Gold Standard
General
Name of initiative | Gold Standard Foundation |
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LPAA initiative | No |
NAZCA Initiative | No |
Website address | http://www.goldstandard.org/ |
Related initiatives | |
Starting year | 2003 |
End year | |
Secretariat | The Gold Standard Foundation, Avenue Louis Casai 79 CH-1216, Geneva-Cointrin, Switzerland, Telephone: +41 (0) 22 788 7080, Email: info@goldstandard.org |
Organisational structure | Secretariat made of experts around the world; governance borard and TAC. Additional NGO supporters. |
Geographical coverage | Global |
Name of lead organisation | Gold Standard Foundation |
Type of lead organisation | International organisation |
Location/Nationality of lead organisation | Switzerland |
Description
Description | Established in 2003 by WWF and other international NGOs as a best practice benchmark for energy projects developed under the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Gold Standard was set up to ensure that projects delivered genuine emission reductions and long-term sustainable development.
They are a standard and certification body by designing the processes that maxmise the impact of efforts to deliver clean energy and water, responsibly manage land and forests. They then verify those outcomes. Now endorsed by 80+ NGOs and with more than 1,100+ projects in 70 countries undergoing certification. The Gold Standard has become the global benchmark for the highest integrity and greatest impact in climate and development initiatives. |
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Objectives | Goals: Reduce GHG emissions; improve health and livelihoods of the world's poor; end deforestation; contribute to food and water security; conserve water and other natural resources; help communities develop sustainably.
Strategy: They are working towards creating Gold Standard 3.0 – a holistic standard that integrates Energy and Waste, Land Use & Forests, and Water to maximise the benefits of each respective scope. With a single, streamlined certification process that reduces costs and complexity, Gold Standard 3.0 will assess the impact of project activities toward the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. |
Activities | to receive a stamp of approval, all Gold Standard projects must be implemented following our best practice rules, consult with local stakeholders, continually reduce greenhouse gas emissions and Improve the environment and people’s lives.
- Results based Finance principle, shifts the emphasis to outputs rather than inputs or promises and gives the buyers of Gold Standard credits confidence that their money is making a real difference. |
One or two success stories achieved |
Monitoring and Impacts
Function of initiative | Technical dialogue, Capacity building, Political dialogue |
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Activity of initiative | Norms and standard setting, Training and education, Knowledge production and innovation |
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Participants
Participants | Number | Names |
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Members | 0 | |
Companies | 0 | |
Business organisations | 0 | |
Research and educational organisations | 0 | |
Non-governmental organisations | 0 | |
National states | 0 | |
Governmental actors | 0 | |
Regional / state / county actors | 0 | |
City / municipal actors | 0 | |
Intergovernmental organisations | 0 | |
Financial Institutions | 0 | |
Faith based organisations | 0 | |
Other members | 0 | |
Supporting partners | 0 | |
Number of members in the years | | |
Have only national states as participators | No |
Theme
Transport | Agriculture | Forestry | Business | Financial institutions | Buildings | Industry | Waste | Cities and subnational governments | Short Term Pollutants | International maritime transport | Energy Supply | Fluorinated gases | Energy efficiency | Renewable energy | Supply chain emission reductions | Adaptation | Other | Resilience | Innovation | Energy Access and Efficiency | Private Finance |
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No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Not only have national states as participators