The Development and Climate Alliance offers its supporters a seal. Our SDGold seal is validated by the independent inspection organisation DEKRA and adapted to EU regulations. It is granted to organisations that campaign for sustainable development and thereby advocate for development and climate protection in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. The award follows the completion of the five-step-process and enables organisations to convey their commitment in a credible and transparent way.
The foundation operates as an independent advisor in the area of climate protection and development and has developed the seal based upon its demands. Following EU regulation, the foundation functions as system owner and has won the certification organisation DEKRA as an external inspection that ensures that the demands are assessed and met by the organisations.
The seal highlights robust accounting as well as science-based climate goals and the progression of “avoid, reduce, and offset”. Thereby, you are able to select the contribution model as an alternative or addition to compensation.
The certified commitment of organisations goes far beyond offsetting greenhouse gas emissions. The reduction of emissions is also assessed as a component of the organisation’s climate strategy. In a similar fashion, the development impacts achieved for populations in the Global South are taken into consideration.
The seal can be used to communicate effectively to the public as the certified commitment to development and the climate is transparent and holistic in the sense of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement.
More than “carbon neutral”:
Organisations that are already supporters of the Development and Climate Alliance and fulfil the basic criteria can receive the seal.
The declaration of participation is the first step of your commitment.
Here you can check whether you fulfil the basic requirements, with no obligation and free of charge.
This tool is currently only available in German.
The SDGold seal is awarded to organisations that have chosen the path to sustainable transformation. We support you through the whole review process and answer your questions. As for every path taken, reaching the destination is easier when the stretch is divided into stages. Drawing up a greenhouse gas balance is one of these stages. SDGo – Destination SDGold – is an important milestone in the review process. The next step is to assess the goals and measures in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to consider offsetting contributions, and to look at development impacts. When the process is completed successfully, the SDGold seal is awarded for three years. It rewards companies with “Excellence in Sustainable Development”.
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