Glossary of Terms
Introduction
The Protocol in the Context of Climate Action Purpose Principles Structure Development Other standards About Natural Capital Partners Acknowledgements Legal Awards
Core Requirements
Step 1: Define Step 2: Measure Step 3: Target Step 4: Reduce Step 5: Communicate
Technical Specifications and Guidance
Step 1: Define
1.1 Required GHG Emissions Sources 1.2 Certification specific requirements 1.3 Corporate value chain (Scope 3) accounting and reporting 1.4 Product certifications 1.5 Treatment of assets rented or leased to customers of CarbonNeutral® entities
Step 2: Measure
2.1 GHG Emissions quantification requirements 2.2 GHG Emissions Assessments 2.3 Quality assurance and verification 2.4 Energy use (gas and electricity) 2.5 Aviation 2.6 Materials consumption and waste 2.7 Carbon neutral products/services within a corporate GHG inventory 2.8 Using environmental product declarations (EPDs) for CarbonNeutral® products
Step 3: Target
3.1 Target and Reduce Form 3.2 Setting internal reduction targets 3.3 Net zero targets 3.4 Climate (or carbon, or net) positive
Step 4: Reduce
4.1 Approved Environmental Instrument Standards 4.2 Recognised non-carbon accounting standards 4.3 Evaluating internal GHG reductions 4.4 Elaboration on additionality and baselines 4.5 The use of carbon credits generated by projects which avoid, reduce and remove GHGs 4.6 Insetting 4.7 Excluded emission reduction project types
Step 5: Communicate
5.1 Use of the CarbonNeutral Certification logo 5.2 Communicating CarbonNeutral certification 5.3 Communicating 100% Renewable Electricity
Reference Material
Cross-compliance Tables
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The CarbonNeutral Protocol Index

1.1 Required GHG Emissions Sources

The certifications are grouped into three classes. Each certification logo can be translated to meet local language communication requirements. However CarbonNeutral® cannot be translated and is only trademark protected in this format and language.

Table 1: CarbonNeutral® Certification Classes

Table 2: CarbonNeutral® Entity Certifications – Required GHG Emissions Sources

Table 3: CarbonNeutral® Product Certifications – Required GHG Emissions Sources

Table 4: CarbonNeutral® Service Certifications – Required GHG Emissions Sources

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