Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) - Net-Zero Standard
Target Maintenance and Validity

Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) - Net-Zero Standard C18: No Offsetting of Targets

Carbon credits cannot be counted toward meeting near-term or long-term science-based emission reduction targets.

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BREEAM - Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method · 3 controls

  • Ene 01 Reduction of Energy Use and Carbon Emissions
  • Hea 02 Indoor Air Quality
  • Pol 02 NOx Emissions

ISO 14064 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification (Parts 1-3) · 3 controls

  • ISO-14064-3-5 Selecting the validator/verifier
  • ISO-14064-3-8 Assessing GHG data and information
  • ISO-14064-3-9 Evaluating GHG assertions

ISO 26000:2010 · 2 controls

  • ISO-26000-6.5.1 Prevention of pollution
  • ISO-26000-6.5.3 Climate change mitigation and adaptation

SASB Standards · 2 controls

  • SASB-1 Business Model + Innovation (BMI)
  • SASB-BMI-5 Physical Impacts of Climate Change

GHG Protocol · 1 control

  • GHG-Suite-Corporate-Principles GHG Protocol Suite, Corporate Standard and 5 Reporting Principles

ICMM Mining Principles (2024 Update) · 1 control

  • ICMM-MP-P6-P7-Environment-Biodiversity-Climate-Closure-Water-Tailings ICMM Mining Principles 6 + 7 - Environmental Performance + Biodiversity + Climate + Mine Closure + Water Stewardship + Tailings (GISTM)

IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety · 1 control

  • 60601-1.13 Hazardous situations and fault conditions

ITU Radio Regulations and Space Security Standards · 1 control

  • ITU-Scope-Constitution-Convention-Radio-Regulations-WRC-Quadrennial-Treaty-Art1-Definitions ITU Constitution + Convention + Radio Regulations Scope + Article 1 Definitions + Article 2 Nomenclature + WRC World Radiocommunication Conference Quadrennial Treaty Process + Member States + Sector Members

NIST AI 600-1: Generative AI Profile · 1 control

  • NISTAI600-8 Dangerous Content, CSAM, Environmental Impacts (Risks 3, 11, 12)

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (2023 Update) · 1 control

  • OECDMNE-5 Environment, Climate, and Biodiversity

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