carboNZero certification
There are FIVE key steps to attaining certification through the carboNZero programme.
MeasureAccurately measure your carbon footprint and understand your emission sources. We provide tools and assistance to help calculate emissions. |
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ManageMake a commitment to manage and reduce your emissions by preparing a reduction plan. We provide resources to help you identify emissions reduction opportunities. |
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MitigateMitigate or offset your remaining, unavoidable emissions through the purchasing and cancelling of verified and high quality carbon credits. |
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VerifyClients are required to have an external verification prior to certification. |
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MarketWe help you to communicate your carboNZero status. |
Certification is subject to annual renewal.
carboNZero certified organisation
carboNZero certified organisations have measured their organisations greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions so they understand what their impact is on the global climate. They then make a commitment to managing and reducing their GHG emissions by creating an emissions management and reduction plan. Any remaining emissions that the organisation cannot avoid are then offset by purchasing verified carbon credits.
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Trade Me is a carboNZero certified organisation |
The GHG emissions included in the organisations measurement include all Scope 1 (direct emissions e.g. company owned vehicles), Scope 2 (indirect emissions e.g. purchased electricity) and mandatory Scope 3 emissions (indirect emissions that are not directly under the organisations control e.g. employee business travel). Additional non-mandatory Scope 3 emissions are included depending on the results of screening tests and reference to programme guidance.
The organisation measurement focuses more on the business as a whole and does not extend significantly along the product supply chain.
Upon successful completion, certified organisations receive the carboNZero ‘certified organisation’ logo for marketing and promotional purposes.
carboNZero certified product
Organisations with carboNZero certified products have measured both their organisations GHG emissions and their products lifecycle GHG emissions, so they understand what their impact is on the global climate. They then make a commitment to managing and reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (products carbon footprint) by creating an emissions management and reduction plan. Any remaining unavoidable emissions are then offset by purchasing verified carbon credits.
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Snowberry has achieved carboNZero certification for their products |
A product measurement is based on a lifecycle measurement methodology. When you buy a carboNZero certified product it means that the product in your hand has zero net GHG emissions. What does that actually entail? It means the organisation that made the product has measured how much the product impacts on the environment in terms of its raw materials, production or manufacture, and transport to point of retail. For all emissions sources, the organisation has taken measures to manage and reduce and mitigate the net climate change impact to zero.
Or to explain even further, the organisation has measured all the embodied emissions in the ingredients and packaging that make up the product, the emissions involved in transporting the product, producing the product, and distributing the product to retailers.
Upon successful completion, organisations with certified products receive the carboNZero ‘certified product’ logo to place on their product labelling and packaging.
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Wellington Compbined Taxis is carboNZero certified service |
carboNZero certified service
Organisations with carboNZero certified services have measured both their organisations GHG emissions and their services GHG emissions so they understand what their impact is on the global climate. They then make a commitment to manage and reduce their GHG emissions (services carbon footprint) by creating an emissions management and reduction plan. Any remaining unavoidable emissions are then offset by purchasing verified carbon credits.Upon successful completion, organisations with certified services receive the carboNZero ‘certified service’ logo to place on their service.
Cost:
An estimate for the costs of carboNZero certification will be provided for your organisation once you complete a data table. Upon registration, your organisation will be provided with access to measure, manage and mitigate guidance and tools, via our password protected client pages, that help you prepare for verification. Upon certification, your organisation will receive a carboNZero certificate and the use of the carboNZero logo to promote your achievement. The measurement for products and services includes additional emissions consistent with the requirements of the new PAS 2050 standard for measuring the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services. Our advisors can help you to understand the difference between the standards for measuring organisations and products.
Full certification is not mandatory; some organisations may only want to achieve the following things:
- Measure – achieve a verified greenhouse gas emissions inventory compliant with ISO 14064-1* in order to make a submission to the Carbon Disclosure Project or for annual reporting purposes.
- Measure + Manage – reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve a certified emissions reduction for reporting purposes. Please go to CEMARS page for more information
- Measure + Manage + Mitigate - invest in emissions reduction projects to offset your remaining unavoidable emissions and achieve carboNZero certification.
Benefits of joining the programme:
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- To obtain a cost estimate, please download and complete the Data table 
and send back to carbonzero@landcareresearch.co.nz
- More information – view flyer 
- View list of certified organisations
* - IS0 14064-1 is the international standard for greenhouse gas quantification and reporting.
