It starts with raising ambition. We advocate for ambitious strategies for governments, companies and investors aligned with global Net Zero and the Sustainable Development Goals.
See Ensuring safeguards and assessing sustainable development impacts in the voluntary carbon market, Oeko-Institut e.V report, March 2022, page 15 We develop the tools to assure impact. Our standard allows projects, funds, and other impact investments to manage, measure and maximise their impact toward climate mitigation, adaptation, and across the Sustainable Development Goals. Gold Standard for the Global Goals and its wide range of methodologies are independently recognised as the highest integrity for activities as varied as clean cooking, safe water access, natural climate solutions, renewable energy, and energy efficiency.
We support users of our standard through capacity development. We appreciate that following leading practices can require resources, user-friendly tools, guidance and training. This is why we are increasingly investing in capacity development efforts that help ensure equitable access to carbon markets and impact finance.
We operate with excellence. We are backed by a broad NGO network and the only climate-focused standard to reach ISEAL code compliance for good governance of standard setting, assurance and oversight. We are committed to continuously improve our standard and how we support our stakeholders.
