Frequently Asked
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CarbonCert business certification is a complete carbon neutrality solution. We calculate your business's carbon footprint, retire verified carbon credits on your behalf through internationally recognised registries (Verra, Gold Standard, UNFCCC), and provide you with an ISO 14064-aligned certificate, a live trust badge for your website, and a public verification page — all included in every plan.

Per-employee plans are instant — we estimate your footprint using verified regional averages based on your headcount. Best for remote teams, agencies, and service businesses. Custom audits use our calculator to build a precise footprint from your actual energy, travel, and supply chain data. Best for businesses with offices, vehicles, or complex operations. Both paths include the full CarbonCert certification package.

Minutes, not months. Our AI-powered calculator takes around 2 minutes to complete. Once you've chosen your plan and confirmed payment, your certificate, badge, and verification page go live immediately. Per-employee plans are even faster — choose your headcount, pay, and you're certified.

Yes. PPN 06/21 requires UK government suppliers to produce a Carbon Reduction Plan. CarbonCert provides everything procurement teams typically ask for: an ISO-aligned certificate, verified offset documentation with registry serial numbers, a Carbon Reduction Plan, and a public verification page they can check independently. One link, everything verified.

Every business plan includes: an ISO 14064-aligned certificate with a unique certificate number and registry serial numbers, a live trust badge you can embed on your website with one line of code, a public verification page where anyone can independently verify your status, and a dashboard to manage your assets, track your impact, and download reports.

The CarbonCert trust badge is a live-verified widget you embed on your website — similar to a Trustpilot widget, but for carbon neutrality. It updates automatically when you renew and links directly to your public verification page. Installation is a single script tag. Visitors can click it to independently verify your carbon neutral status.

Yes. Your plan renews automatically and we retire fresh credits each year on your behalf. Your certificate number stays the same, but the validity dates and registry serial numbers update. Your badge and verification page always reflect your current status — no manual action needed.

A carbon credit represents one tonne of CO₂ equivalent (tCO₂e) that has been either removed from the atmosphere or prevented from being emitted. Credits are generated by verified climate projects — like forest conservation, renewable energy installations, or methane capture — and are tracked on international registries to ensure each tonne is only counted once.

Retiring a carbon credit means permanently removing it from circulation on the issuing registry. Once retired, the credit cannot be sold, transferred, or used again. This is the only way to legitimately claim an offset — simply buying a credit isn't enough. CarbonCert retires every credit on the relevant registry (Verra, Gold Standard, or UNFCCC) with a unique serial number that anyone can verify.

We source credits exclusively from the three largest and most respected carbon registries in the world: Verra (VCS — Verified Carbon Standard), Gold Standard (VER — Verified Emission Reduction), and the UNFCCC (CER — Certified Emission Reduction). These registries independently verify, track, and publicly record every credit and retirement.

Our portfolio includes reforestation and forest conservation (REDD+), renewable energy (wind, solar, hydro), clean cookstove distribution, methane capture from landfills, and clean water projects. Every project is independently audited and verified, and delivers measurable emissions reductions alongside co-benefits aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

We understand the concern, and we share it. Offsetting should never replace genuine efforts to reduce emissions. That's why every CarbonCert business plan includes a Carbon Reduction Plan — a commitment to reduce your footprint over time. Offsetting is best understood as a way to take responsibility for emissions you can't yet eliminate, while funding projects that deliver real, measurable climate benefits today.

Every credit we retire is traceable by serial number on the issuing registry's public database. Your certificate and verification page include the registry name, project details, credit serial numbers, and retirement date. Anyone can independently verify your claims — no trust required, just transparency.

These are categories defined by the GHG Protocol. Scope 1 covers direct emissions from sources you own or control (e.g. gas boilers, company vehicles). Scope 2 covers indirect emissions from purchased energy (e.g. electricity). Scope 3 covers all other indirect emissions in your value chain (e.g. employee commuting, business travel, purchased goods). Our custom audit estimates across all three scopes.