Development of SDG Impact tools: Open call to help ensure credibility + comparability in SDG claims

Development of SDG Impact tools: Open call to help ensure credibility + comparability in SDG claims

 

To ensure market mechanisms effectively channel finance to high-impact projects and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a meaningful way, while also stemming the emergence of "SDG washing", quantification and claims of sustainable development outcomes must be rigorous, credible and yet simple to achieve.

 

To play our part in making this happen, Gold Standard is developing IT-based SDG Impact Tools that will:

 

• Ensure SDG impact claims made by projects are accurate and credible
• Standardise impact indicators and quantification approaches to allow for clear comparison of project performance
• Celebrate multiple SDG impacts while minimising the extra burden of Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV)
• Provide a user-friendly interface for monitoring, quantification + reporting

 

We have completed the first phase of this programme and will shortly be publishing guidance – supported by myclimate, Climate Seed, the Swedish Energy Agency, and UN SDSN - to inform impact and indicator identification and tool development.

 

We are now seeking partners to help deliver the next phase of this SDG Impact Tools Development Programme, forming working groups for various activity types, including community services, renewable energy, land use and more. By contributing to the technical development of the tools, you can ensure the modules are developed in-line with your projects, receive recognition for market innovation and development, and benefit from other profiling opportunities.  

 

 

 How to get involved 

 

Read an overview of the SDG Impact Tools Programme>>

 

More information on the open call for development partners>>

 

Please submit your expressions of interest to platform@goldstandard.org>> indicating the activity type that is of most interest to you (e.g. community services, renewable energy, waste management, forestry or agriculture).

 

If you need any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

 

Kind regards

The Gold Standard Team

Gold Standard
Geneva, Switzerland
Tel +41 22 788 70 80

Email: help@goldstandard.org

www.goldstandard.org

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