Technical Appendix to the Standard
This Technical Appendix provides detailed guidance and information for entities seeking to interpret and apply the Standard. This Appendix is intended for stakeholders, prospective certified companies, and those working to meet the requirements of the 2025 Certification Standard and become certified with The Climate Label. The guidance is organized in sections that correspond to those in the Certification Standard.
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- Restrictions on eligible entities
- Handling certification across multiple brands in a single company or portfolio
- Determining boundaries for certifying entities with significant retail operations
- Determining size-based criteria for a group of certifying entities
- Timing label usage in the case of long (18+ month) production lead times
- Understanding the time period for tallying CTB investments
- Origins of the carbon fee
- Explanation of planned adjustments to the carbon fee
- Deciding whether to meet the CTB requirement with VCA vs BVC projects
- Calculating the CTB
- Understanding spend thresholds across CTB investments
- Accounting considerations: capital vs operating expenditures
- Categorization and eligibility of natural climate solutions
- Currency conversions
- Frequently used CTB project templates