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Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard

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Organizations Involved World Resources Institute
Language English
Resource Topics / SDGs::
Includes Topics/Sustainable Development Goals from the resource and its locations.
International Cooperation and Capacity Building (SDG 6.a)
Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1)
Resource Topics:
Includes topics from the resource and its locations.
Nature-Based Solutions
Resource URL https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard
Year 2004

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Resource Overview

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol establishes comprehensive global standardized frameworks to measure and manage GHG emissions from private and public sector operations, value chains and mitigation actions. Building on a 20-year partnership between WRI and the WBCSD, the protocol works with governments, industry associations, NGOs, businesses and other organizations. It offers online training on their standards and tools, as well as the “Built on GHG Protocol” review service, which recognizes sector guidance, product rules and tools that are in conformance with GHG Protocol standards. In 2016, 92 percent of Fortune 500 businesses responding to the CDP used GHG Protocol directly or indirectly through a program based on GHG Protocol.

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