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Carbon, Culture, and Compliance
Carbon, Culture, and Compliance
KM-GBF (COP15 Dec. 15/4)
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDKunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
CBD COP15 decision (December 2022) sets four global goals and 23 targets for 2030. Target 3 (30x30): at least 30% of terrestrial and inland water areas, and 30% of marine and coastal areas, effectively conserved or protected by 2030. Target 15: all businesses and financial institutions assess, monitor, and disclose biodiversity-related risks and impacts. Target 19: $200B/year in biodiversity finance from all sources. Integrated into TNFD (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures) reporting frameworks.
EPD / LCA
IN EFFECTEnvironmental Product Declarations (EPD) / Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Type III declarations from Life Cycle Assessment data under ISO 14025 / EN 15804.
EU CSRD (Art. 29)
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDMandatory Value Chain Reporting
Agentic integrity for supply chain transparency.
Gold Standard v4.1
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDGold Standard for the Global Goals
Gold Standard (GS4GG v4.1) is a certification standard for climate and development projects, requiring compliance with all three pillars of sustainable development alongside climate impact. Requirements: safeguarding against negative impacts (social, environmental), stakeholder consultation and consent, SDG co-benefit quantification (at least three SDGs demonstrated and reported), third-party validation and verification, and listing on the Gold Standard registry. Commonly applied to cookstove, clean water, biogas, soil carbon, and agroforestry projects in the Global South.
ICVCM CCP (2023)
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDIntegrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market — Core Carbon Principles
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) published its Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) in July 2023 — a global benchmark for high-quality carbon credits. Ten principles across governance, emissions impact, and sustainable development: robust MRV, additionality, permanence, no double-counting, SD co-benefits, and registry transparency. CCP-approved credit categories and programs (assessed from 2024) command a significant market premium. Major corporate buyers (airlines, tech companies) are moving purchasing to CCP-eligible credits only.
ISO 14040:2006
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDEnvironmental Management — Life Cycle Assessment — Principles and Framework
ISO 14040:2006 describes the principles and framework for life cycle assessment (LCA): definition of the goal and scope, the life cycle inventory analysis (LCI) phase, the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) phase, the life cycle interpretation phase, reporting and critical review, limitations, the relationship between the LCA phases, and conditions for use of value choices and optional elements. It covers LCA and LCI studies. It does NOT describe the LCA technique in detail and does NOT specify methodologies for the individual phases — a study claiming a method on 14040's authority is claiming something 14040 declines to give. Edition 2, published 2006-07, 20 pages, ISO/TC 207/SC 5, ICS 13.020.10 / 13.020.60. Stage 90.93 — confirmed on review in 2022, so this version remains current. One amendment: ISO 14040:2006/Amd 1:2020.
ISO 14044:2006
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDEnvironmental Management — Life Cycle Assessment — Requirements and Guidelines
ISO 14044:2006 specifies requirements and provides guidelines for life cycle assessment: definition of goal and scope, the life cycle inventory analysis (LCI) phase, the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) phase, the life cycle interpretation phase, reporting and critical review, limitations, the relationship between the LCA phases, and conditions for use of value choices and optional elements. It covers LCA and LCI studies. This is the requirements half of the pair — 14040 states the framework, 14044 states what a study must actually do to conform. Edition 1, published 2006-07, 46 pages, ISO/TC 207/SC 5, ICS 13.020.10 / 13.020.60. Stage 90.93 — confirmed on review in 2022, so this version remains current. Two amendments: Amd 1:2017 and Amd 2:2020.
ISO 14046:2014
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDEnvironmental Management — Water Footprint — Principles, Requirements and Guidelines
ISO 14046:2014 specifies principles, requirements and guidelines for water footprint assessment of products, processes and organizations, based on life cycle assessment. A water footprint assessment may stand alone or sit inside a broader environmental assessment. Only air and soil emissions that impact water quality are included, and not all of them. The result is a single value or a profile of impact indicator results. Reporting is in scope; COMMUNICATION of results as labels or declarations is outside it. Edition 1, published 2014-08, 33 pages, ISO/TC 207/SC 5, ICS 13.020.10 / 13.020.60. Stage 90.60 — close of review, under review as of the 2026-08-27 reading.
ISO 14064-1/2/3:2018
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDGHG Quantification, Monitoring & Verification
ISO 14064 (2018 revision) is the international standard family for greenhouse gas accounting and verification. Part 1: organizational GHG inventories (boundary, quantification, monitoring, reporting). Part 2: project-level GHG reductions and removal enhancements (baseline scenario, additionality, monitoring plan, uncertainty assessment). Part 3: validation and verification requirements for GHG assertions (verifier competence, evidence requirements, materiality threshold 5% for project-level). Adopted by reference in Verra VCS, Gold Standard, and EU CRCF verification requirements.
