Carbon Footprint Certification

Certification & Assurance

We offer certifications for organisations of all sizes, events, products and buildings.

Our certifications are independently verified and our programme is internationally recognised as best practice in its field.

Our Certifications

  • Logo for The Lever Room Carbon Commit Certified with ISO 14064-1 certification

    Carbon Commit

    We certify that an organisation has measured their carbon footprint and demonstrated a commitment to reducing emissions over time.

    Carbon Commit Certification is suitable for organisations who would like to understand the significant aspects of their carbon footprint.

  • Logo for The Lever Room Net Zero Certified with green geometric design and certification scope and ISO standard.

    Net Zero Scope 1 & 2

    We assess your carbon footprint and help design an action plan for reducing emissions. Scope 1 & 2 emissions that can’t be reduced are removed through high integrity nature-based projects.

    Net Zero Scope 1 + 2 Certification indicates that an organisation is drawing down 100% of the carbon emitted across Scopes 1 & 2.

  • Net Zero

    We assess your carbon footprint and help design an action plan for reducing emissions. Emissions that can’t be reduced are removed through high integrity nature based projects.

    Net Zero Certification indicates that an organisation is drawing down 100% of the carbon it emits.

  • The Lever Room, Climate Positive Certified, ISO 14064-1

    Climate Positive

    Climate Positive Certification is our gold-standard accreditation for any organisation aiming to lead the way by drawing down 125% of the carbon it emits.

    We assess your carbon footprint and help design an action plan for reducing emissions. Emissions that can’t be reduced are removed through high integrity nature based projects.

Certification Technical Specifications

Certification confirms that an organisation has measured and managed its emissions in line with recognised international standards and has met defined programme requirements following independent third-party assurance.

  • Carbon Commit
    Technical Requirements:

    → Commitment to formally reducing emissions.

    → Development of a Climate Action Plan, with exemptions applicable for years 1 and 2.

    → Annual review of Plan with performance informing meaningful efforts, strategies and improvement actions.

  • Net Zero Scope 1 & 2
    Technical Requirements:

    → Development of a Climate Action Plan with exemptions for Year 1 & 2.

    → Annual review of Plan with performance informing meaningful efforts, strategies and improvement actions.

    → Commitment to reducing emissions.

    → 100% offset of emissions for scopes
    1 & 2.

  • Net Zero
    Technical Requirements:

    → Development of a Climate Action Plan with exemptions for Year 1& 2.

    → Annual review of Plan with performance informing meaningful efforts, strategies and improvement actions.

    → Commitment to reducing emissions.

    → 100% offset of emissions.

  • Climate Positive
    Technical Requirements:

    → Development of a Climate Action Plan with exemptions for Year 1& 2.

    → Annual review of Plan with performance informing meaningful efforts, strategies and improvement actions.

    → Commitment to reducing emissions.

    → 125% offset of emissions.

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Our Certification Committment

Our certification programme meets the highest industry protocols and stands up to thorough scrutiny. To achieve this, we’ve documented key programme commitments.

  • Best Practice: Continually update our programme requirements in response to the latest industry developments, scientific research, and regulatory requirements.

  • Science-based: GHG measurement and management requirements are based on the best available science, as well as aligned with national and international standards.

  • Transparent: Maintain a transparent and open approach to our programme operations, including our assessment processes and certification requirements.

  • Disclosure: Provide GHG data to relevant stakeholders so they can best understand issued claims.

  • Practicality: Recognising the needs of our programme participants and meaningful carbon management.

We provide participants with robust, credible and meaningful GHG emissions certifications. By adhering to these principles, we support the transition towards a low-carbon future and contribute to global efforts to mitigate climate change.

Alignment with Existing Standards and Protocols

Certification options incorporate and are aligned with accepted standards and protocols through our Technical Specifications. Examples of current accepted standards and protocols include.

  • The GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard.

  • The GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard.

  • ISO 14064 Series for Organisations

  • ISO 14067 Series for Products

  • EN 15978 and ISO 14044 Series for Buildings

  • Integrity Matters: Net Zero Commitments by Business, Financial Institutions, Cities and Regions.

Certification FAQs

  • Lever Room provides climate certifications for:

    • Organisations

    • Products

    • Events

    We also undertake lifecycle assessments (LCA) for buildings, but we do not certify buildings.
    Building LCAs support design decisions and carbon reduction pathways — they are analysis services, not certifications.

  • Our approach is:

    • Independently verified

    • Aligned with the correct international greenhouse gas standards

    • Applicable to organisations, products, and events

    • Technically rigorous and transparent

    • Focused on genuine emissions reduction, not just offsets

    • Supported by strong expertise in GHG accounting and building carbon analysis

    We provide a credible, science-aligned pathway to climate action - practical enough for real progress, rigorous enough for stakeholder confidence.

  • It means that an organisation, product, or event has:

    • Measured its greenhouse gas emissions using recognised international standards

    • Had those emissions independently verified by an external assurance provider

    • Met the technical requirements for the relevant certification level

    • Committed to ongoing reduction

    • Completed required annual reviews

    It’s a clear, independent, evidence-based climate claim.

  • ‍ Yes.
    All certifications require independent third-party verification by an external greenhouse gas assurance provider working to ISO 14064-3 and hold CEP accreditation.

    ‍ ‍

    Lever Room does not verify its own measurement work.
    We issue certification only after independent verification confirms compliance with the standards.

  • We deliberately separate roles:

    1. Measurement – may be completed by Lever Room or any other provider

    2. Independent verification – always performed by an external assurance provider

    3. Certification – issued only after independent verification confirms compliance

    This is the internationally recognised model for credible climate certification.

  • Our programme aligns with the key international greenhouse gas frameworks:

    • GHG Protocol (Corporate, Product, and Event Standards)

    • ISO 14064-1 – GHG measurement

    • ISO 14064-3 – independent verification

    • ISO 14067 – product carbon footprints

    • ISO 14044 / EN 15978 – for building LCAs

    • UN “Integrity Matters” net-zero guidance

    • Latest IPCC-aligned climate science

    These are the correct standards for organisational, product, and event climate claims.

  • No. ISO 17065 and JAS-ANZ accreditation apply to schemes that certify product safety, performance, or regulated ecolabel criteria. That is a different category of certification.

    Lever Room certifies climate performance, which is governed by the greenhouse gas standards:

    • ISO 14064-1

    • ISO 14064-3

    • ISO 14067

    • GHG Protocol

    Our certifications are issued only after independent third-party verification confirms full compliance with these standards.

    For climate certification, the global integrity requirements are:

    • independent verification

    • alignment with the correct GHG standards

    • transparent rules

    • annual review

    —not JAS-ANZ accreditation.

  • No.
    We undertake LCA and carbon modelling for buildings using ISO 14040/44 and EN 15978, but these are analysis-only services, not certifications.

  • Yes.
    Event footprints are measured to GHG Protocol Event Standard requirements and certified after independent verification confirms the data and steps taken meet our technical requirements.

  • Climate certification is designed for organisational and business-to-business climate disclosure, not retail ecolabelling.


    International practice focuses on:

    • independent verification

    • transparent technical criteria

    • clear mark-use rules

    • annual review

    Certified clients are authorised to display their certification mark and can provide evidence of certification to stakeholders when required.

  • We provide Certification Mark Guidelines covering correct use, placement, communication requirements, and consequences of misuse.
    We monitor mark use to maintain programme integrity.