Carbon Footprint - Carbon Neutral
This PAS 2060 Carbon Neutrality programme meets the British Standard Institute (BSI)'s specification on carbon neutrality to give you extra assurance and marketing benefits. The certification includes: Drafting a Carbon Management Plan, Carbon Footprint Assessment & Tracking, Carbon Reduction Strategy & Reporting, Carbon Offsetting via fully verified offset projects, Robust Carbon Neutrality PR / Marketing Statements
Which ESG topics does the data source address?
Below you find the impact areas within the Responsibly Impact Parameter Framework which are covered by this data source.
Responsible marketing and selling
Social impact parameter
2.6 Assessment: Communication
All communications relating the footprint assessment must be clear and include the scope and boundary of the assessment. It must not overstate the assessment that has been made.
GHG scope 1 emissions
Environmental impact parameter
2.3 Assessment: Assessment Scope and Boundaries
The boundaries statement shall also include which sources of greenhouse gas emissions have been included in the assessment. (Typically includes: Scope 1 & 2 emissions, plus scope 3 emissions that are easily calculated )
GHG scope 2 emissions
Environmental impact parameter
2.3 Assessment: Assessment Scope and Boundaries
The boundaries statement shall also include which sources of greenhouse gas emissions have been included in the assessment. (Typically includes: Scope 1 & 2 emissions, plus scope 3 emissions that are easily calculated )
GHG scope 3 emissions
Environmental impact parameter
2.3 Assessment: Assessment Scope and Boundaries
The boundaries statement shall also include which sources of greenhouse gas emissions have been included in the assessment. (Typically includes: Scope 1 & 2 emissions, plus scope 3 emissions that are easily calculated )
Offsetting
Environmental impact parameter
4.3 Carbon neutral: Carbon Credit Retirements
All carbon credits must be either be purchased via a QAS approved carbon offset provider or be able to demonstrate that carbon credits have been retired on behalf of the company, and relating to the product and assessment period being offset against. The carbon offset retirements must also be completed within a 12 month period of the entity the offsetting relates to.
4.2 Carbon neutral: Qualifying Carbon Offset Standards
Emissions can be offset through carbon offsets projects that meet the leading international standards. The standards currently approved are defined by the Quality Assurance Standard (QAS) for Carbon Offsetting. In general, the standards include:
- Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
- Gold Standard Verified Carbon Reduction (Gold Standard VER)
- Certified Emission Reductions (CER)
- Gold Standard CERs The following project examples are excluded from meeting the QAS and hence also excluded from the Carbon Footprint Standard – Carbon Neutral requirements:
- large scale Hydropower projects (>20MW)
- use the destruction of trifluoromethane (HFC-23) or nitrous oxide (N2O) from adipic acid production project methodologies;
- forestry-related unless based on sustainable REDD+ project methodologies which include adequate mitigation to cover project failure.
4.1 Carbon neutral: Introduction
To qualify for the Carbon Footprint Standard – Carbon Neutral an organisation, product, service or event must have first achieved the Carbon Footprint Standard – CO2e Assessed status. Following this all emissions must then be offset using carbon credits that have been generated by projects that meet the requirements outlined in this section.
Carbon management plan
Environmental impact parameter
4.3 Carbon neutral: Carbon Credit Retirements
All carbon credits must be either be purchased via a QAS approved carbon offset provider or be able to demonstrate that carbon credits have been retired on behalf of the company, and relating to the product and assessment period being offset against. The carbon offset retirements must also be completed within a 12 month period of the entity the offsetting relates to.
4.2 Carbon neutral: Qualifying Carbon Offset Standards
Emissions can be offset through carbon offsets projects that meet the leading international standards. The standards currently approved are defined by the Quality Assurance Standard (QAS) for Carbon Offsetting. In general, the standards include:
- Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
- Gold Standard Verified Carbon Reduction (Gold Standard VER)
- Certified Emission Reductions (CER)
- Gold Standard CERs The following project examples are excluded from meeting the QAS and hence also excluded from the Carbon Footprint Standard – Carbon Neutral requirements:
- large scale Hydropower projects (>20MW)
- use the destruction of trifluoromethane (HFC-23) or nitrous oxide (N2O) from adipic acid production project methodologies;
- forestry-related unless based on sustainable REDD+ project methodologies which include adequate mitigation to cover project failure.
4.1 Carbon neutral: Introduction
To qualify for the Carbon Footprint Standard – Carbon Neutral an organisation, product, service or event must have first achieved the Carbon Footprint Standard – CO2e Assessed status. Following this all emissions must then be offset using carbon credits that have been generated by projects that meet the requirements outlined in this section.
Assessment: Assessment Scope and Boundaries
The assesment scope and boundary must be clearly defined.
Air pollution
Environmental impact parameter
2.3 Assessment: Assessment Scope and Boundaries
The assessment should also define which greenhouse gases have been included.
As a minimum:
> Carbon Dioxide
> Nitrous Oxide
> Methane