ISO 14067:2018
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDGreenhouse Gases — Carbon Footprint of Products — Requirements and Guidelines for Quantification
ISO 14067:2018 specifies principles, requirements and guidelines for quantifying and reporting the carbon footprint of a product (CFP), consistent with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044. Requirements for a PARTIAL CFP are also specified. It addresses only a single impact category: climate change. Carbon offsetting and the communication of CFP information are explicitly OUTSIDE its scope — a standard that quantifies a number is not a standard that licenses a label built on it. It assesses no social or economic aspect and no other environmental impact. Edition 1, published 2018-08, 46 pages, ISO/TC 207/SC 7, ICS 13.020.40. Supersedes the withdrawn ISO/TS 14067:2013.
UNFCCC REDD+ (Article 5)
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDReducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
UNFCCC REDD+ (Warsaw Framework, 2013; Paris Agreement Article 5, 2015) provides a results-based payment mechanism for developing countries that reduce deforestation and forest degradation, or increase forest carbon stocks. Project-level activities require: forest reference levels, MRV systems, and national Safeguards Information Systems (SIS) addressing the Cancún safeguards (REDD+ social and environmental standards). Carbon results must be verified by an accredited third party.
Verra VCS v4.5
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDVerified Carbon Standard — Land Use
Verra's Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) is the world's most widely used voluntary carbon crediting program (over 1,900 active projects). Land-use methodologies include: REDD+ (VM0007, VM0015), Afforestation/Reforestation (VM0047), Improved Forest Management (VM0012), Soil Carbon (VM0042), Blue Carbon (VM0033 — tidal wetlands and seagrass), and Agroforestry. Each methodology requires: project boundary GIS files, baseline scenario documentation, monitoring reports with field measurements, and third-party verification by a Verra-approved VVB.
CA AB 1305
IN EFFECTVoluntary Carbon Market Disclosures
Substantiation via ISO 14065 third-party verifiers.
CSDDD (2024/1760)
2027NOT SCOREDCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence across global supply chains. Large EU company obligations from July 2027.
CRCF (2024/3012)
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDEU Carbon Removal Certification Framework
Regulation (EU) 2024/3012 (entered into force December 2024) creates the first EU-wide certification framework for carbon removals. Covers: carbon farming (soil carbon, agroforestry, peatland rewetting, biochar), carbon storage in long-lived products, and carbon capture and storage. Certification requires: a baseline, additionality demonstration, MRV plan with field measurements, permanence safeguards, and third-party certification by an EU-approved body. Carbon farming certificates unlock payments under CAP and voluntary carbon market premiums.
NRL (2024/1991)
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDEU Nature Restoration Law
Mandatory restoration targets for terrestrial and marine ecosystems: forests, grasslands, peatlands, rivers, coastal wetlands, seagrass beds, tidal marshes, and mangroves. By 2030: 30% of degraded habitats in each broad ecosystem group must be under restoration. By 2050: 90% of ecosystems in poor condition must be restored. Binding on all EU member states; land managers operating within or supplying the EU market must align stewardship plans with national restoration targets.
EUDR (2023/1115)
IN EFFECTEU Deforestation Regulation
6-decimal plot geolocation and 2020-12-31 cut-off. SME deadline: June 30, 2026.
WCC / PC (UK Forestry Commission)
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDUK Woodland Carbon Code & Peatland Code
The UK Woodland Carbon Code (WCC, published by UK Forestry Commission) and UK Peatland Code (PC, managed by IUCN UK Peatland Programme) are the UK government-backed voluntary carbon standards for land-based carbon projects. WCC covers new native woodland creation and requires: independently validated carbon plan, baseline field survey, and verification every 5 years. Peatland Code covers peatland restoration and requires: degraded peatland condition assessment (ditch grip surveys, water table monitoring), carbon calculation using the WPP Carbon Calculator, and Peatland Action verification. Both issue Pending Issuance Units (PIUs) and Woodland/Peatland Carbon Units (WCUs/PCUs) on the UK Land Carbon Registry.
CFI Act 2011 / ERF
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDAustralian Carbon Farming Initiative / Emissions Reduction Fund
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 and the Emissions Reduction Fund enable Australian land managers to earn Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) by sequestering carbon or reducing agricultural emissions. Eligible methods include: soil carbon (sequestration and emissions avoidance), native forest protection, savanna fire management (Arnhem Land Fire Abatement), blue carbon (tidal restoration), and vegetation methods. ACCUs are government-purchased (reverse auctions) or sold on secondary markets. The 2023 Safeguard Mechanism reforms increased demand for land-sector ACCUs.