Save 30-50%¹ on climate certification and verification
Leverage our certification program to differentiate your brand with integrity
- Certify alignment of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions to the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064-3
- Certification badge that can be used on marketing assets and website
- Branded microsite to provide 3rd party proof of your achievement
¹When compared to leading third-party ISO 14064-3 verification providers
High-integrity climate certification without the steep fees
We’re on a mission to make climate expertise accessible to companies of all sizes and budgets. The Carbonhound Certification Program provides you with a visible badge to showcase alongside your GHG emissions reporting to help you, your customers, and your stakeholders feel confident in your sustainability progress.
Levels of Certification
All badging includes:
GHG Protocol Alignment Review Materiality Review: Operational Boundaries* Materiality Review: Missing Data* Marketing Badge Custom Microsite Third Party Verified
Silver and Gold Certifications include: Verification Report Peer Review Limited (Silver) or Reasonable (Gold) Assurance Against ISO 14064-3
*Materiality is defined as 5% to align to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Starter
$750/year
Silver
$750/year + additional fees priced by Brightspot Climate
Gold
$750/year + additional fees priced by Brightspot Climate
Pricing is based on an annual subscription to Carbonhound’s badging. $1500 for one-time certifications. Carbonhound Silver and Gold Badges are available upon completion of an ISO-14064 Verification with verification by our partner, Brightspot Climate
GHG Protocol Alignment Review
✅
✅
✅
Materiality review: operational boundaries*
✅
✅
✅
Materiality review: missing data*
✅
✅
✅
Marketing Badge
✅
✅
✅
Custom Microsite
✅
✅
✅
Third Party Verified
✅
✅
✅
Verification Report
No
✅
✅
Peer Reviewed
No
✅
✅
ISO 14064-3 Compliant
No
✅
✅
Assurance Level
N/A
Limited
Reasonable
Price**
$750/year
$750/year + additional fees priced by Brightspot Climate
$750/year + additional fees priced by Brightspot Climate
*Materiality is defined as 5% to align to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol
**Based on an annual subscription to Carbonhound's badging. $1500 for one-time certifications. Carbonhound Silver and Gold Badges are available upon completion of an ISO-14064 Verification with verification by our partner, Brightspot Climate
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For the Carbonhound Standard Certification, our climate experts will review your data and make sure that you have accounted for major emission sources, and are reporting in alignment with the GHG Protocol.
For Silver and Gold Certifications, our team will submit your Carbonhound data to our partner, Brightspot Climate. They will provide a quote, and then review the data to provide you with either limited or reasonable assurance against ISO 14064-3.
For all certifications, you will get a badge, branding guidelines, and resources on how to share it on your website, on social media, and beyond!
Many reporting standards and regulations require that greenhouse gas inventories be assured by a third-party. Think of it as the auditing process of the climate world. Depending on how you want to use your greenhouse gas emissions data, you may need varying levels of assurance. Our team can help you understand which is the best for your needs.
None: If you do not choose to have your climate data verified by an accredited third party, there is no level of assurance you can claim on your report. This is for organizations who want a climate expert to review their data but don’t require the rigour of assurance.
Limited: Limited assurance means that the auditor is not aware of any material modifications that should be made. It relies more on the information provided by the company as an information source, and there is less verification of the source documents of the data.
Reasonable: This is a high but not absolute level of assurance. The auditor affirms that the information reported is materially correct, and checks data as well as their primary sources. They will also review the materiality of the data to ensure that it truly represents the business’ activities and climate impact.
Carbonhound’s Standard Certification is done by our team of Climate Experts and can be completed within 2-7 days if your data is automated through the data concierge and depending on the complexity of your data.
The Silver and Gold Certifications depend on our third-party partner, Brightspot Climate, and the timeline will be provided at the time of quotation. Typically, this takes 1-3 months.
These certifications are only available for Carbonhound customers. Book a demo with us to see how we can help you automate your climate reporting and learn more about the steps to get a certification or verification!
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Erin Andrews | Climate Lead
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