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Deviation Request fee
The following Fee Schedule goes into effect on 15 June 2024 for all Gold Standard for the Global Goals Projects by SustainCERT. Dedicated to promoting sustainability and environmental responsibility, SustainCERT (SC) ensures meticulous and ...Updated Additional Review Round Completion fee
The following Fee Schedule goes into effect on 15 June 2024 for all Gold Standard for the Global Goals Projects by SustainCERT. Dedicated to promoting sustainability and environmental responsibility, SustainCERT (SC) ensures meticulous and ...All about Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) projects
This article contains the answers to the most frequently asked questions about Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) projects. Of course, this list is not exclusive, so if you have any other questions which are not answered below - please feel free to get in ...Uploading your documents for review
We hope that everything goes smoothly when uploading your documents, and in most cases it does! If you do encounter a problem, there are two issues which have been encountered more frequently. Fortunately, both of them are easy to resolve! Firstly, ...Our Gold Standard for the Global Goals Process
Our years of experience working with the Gold Standard for the Global Goals certification have allowed us to perfect our process, ensuring the best possible chance of success for your climate project(s). But how exactly does it work? While each ...
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How do I open a Gold Standard (GS) Registry account?
To open an account on the Gold Standard Impact Registry, we require the following documentation: A copy of your organisation's Certificate of Incorporation. Your company or organisation's registration number, registered office address, names of all ...Can our project deviate from the current monitoring plan outside of the Interim Measures period?
No. The project developer can only request any of the above deviations for monitoring during the period of the Interim Measures.How do you transition a CDM registered carbon project to Gold Standard?
CDM registered projects can transition to register under GS4GG following requirements presented in the Gold Standard’s “GHG Emission reduction & Sequestration Product Requirements." a. To start, project Developers must fill out the Transition Request ...How to submit preliminary review documents
Step 1) Confirm a Gold Standard Registry Account has been opened and the account is active (How to Open a Gold Standard Registry Account?) Step 2) Confirm an SC Platform Account is opened and login name and password are available Step 3) Login once ...Expedited Service of Certification Reviews
Guideline for Expedited Service of Certification Reviews SustainCERT (SC), serving as the Certification Body for Gold Standard for the Global Goals (GS4GG), extends expedited services for certification reviews to our clients, enabling Project ...