What is the Greenhouse Gas standard ISO 14068 and what does it mean for you?

Greenwashing, unsubstantiated emissions statements and incomplete scoping, whether by accident or design, are all blurring visibility around what is actually being achieved by organisations in the quest for Net Zero.

Introducing an internationally recognised standard for Greenhouse Gas management and related activities will be a significant step forward in aligning Net Zero claims with achievements but what is ISO 14068 and what does this mean for you?

What it isn’t

• New ideas or principles
• A substantially different framework
• A replacement for SBTi to demonstrate commitment and reaching interim targets
• Yet another thing to sign up to

What it is

ISO 14068 is a comprehensive standard for verifying when carbon neutral is reached and being maintained. It brings ‘carbon neutral' and ‘net zero' together properly for avoidance of doubt and provides a clear structure in one place which supports a pathway to carbon neutral/net zero.

The standard is comprehensive – it includes scopes 1, 2 and 3 and uses ISO 14064-1:2018 as the source of the required inclusions. It excludes the purchase of renewable energy as reductions and gives clear advice on avoiding double counting.

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