services Activities

Energy and waste

Transport (Energy efficiency in the Transport sector)

Land use and Forests

Renewable Energy Labelling

Gold Standard micro-scale

Gold Standard for Sustainable Urban

ACCREDITATION SCOPE

1.Energy industries (renewable - / non-renewable sources)
2.Energy distribution
3.Energy demand
4.Manufacturing industries
5.Chemical industry
7.Transport
8.Mining/Mineral production
9.Metal production
10.Fugitive emissions from fuels (solid, oil and gas)
12.Solvents use
13.Waste handling and disposal
14 Afforestation and reforestation
15.Agriculture

ACCREDITATION AGENCY

UNFCCC CDM

APPLICATION (RE-)APPROVAL DATE 20 March 2021

APPLICATION VALIDITY DATE 19 March 2027