How certification works

There are 3 steps to neg10 certification

Reality: becoming carbon-negative often requires deep-cutting changes. We're unapologetic in our approach and we don’t cut corners.

We provide businesses with the resources and guidance required to make a genuine difference.

01

Footprint

To be able to reduce your carbon footprint we need to understand where carbon is being consumed. Sometimes it's not immediately obvious and the results can be an eye-opener.

Our programme interrogates every aspect of your business model to find where the emissions are really hiding.

GHG Protocol compliant

We include all scope 1, 2 emissions in our assessment as well as relevant scope 3 emissions.

Our methodology has been developed under the guidance of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) protocol.

01

Footprint

To begin reducing your carbon footprint we need to understand where carbon is being consumed. It's not always obvious, and the results can be surprising.

Our carbon accounting programme interrogates every aspect of your business model to find where the emissions are really hiding.

GHG protocol compliant

We include all scope 1 and 2 emissions in our assessment as well as relevant scope 3 emissions. The majority of a company’s carbon footprint can come from scope 3 emissions so we carefully work out which ones a given client should be responsible for.

Our methodology has been developed under the guidance of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) protocol.

02

Cut Carbon

Certification requires immediate action on carbon emissions with a goal of zero carbon by 2030 or better. Neg10 businesses remove sources of carbon within their direct control and eliminate carbon from their supply chain.

Neg10 is pro-business. We understand the fine balance of running a profitable business however, neg10 accreditation is only awarded to companies who actively take the steps to remove carbon sources from their footprint.

Divesting

The most effective tool we have in the fight against climate change is to eliminate the source of investment for fossil fuel projects. Cutting ties to carbon also means divesting away from banks and pension funds who fund fossil fuel extraction.

02

Cut carbon

Neg10 certification requires immediate action on carbon emissions. Neg10 businesses remove sources of carbon within their direct control and eliminate carbon from their supply chain.

Neg10 is pro-business. We understand the fine balance of running a profitable business however, accreditation is only awarded to companies who actively take the steps to remove carbon sources from their footprint.

Divesting

The most powerful tool we have in the fight against climate change is to eliminate sources of investment for fossil fuel projects. Cutting ties to carbon also means divesting from banks and pension funds that fund fossil fuel extraction.

03

Offset

Once all carbon cuts have been made we offset your emissions by an extra 10% using a mix of nature based solutions (NbS) and Direct Air Capture (DAC).

A minimum of 10% of the offset portfolio must be in DAC.

BeZero Carbon

The BeZero Carbon Rating is a top-down quality assessment of voluntary offsets provide an additional layer of analysis to accredited projects.

All of our nature based offsets are AAA- or better on the BeZero Carbon Ratings framework to ensure maximum efficacy of the offset portfolio.

03

Compensate

Once all possible carbon cuts have been made, we offset your remaining emissions to an extra 10% using a combination of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and Direct Air Capture (DAC). A minimum of 10% of the offset portfolio must be DAC.

BeZero carbon

The BeZero Carbon Rating is a top-down quality assessment of voluntary offsets. All of our nature-based carbon credits score AA+ or better on the BeZero carbon ratings framework. BeZero ratings provide an additional layer of analysis to accredited projects.