South Pole offers Climate Neutrality labels for:
- companies
- products
- events
and Renewable Electricity labels for
- companies
- events
The South Pole labels are closely aligned with international standards such as
PAS 2060 - the leading international standard for demonstrating carbon neutrality, developed in 2014 by the British Standards Institution (BSi).
The underlying
greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting must follow recognised international standards such as the
GHG Protocol or ISO 14064-1.
In addition, South Pole also offers a "Climate Conscious" label for organisations that take climate action without achieving climate neutrality or purchasing renewable electricity.
How can your organisation receive a South Pole label?
To find out how you can meet the required standards to use one of our labels, please contact us or refer to our Technical Guidance.
| Label Name | Aligned with international standards | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Climate Neutrality labels (for companies and organisations) | ||
|
Closely aligned with PAS 2060 |
Covers emissions from company operations, but excludes emissions from products such as raw materials, use of products and end-of-life treatment of sold products. Investments, if relevant, should be assessed but does not need to be offset. |
|
Closely aligned with PAS 2060 |
Same scope as Climate Neutral Company but covering one site, for instance one facility or store. |
|
Closely aligned with PAS 2060 |
Covers emissions from a product's life- cycle |
|
Closely aligned with PAS 2060 |
Covers emissions from events, including the attendees |
|
Aligned with the CarbonNeutral Protocol |
Covers emissions from the organisation of an event, excluding the attendees. |
| Climate Neutrality labels (only for financial institutions) | ||
|
Closely aligned with PAS 2060 in many aspects. This label is only available for financial institutions |
Same scope as Climate Neutral Company but no GHG
footprinting of the Scope 3 category investments is required.
It is, however, mandatory to engage in climate-related work
in the portfolio, for example in Task Force on Climate-related
Financial Disclosure (TCFD) activities.
The label is an intermediary step to the Climate Neutral Company label for financial institutions. |
| Other climate action labels (no claim to climate neutrality) | ||
|
No | Covers any emissions that the reporting entity defines and offsets with South Pole-certified carbon credits |
|
Yes, RE100 |
Covers all electricity consumed |
Franziska Sinner
Senior Director, Corporate Sustainability Advisory
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