ISO and the GHG Protocol join forces to create unified global standards for greenhouse gas measurement and reporting.
Until now, companies have faced a fragmented landscape: multiple frameworks, overlapping requirements, and inconsistent approaches across geographies. This complexity has slowed down action and created confusion for both corporates and policymakers.
With this landmark partnership, ISO – International Organization for Standardization and Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) will:
๐ข Harmonize their current standards (ISO 1406X series + GHG Protocol Corporate, Scope 2 & 3) into co-branded international standards.
๐ข Develop a joint Product Carbon Footprint standard, answering the growing demand for granular value chain data.
๐ข Provide a single, globally recognized language for carbon accounting โ reducing reporting burdens, ensuring comparability, and accelerating climate action.
Why does this matter?
Because consistent and transparent carbon data is the backbone of credible sustainability strategies. For investors, it means clarity. For companies, it means efficiency. For the planet, it means faster progress.
As Emmanuel Faber (International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Chair) noted: โ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐, ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.โ
This is more than a technical alignment, itโs a new era for carbon accounting, and a strong signal that standards bodies are finally moving in sync to serve climate, business and society.
๐ก The next frontier? Ensuring that water and other natural resources follow the same path: unified, transparent, and measurable impacts that integrate into ESG and financial decision-making.
ISO, GHG Protocol Unify Standards for Measuring and Reporting Emissions
