We provide certifications for organisations, products and events.

Our certification pathways include Carbon Commit, Net Zero Scope 1 & 2, Net Zero, and Climate Positive, allowing clients to choose an approach that reflects their current level of maturity and ambition.

We also undertake lifecycle assessments (LCAs) for buildings, which support design decisions and carbon reduction pathways rather than building certification.

Yes.

Our certification is built on internationally recognised greenhouse gas and climate frameworks, meaning it can be used with confidence in conversations with offshore stakeholders, global customers, supply chains and international reporting audiences.
For many clients, this matters because it helps ensure their climate claims are credible beyond the New Zealand and Australian market.

This certification combines technical credibility and practical flexibility.

It is designed to support staged progress, align with recognised international standards, and provide an accessible, commercially workable pathway for organisations wanting certification that is both robust and practical.

 Where removals are part of the approach, we place strong value on high-integrity NZ-based options where appropriate, helping clients build a more locally grounded and defensible climate position over time.

Certification means assessing a defined emissions boundary against a clear technical standard, and verifying the underlying data, methodology and claims through independent third-party verification before certification is issued.

In practice, it provides a structured and externally credible way to measure emissions, identify reduction opportunities, manage residual emissions, and make climate claims that can stand up under scrutiny.

All certifications are supported by independent third-party verification, undertaken in line with recognised verification standards. We work with independent verifiers throughout the process to ensure the outcome is credible, impartial and able to stand up externally.

Our certification programmes are aligned with internationally recognised greenhouse gas and climate frameworks, including:

• GHG Protocol (organisational, product and event standards)

• ISO 14064-1 (GHG measurement and reporting)

• ISO 14064-3 (independent verification)

• ISO 14067 (product carbon footprints)

• ISO 14044 / EN 15978 (life cycle assessment for buildings)

• relevant net zero and integrity guidance, including UN “Integrity Matters” and IPCC-aligned climate science

These are the core frameworks used internationally for credible climate measurement, verification and claims.

Yes — depending on the certification pathway.Options include Net Zero Scope 1 & 2, full Net Zero, and Climate Positive. This allows organisations to take a practical approach, starting with a defined boundary and expanding over time, rather than needing to solve the full value chain immediately..

Switching is usually more straightforward than people expect.

We begin by reviewing your current certification scope, emissions data and timing, and then map a clear transition pathway from there. In most cases, existing work can be carried across, with any required updates identified early so the process remains smooth and efficient.

We have experience supporting organisations through this transition, and aim to make it as seamless as possible, avoiding unnecessary duplication while ensuring the resulting certification is technically robust and supportable.

Toitū is a well-established certification provider in New Zealand. Lever Room was built to give the market a more accessible, high-impact pathway to credible carbon certification.

We combine carbon measurement, practical reduction advice, reporting, independent assurance and certification in one programme. Our approach is designed to be rigorous, practical and proportionate — making credible certification available to more organisations without unnecessary complexity or cost.

A key difference is the boundary of the claim. Toitū Net Carbon Zero is publicly described as compensating emissions within Toitū’s minimum boundary. Lever Room’s Net Zero certification is designed around a full value-chain view of Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.

This is important because global best-practice guidance has moved beyond narrow operational boundaries. The UN Integrity Matters report, ISO Net Zero Guidelines and SBTi all point toward net zero claims that are transparent, science-aligned and consider value-chain emissions — not just direct operations.

For many organisations, a large part of their footprint sits outside direct operations, in suppliers, products, freight, travel, waste and other business activities. Measuring the full value chain gives organisations better insight into where emissions are coming from and where the biggest reduction opportunities are.

It also reduces the risk of customers or stakeholders misunderstanding the claim. If certification only covers part of the footprint, people may think the organisation has addressed more of its climate impact than it has.

Lever Room helps organisations measure more completely, reduce more practically, and make climate claims they can stand behind.

If you have a question about a Lever Room certification, please contact info@leverroom.com.

Please include the certification or claim you are asking about, the specific point you would like clarified, and any relevant evidence or context.

This helps us respond accurately. Where needed, we may also refer the question to the independent verifier.