Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0 Public Consultation
Explore the initial draft of the Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0 with our digital consultation guide.
Explore the draft standard
The SBTi has published everything you need to take part in the first public consultation of V2 of the Corporate Net-Zero Standard.
Key consultation resources
- Executive Summary (soon to be translated into Spanish, Portuguese, French, Mandarin, Korean, Arabic and Japanese)
- One-page summary
- Consultation draft
- Consultation draft with narrative and annexes
- Consultation survey
- Consultation survey - PDF version
- Documentation of target-setting methods
- Documentation of cross-sector pathway
Overarching
Research
- A beyond value chain mitigation report and accompanying research paper
- A scope 3 discussion paper
- Evidence received on the effectiveness of Environmental Attribute Certificates
- A synthesis report of the evidence on the effectiveness of Environmental Attribute Certificates in corporate climate targets - Part 1: Carbon credits
- Findings of independent systematic review on the effectiveness of carbon credits in corporate climate targets, along with an annex describing the methodology
- Evidence Synthesis Report Part 2: Energy carriers and commodities certificates
- Evidence Synthesis Report Part 2: Environmental Attribute Certificates – Fuels
- Evidence Synthesis Report Part 2: Environmental Attribute Certificates – Electricity
- Evidence Synthesis Report Part 2: Environmental Attribute Certificates – Commodities
Expert Working Groups
The Expert Working Groups bring together subject-matter experts from across business, civil society and academia to provide in-depth input on key topics to support the revision of the Corporate Net-Zero Standard. They focus on five key themes that are critical to businesses setting effective, practical and ambitious targets:
Scope 2: Addressing emissions from purchased or acquired electricity to ensure effective decarbonization.
Scope 3: Target-setting approaches, strategies and interventions for addressing scope 3 emissions.
Removals: Neutralization and Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), particularly regarding removals targets.
Ongoing emissions and BVCM: Addressing ongoing emissions in the transition to net-zero through Beyond Value Chain Mitigation (BVCM) activities, including the scale of action and allowable measures.
Data quality, data assurance and claims: Data quality and assurance and substantiation of claims.
