Gold Standard

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General

Name of initiative	Gold Standard Foundation
LPAA initiative	No
NAZCA Initiative	No
Website address	http://www.goldstandard.org/
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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
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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.
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
Activity of initiative	Norms and standard setting, Training and education, Knowledge production and innovation
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Participants

Participants	Number	Names
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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Last update: 11 October 2019 11:00:06

Not only have national states as participators