Relevant to:
Teams managing energy procurement:
Strengthening your portfolios now ensures you meet current and emerging requirements with confidence.
The Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0, published in June 2026, establishes comprehensive requirements and recommendations on how to set, implement, and track science-based targets across your operations and value chain.
The CNZS V2.0 will become effective for target submissions as of February 2027 and will be mandatory for all submissions by January 2028.
South Pole has experience in procuring EACs across 145+ countries, helping our clients make renewable electricity claims with confidence.
Every certificate we source is assessed against the frameworks your stakeholders apply.
Your procurement programme is not limited by geography or certificate type, but suitable anywhere an EAC is available.
Renewable electricity markets vary significantly by geography, certificate type and framework eligibility.
I-RECs, GOs, RECs, LGCs, and Biomethane certificates each carry different requirements for additionality, matching and claims.
We help you procure what best supports your Scope 2 obligations and stakeholder expectations.
What you get:
RE100, CDP, GHG Protocol and SBTi market-based reporting each carry distinct matching, timing and additionality requirements. GHG Protocol Scope 2 guidance revision is expected to tighten those expectations further.
We help you design the portfolio best suited to your operational footprint, consumption profile and the frameworks that matter most to your business.
What you get:
Certificate retirement without a structured claims framework creates risk.
Incorrect vintage, the wrong registry, or missing supporting documentation can undermine a Scope 2 market-based claim when assurance begins.
We manage your retirement, documentation and disclosure so your Scope 2 position is backed by evidence from the moment certificates are procured
What you get:
Acting now gives your organisation time to strengthen procurement practices before standards evolve, and the confidence that comes from claims supported by evidence.
RE100 tightened additionality and matching expectations in 2025. Older vintage certificates may no longer satisfy current requirements.
GHG Protocol guidance remains under review. Unbundled EACs without supporting evidence face growing investor scrutiny.
South Pole’s EAC learning library brings together the expertise of our global team in one place
Download our summary of the recent SBTi update on scope 3 emissions target and environmental attribute certificates (EACs). Get key insights, actionable takeaways, and expert perspectives - all in one briefing.
We help companies act on the climate challenges most tied to risk, cost, compliance and execution.
Build climate disclosures that stand up to audit, regulators and board scrutiny.
Set targets and transition plans that are credible, fundable and deliverable.
Turn supplier engagement into measurable reductions and credible progress on Scope 3.
Use high-integrity carbon credits as part of a risk-managed approach to climate action.
Secure ICAO-approved emissions units and build a compliant, diversified procurement strategy.
