To qualify as a VCA investment, a project should meet these general criteria:
In the value chain - a project occurs within the certifying entity’s value chain (operations or supply chain) and will affect the annual GHG inventory
Additional - the project is undertaken primarily to reduce emissions. If not for the emissions reductions benefits, the project would not be undertaken or continued.
Quantifiable - the project has delivered, or is expected to deliver, quantifiable emissions reductions.
Timely - new projects should be expected to deliver emissions reductions within three years from the certification year.