Certification Process
ClimateSafe uses a six-step process to evaluate, quantify, neutralize, certify, and communicate greenhouse gas impacts associated with products, services, and events.
ClimateSafe works with each client to clarify objectives, define a starting point, and outline a carbon-footprint strategy. Together we identify available data, establish a working checklist, discuss offset sourcing options, and consider both the internal and external dimensions of a carbon-neutral strategy.
Emissions are categorized by type and quantity using standards developed by the IPCC, ISO, and other recognized greenhouse gas frameworks. ClimateSafe provides forms and guidance to help clients collect the activity data needed to quantify emissions in a consistent and transparent way.
Collected data is reviewed and analyzed to determine the greenhouse gas impact of the product, service, or event. The resulting footprint helps determine the number of offsets required for greenhouse-gas-neutral status. Results are compared with standards such as the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064-2 to set clear boundaries, reduce overlap, and align with environmental and legal responsibilities.
If offsets are needed, ClimateSafe can help source or evaluate them. Some clients generate their own reductions, identify preferred projects, or design mitigation plans. ClimateSafe focuses on the integrity of the neutralization process: that reductions actually occurred, are quantifiable, and are applied appropriately against the certified footprint.
A Certification Report documents the product, service, or event, including boundaries, calculations, standards used, offsets applied, and the period of neutralization. The report is delivered along with a ClimateSafe Certificate for public review. After approval, the client may use the ClimateSafe mark in print, on the web, on packaging, and in related communications.
Once ClimateSafe status is attained, the Certification Mark can be used with an Identity Package that includes logos, fonts, color charts, and phrasing guidelines. ClimateSafe can support launch messaging and print/web ideas so communications around the certified product, service, or event remain accurate and on-brand.
Standards and Integrity
ClimateSafe’s certification process is grounded in widely recognized accounting frameworks, including the IPCC guidelines, the GHG Protocol, and ISO standards such as ISO 14064-2. Each certification defines clear system boundaries, applies conservative assumptions, and documents underlying data sources so that results are transparent, reproducible, and credible.
The integrity of each climate claim depends on the quality of both the footprint and the neutralization strategy. ClimateSafe reviews offsets, reduction projects, and mitigation plans for consistency with the footprint, focusing on real, measurable reductions that avoid double-counting and align with the intent of leading standards.
Ready to talk?
If you have a product, service, or event that may be a good fit for ClimateSafe certification, we’d be glad to start a conversation about scope, timing, and next steps. Please contact us.
Identity Package
Guidelines for using the ClimateSafe Certification Mark, including logos, fonts, color palettes, and placement examples.
Certification Mark
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Certification Mark registration.
Certification Process
A printable overview of the ClimateSafe Certification Process, suitable for internal review and partner briefings.