30May

SDG Impact Tools development: Open call

30 May sarah.leugers 0 Comments

To ensure market mechanisms effectively channel finance to high-impact projects and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a meaningful way, while also stemming the emergence of “SDG washing”, quantification and claims of sustainable development outcomes must be rigorous, credible and yet simple to achieve.

To this end, Gold Standard has initiated the development of IT-based SDG Impact Tools to:

30May

Gold Standard launches public consultation on future of voluntary carbon market

30 May sarah.leugers 0 Comments

The Paris Agreement poses a new framework for carbon markets. While the Kyoto Protocol was limited in both coverage and ambition, the Paris Agreement applies to all countries and its ambition introduces global net zero emissions targets.

14Dec

Reducing climate impacts in cattle industry: New Value Change methodology

14 December claire.willers 0 Comments

Ensuring global food security while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is one of the most significant global challenges for sustainable development. Emissions from ruminants, especially dairy cows and beef cattle, play a central role in this field. According to FAO, livestock supply chains account for 7.1 GT CO2, equivalent to 14.5% of global anthropogenic GHG emissions. Cattle (beef, milk) are currently responsible for about two-thirds of that total, largely due to methane emissions resulting from rumen fermentation.

07Dec

Rooting sustainable development in Article 6

07 December claire.willers 0 Comments

Provisions for sustainable development in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement are essential if we are to keep global temperature rises well below 2°C and meet the ambitions set out in the Sustainable Development Goals. In this pursuit, a series of "SD Dialogues" were hosted around the world, leading to the publication of six policy briefs>> in the fall of 2018.

30Nov

New guidance unveiled to spur climate-positive action in corporate value chains

30 November claire.willers 0 Comments

3 December 2018, Katowice, Poland – On the opening days of COP24, Gold Standard, the Science Based Targets initiative, Danone, Mars and Livelihoods Fund have released a suite of new solutions>> to remove barriers to addressing corporate value chain emissions, under the banner of “Value Change.”

30Nov

Gold Standard launches social enterprise SustainCERT to mainstream SDG impact certification

30 November claire.willers 0 Comments

3 December 2018, Geneva, Switzerland - With demand for sustainable goods and sustainability claims on the rise, Gold Standard, the benchmark standard for climate and development interventions, has launched SustainCERT>>, a social enterprise that will provide user-centric and tech-driven impact assessment for sustainability-minded businesses and investors.

28Nov

Yvo de Boer and Eric Soubeiran join Gold Standard Board

28 November claire.willers 0 Comments

A fond farewell—and warm welcome—from the President of our Board:

As my term as President of the Gold Standard Board comes to a close, I reflect on the past eight years—the challenges we’ve faced and the opportunities that these challenges have created. This has culminated in the development and launch of Gold Standard for the Global Goals, which has the potential to catalyse action toward climate security and sustainable development at a massive scale.

16Oct

Seeking organisations to test two new programmes

16 October claire.willers 0 Comments

To enable rapid acceleration of robust action for climate security and sustainable development, Gold Standard for the Global Goals includes new certification pathways suited for large-scale activities. Today, we initiate a testing phase for two new programmes:

10Jul

Why Buy Carbon Credits?

10 July sarah.leugers 0 Comments

Most businesses, as most people, would like to make a positive impact on the world. Most also prefer that it’s as easy as possible to do so. Supporting climate protection projects by purchasing Verified Emission Reductions (also known as carbon credits or tons of CO2) from Gold Standard has a return on investment that is difficult to beat. At its core, a carbon credit represents a direct investment in the transition to a low-carbon economy.

05Jul

Renewable Energy Label: Call for projects

05 July sarah.leugers 0 Comments

More and more businesses are setting ambitious renewable energy targets to spur the global transition to clean energy. Businesses can develop their own power generation assets, enter into renewable power purchase agreements, or access renewable electricity market instruments, which are also referred to as renewable energy certificates (RECs).

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