The Change Climate Project staff reviews and updates the Certification Standard annually through an in-depth stakeholder review process. For significant year-to-year changes to the Certification Standard, a transition period may be provided for re-certifying entities to have more time to comply with the revised requirements. The length of the transition period for a given change (if any) will be defined during the annual review process.
All entities certifying for the first time must comply with the version of the Certification Standard for the applicable certification year.