Documents
The SOCIALCARBON® Standard contains the information necessary for prior analysis, post-evaluation, approval and registry of carbon offset projects. It functions as a manual, and must be used as a reference for the experts responsible for preparation, monitoring and validation of a project.
Guidance Manuals:
The document below provides orientations on the criteria and procedures a project has to meet in order to become certified:
- SOCIALCARBON Standard [ English ]
- Additional information for auditors of SOCIALCARBON Reports [ English ]
- Basic Guidelines for SOCIALCARBON Assessment in PoAs or Bundling Projects [ English ]
- SOCIALCARBON Project Financial Analysis [ English ]
Document Templates:
The documents below are templates for the SOCIALCARBON Report used to evaluate the project’s contribution to sustainable development.
- SOCIALCARBON Reports Template, Version 3.2 [ English ]
- Guidance for completing SOCIALCARBON Reports, Version 3.2 [ English ]
- Template for reviewing existing indicators, Version 1.1 [ English ]
- Template for submission of new indicators, Version 1.1 [ English ]
Approved Indicators:
The documents below set out the sustainability indicators and how to apply them, according to the type of project
- Industries of the Ceramic Sector, Version 8.2 [ English ]
- Indicators for Forest Projects, Version 2.1 [ English ]
- Indicators for Landfill, Version 1.1 [ English ]
- Indicators for Hydropower Plants, Version 4.1 [ English ]
- Indicators for Micro and Small Scale Hydropower Grouped Project, Version 1.1 [ English ]
- Indicators for Indicators for Efficient Lighting PoA and Bundled Projects, Version 1.0 [ English ]
- Indicators for Fuel Switching Projects, Brazil [ English ]
- Methane avoidance through composting in small and medium sized swine farms, Brazil [English]
Indicators adapted:
The documents below are indicators adapted to specific projects, based on SOCIALCARBON approved indicators.
- Indicators adapted for Cakit Hydropower Plant Project, Turkey [ English ]
- Indicators adapted for Darica-1 99 MW Hydro Power Plant Project, Turkey [English]
- Indicators adapted for Arca Hydroelectric Power Plant Project, Turkey [ English ]
- Indicators adapted for Energy-efficient Lighting System in the Donetsk Region [ English ]
- Indicators adapted for Multiple Hydroelectric Power Plant Projects, Turkey [ English ]
- Indicators adapted for Göktaş-I and II Hydro Electric Power Plant, Turkey [ English ]
- Indicators adapted for Gunder HPP Run-of-River Hydro Project, Turkey [ English ]
- Indicators adapted for Damlapinar HPP, Turkey [English]
- Indicators adapted for Kepeskaya HPP, Turkey [English]
- Indicators adapted for Alkumur HPP, Turkey [English]
- Indicators adapted for Kumkoy HPP [English]
- Indicators adapted for Niksar HPP [English]
Indicators submitted to approval or under consultation proccess:
Application Forms:
- FORM I – Approved Organization; Organization Information [English]
- FORM I.I – Approved Organization; Project Information [English]
- FORM II – Certifying Entity [English]
Communications materials:
- Powerpoint: SOCIALCARBON – Introduction [ English ]
- Powerpoint: SOCIALCARBON – Technical guidance [ English ]
- Powerpoint: SOCIALCARBON – Criteria and procedures for certification [English]
- SOCIALCARBON Brochure [ English ]
SOCIALCARBON Endorsements:
- Use of CCB Standards and SOCIALCARBON Standard by ICROA Members: Policy Paper [ English ]
Books and publications:
The documents below are publications of the Ecologica Institute detailing its experiences with the application and replication of the SOCIALCARBON Methodology
- SOCIALCARBON: Adding Value to Sustainable Development (book) [ English | Portuguese ]
- Multiplier’s Manual on SOCIALCARBON Methodology [ Portuguese ]
- REDD Financial Feasibility Assessment Tool [ English ]
- State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2011 [ English ]
- State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2012 [ English ]
Academic papers and articles:
- Brazilian NGO Creates Innovative Social Carbon Methodology [English]
- Biodiversity and Social Carbon [Portuguese]
- Beneficiaries of CDM in Brazil: how small organizations are being included in the market [Portuguese]
- Ceramic Industries in Brazil: an overview of the sector using the SOCIALCARBON approach [Portuguese]
- Feasibility Study for Generation of Carbon Credits from Biofuels in Brazil [Portuguese]
- Gender-Sensitive Carbon Offsets: A Scoping Study [English]
- Views & Visiones – Conceicao Praun [English]
- SOCIALCARBON Applicability in Ceramic Industries – Brazil [English]
- SOCIALCARBON Applicability in HPP – Brazil [English]