CRCF recognition phase in progress

Italy's certification scheme for carbon credits.

We certify regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, nitrogen management and afforestation projects under CRCF methodologies.

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5: published methodology documents
4: certifiable activities
2 weeks: from complete file to registry units

CRCF certification

Climate Standard is undergoing recognition under Reg. EU 2024/3012. Credits issued will be fully compliant with the European Carbon Removal Certification Framework.

Structural independence

We don't develop projects, nor buy or sell credits. The verifier is paid by Climate Standard, not by the project developer. Zero conflicts of interest.

Valid for CSRD and Carbon Neutrality

Credits certified by schemes recognised by the European Commission can be reported under ESRS E1-7 and used to declare Carbon Neutrality per ISO 14068-1.

For project developers

From project to credits in 4 steps

Each step is documented, verified by a certification body accredited under EN ISO/IEC 17065, and publicly registered with full traceability.

01. Registration

Upload and validate the project

Location, surface, reference methodology and technical documentation on the platform. Followed by a pre-audit validation phase.

02. Audit

Independent verification

Climate Standard appoints and pays an EN ISO/IEC 17065 accredited certification body, keeping verification independent from the project operator.

03. Issuance

Certified credits

Unique code, reference methodology, verification date. Public traceability in the registry from issuance to retirement.

04. Monitoring

Recertification

Recertification verifies the monitoring report and generates new credits: annually for biomass activities and every 3–5 years for soil carbon.

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Platform

Everything happens on the platform, not over email

Onboarding, initial certification and activity-based recertification are managed online, with the complete project history preserved.

Onboarding

The project developer uploads project documentation directly to the platform. The system checks completeness before VVB assignment.

Initial certification

The certification audit happens on the platform. Verification documents, evidence and VVB decisions are recorded and traceable at every step.

Recertification audits

The monitoring report is verified according to the cycle defined for the activity.

Activity renewal

A new activity plan follows the same digital process when the methodology's activity period expires.

Model

Independence as a structural choice

The carbon credit market has a structural problem: whoever funds verification has an incentive to steer its outcome. Climate Standard is built to remove that conflict.

No owned projects, no trading

We don't develop carbon projects, nor buy or sell credits. We hold no financial stake in the projects we certify and don't participate in the secondary market.

Verification funded by CS

The certification body's cost is handled by Climate Standard, not by the project developer. The verifier doesn't depend on the verified.

Credits aligned with CRCF and European methodologies

Credits issued comply with the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (Reg. EU 2024/3012) and European methodologies, aligned with the ETS provisions.

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