Publications

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Value Chain Interventions For Scaling Corporate Climate Action

This white paper, co-authored by SustainCERT and Verra, presents a solution to Scope 3 accounting challenges via a Value Chain Intervention Framework (VCIF). The VCIF repurposes established methods for Scope 3 emissions accounting, introducing a pathway for companies to account and report the impacts of value chain interventions.

Cover of a report titled "Principles' by SustainCERT and Climate Ledger,

Principles for Best-Practice Digital Verification

How can digital innovation transform the credibility of carbon markets? This white paper from SustainCERT and the Climate Ledger Initiative explores guiding principles and practical blueprints for digital verification, highlighting how technology can improve accuracy, reduce costs, and scale trusted climate impact.

Digital Measurement, Reporting, and Verification

How can digital innovation make carbon markets more credible and scalable? SustainCERT’s Digital MRV Report explores the state of play in digital Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification, highlighting how new tools can cut costs, improve accuracy, and unlock trust in climate action.

Hitting The Right Target

How can companies improve the accuracy of agricultural Scope 3 emissions data? This joint report from General Mills and SustainCERT introduces a new supply shed monitoring approach that uses remote sensing and biogeochemical modeling to calculate dynamic land-use emission factors. The method offers a pathway to more credible inventories, better-informed mitigation strategies, and collective investment opportunities across value chains.