Carbon Offsetting

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 shared 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

Additional Resources

• Greenhouse Gas Protocol
• What is the difference between Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, and what are companies doing to cut all three?