Organisational carbon footprint label
Show your customers that you are working to measure and reduce your carbon emissions with the Carbon Trust label. It demonstrates that your carbon footprint and decarbonisation efforts to date have been verified by a third party.
What is the organisational carbon footprint label?
With sustainability top of mind, customers, stakeholders and shareholders alike want to see businesses addressing their carbon impact. The Carbon Trust organisational carbon footprint label confirms that your organisation has had its carbon footprint and any reductions in emissions verified to international standards by an independent third party. This allows you to add credibility to your progress to date.
What is an organisational carbon footprint?
A carbon footprint measures the total greenhouse gas emissions generated by your organisation, its regional sites or its subsidiaries. It is measured in carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e). Organisational carbon footprints should be associated with a boundary:
- Scope 1 and 2 (minimum requirement): This encompasses the total greenhouse gas emissions from owned sources, such as offices or factories, and the emissions from the purchase and use of electricity, heating and cooling.
- Scope 3: This measures all other indirect emissions that occur in the upstream and downstream activities of your organisation. Examples include, but are not limited to, business travel, employee commuting and leased assets.
Our label portfolio
The Carbon Trust label showcases your commitment to decarbonisation. It can be used on your organisation’s website, on-site premises, email signatures, reports and other internal, or external-facing communication.
All of the below claims are available on a site-level and organisational basis. If a specific site is chosen, it is explicitly named in the right-hand box.
Carbon emissions reductions achieved
This claim shows that the company’s carbon footprint has reduced either year-on-year or since the company’s baseline year. The company commits to further reductions with a validated carbon management plan in place.
For more information, see our requirements for assurance: claims and labelling.
Carbon emissions reductions planned
A company can opt for this claim for its first verification. It shows that the company has verified its carbon footprint and has a validated carbon management plan in place to reduce its emissions.
For more information, see our requirements for assurance: claims and labelling.
Carbon emissions reductions achieved and additional climate projects funded
This claim shows that the organisational carbon footprint has been verified, is reducing, and the company has committed to achieving ongoing reductions through a validated reduction plan.
For more information, see our requirements for assurance: claims and labelling.
Verified CO2e footprint
This claim shows that the company’s carbon footprint has been calculated in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
For more information, see our requirements for assurance: claims and labelling.
We advise that companies carrying the Carbon Trust label also host clear additional information on the verification, progress and targets on their own websites to ensure the highest degree of transparency.
