Climate

Carbon Offsetting

This business is funding external projects that remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere to compensate for its own emissions. Greenhouse gases from human activities are the most significant driver of climate change.

Sustainable Development Goals
Climate action
Proof Point Level
Product Business

What are the requirements for this Proof Point?

For your products

This business has measured the total greenhouse gas emissions caused by its operations and supply chain and is funding external projects that remove greenhouse gas emissions to compensate for at least 20% of those.

Criteria

  • To be surfaced at the product level the company must have measured the specific product's carbon footprint (for example using an LCA)
  • Offsets must be verified by a reputable organisation (e.g. Gold Standard)
  • Offsets must remove an amount of carbon that is equal to or greater than 20% of the total footprint
  • Please ensure that your carbon offsetting partner has invested in carbon removal projects rather than carbon avoidance projects
  • Carbon avoidance credits can be used beyond the 20% threshold
  • Offsets must have been made in the last 12 months
    • For your business

    This business has measured the total greenhouse gas emissions caused by its operations and supply chain and is funding external projects that remove greenhouse gas emissions to compensate for at least 20% of those.

    Criteria

  • Business level emissions across scopes 1 & 2, as well as Scope 3 upstream emissions must be measured
  • Offsets must be verified by a reputable organisation (e.g. Gold Standard)
  • Offsets must remove an amount of carbon that is equal to or greater than 20% of the total footprint
  • Please ensure that your carbon offsetting partner has invested in carbon removal projects rather than carbon avoidance projects
  • Carbon avoidance credits can be used beyond the 20% threshold
  • Offsets must have been made in the last 12 months

    • Information you'll need to share in this Proof Point

    • Publish the business's carbon footprint and the percentage offsetted
    • Specify the project(s) used to offset emissions and a breakdown of whether they are carbon removal or carbon avoidance schemes

    What documents do I need to supply?

    Evidence should strongly support the claim and will be made publicly available

    • Proof of purchase of offsets with details and the methodology or calculation

    Who can verify this Proof Point?

    Verifiers are third parties who can confirm the validity of a given Proof Point

    • Offsetting partner

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