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Green-e Climate

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Green-e® Climate is the first and only consumer protection and certification program for retail carbon offsets. It complements project certification programs by ensuring that offset sellers:

  1. Source only verified and properly tracked and credited reductions from high-quality projects certified under project standards that meet a high standard of quality,

  2. Retire correct volumes and types of emissions reductions on behalf of customers based on an audit of sales and supply, and

  3. Provide customers with sufficient and accurate disclosure and do not mislead customers with inaccurate advertising.

As such, Green-e Climate certification provides quality assurances covering the entire chain of custody of the emissions reduction, streamlining all of the vital elements of a credible offset into a single certification mark. The Program is intended to strengthen credibility in the voluntary carbon market and thereby promote use of carbon offsets by individuals and companies to reduce their greenhouse gas footprints.

Learn more: Green-e Climate websiteExternal Site

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with Green-e Climate's standard is verified by an independent organization (third party) following An independent board, The Green-e Governance Board, governs the Green-e Climate Standard and other governing documents that together constitute the Green-e Climate Program. The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) serves as the Program Administrator for the Program and is responsible for implementation of this criteria document and the accompanying program documents. The Green-e Climate Annual Verification Audit is performed by an independent auditor.

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Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

Center for Resource Solutions

Member of

Unknown

Type

Non-profit

Also manages

Green-e Marketplace, and Green-e Energy


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Ecolabel details | What are the characteristics of the standard(s) related to this ecolabel?

  • Applicable life cycle and supply chain phases
  • Social and environmental attributes
  • Mutual recognition with other ecolabels
  • Standard details, including standard document, review frequency

Ecolabel development | How were the standards for this ecolabel developed?

  • Standard development and management process
  • Standard-setting norms followed for development of the ecolabel's standard
  • Type of standard-setting process, external stakeholders, and funding sources

Conformity Assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

  • Requirements to achieve certification (i.e. chain of custody, site visits, metrics)
  • Audit / surveillance requirements
  • Duration of certification, time to achieve certification

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

  • Contact details, primary contact
  • Organizational details including year established, funding, and governance

Additional information | Including:

  • Compliance type (pass / fail / tiered)
  • Target audience (consumers / retailers / manufacturers / etc)

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Key data

Year ecolabel est. 2008

Classification | Who, what, where

Product categories this ecolabel applies to
Carbon offsets

Other categories: retail carbon offset products


Where this ecolabel is found
United States



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Last updated: 24 October 2012