Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2 Second Public Consultation
Explore the second draft of the Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2 with our digital consultation guide.
Explore the draft standard
- 01 Getting started
- 02 Take part in the public consultation
- 03 Key elements at a glance
- 04 Key resources
- 05 Draft Standard Chapter 1: Net-Zero Ambition
- 06 Draft Standard Chapter 2: Base Year Assessment
- 07 Draft Standard Chapter 3: Target Setting
- 08 Draft Standard Chapter 4: Taking Responsibility for Ongoing Emissions
- 09 Draft Standard Chapter 5: Assessing Performance and Renewing Targets
- 10 Draft Standard Chapter 6: SBTi Claims
- 11 Frequently asked questions
The SBTi has published everything you need to take part in the second public consultation of the revised draft of the Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.
Key consultation resources
- Executive summary
- Second consultation Standard draft
- Second consultation Standard draft Target-Setting Methods Documentation
- Second consultation Standard draft Pathways Appendix
- Consultation survey
- Consultation survey - PDF version
- Explanatory research series covering key themes in the draft:
- How to use the SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2 alongside other SBTi Standards
- Deep dive: Evolving approaches to address scope 1 emissions
- Integrating a decade of learning in voluntary low-carbon energy markets
- Towards a focused and flexible framework for scope 3 targets
- Ongoing emissions responsibility: A framework for credible and competitive climate action
- Nature and CDR: How SBTi’s Ongoing Emissions Responsibility framework incentivizes both
- Detailed explanatory guide of the second consultation draft
- Ongoing emissions responsibility (OER) tool
Background documents
Overarching
Research
- A BVCM 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
First public consultation
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.
