Established in 2003 by WWF and other NGOs, Gold Standard manages a best practice standard for climate and sustainable development interventions to maximize impact, creating value for people around the world and the planet we share.
Its ValueChange program allows companies to quantify emission reductions in their value chains for recognition, and its fund-level certification solution allows investors to credibly quantify and report on their contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Gold Standard now has more than 1400+ certified projects in over 80 countries creating
billions of dollars of shared value from climate and development action worldwide.
Gold Standard is tagged in 12 stories.
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