Verra and the W+ Standard have released an updated guidance document (PDF) for proponents of projects in the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program that are concurrently certified with the W+ Standard Program and are seeking to apply a W+ (external) label to Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) generated by their project. A VCU certification label indicates that a project meets the requirements […]
Category Archives: Impact Measurement
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Nov
Jeannette Gurung will be at the COP28 in Dubai, UAE from 4th – 10th December 2023 and is looking forward to connecting with you in person. It will be an opportunity to exchange ideas about some of the trends and discussions surrounding climate action today. Topics we’d be interested to discuss include: 1. Enhancing the […]
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Empower Co. hosted the reception during the NYC Climate week to showcase W+ Standard to scale quantifiable women’s empowerment impact. Jeannette and Rachel presented a brief overview of W+ Standard and Empower Co. It was a diverse gathering of like-minds and hearts from financial institutions, academia, private sector organizations, NGOs, public sector groups, media, and […]
Impact Measurement
W+ Standard featured in World Bank report on quantifying co-benefits of clean cooking
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Improving global cooking conditions is a primary focus of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7, which aims to ‘ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.’ Compared to other SDG 7 targets, however, there has been little progress in expanding access to modern cooking and heating technologies. Nearly 3 billion people still lack […]
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IHS Environmental Markit is the largest global voluntary registry for carbon, water and biodiversity. The role of the Registry is to track W+ environmental projects and issue, transact, and retire serialized credits. Markit in collaboration with the W+ Standard developed a Training Guide for project developers, which details the different steps from the creation of […]
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The Measuring and Reporting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment for Climate and Sustainable Development Goals, on 6 Dec. 2018, was the first of a W+ webinar series that will continue in 2019. Jeannette Gurung, Executive Director of WOCAN, provided an overview of the recent trends and drivers for gender equality and introduced the W+ […]
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The W+ Standard is a unique certification label that measures, quantifies and monetizes the benefits of development and climate projects on women’s empowerment in six areas: Time, Income & Assets, Leadership, Education & Knowledge, Health, and Food Security. Certification requires independent verification of projects’ activities, results and impact. The Social Audit Network (SAN) UK provides […]
Impact Measurement
Measuring and Reporting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment for Climate and SDGs
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Dec
The Measuring and Reporting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment for Climate and Sustainable Development Goals, on 6 Dec. 2018, was the first of a W+ webinar series that will continue in 2019. Jeannette Gurung, Executive Director of WOCAN, provided an overview of the recent trends and drivers for gender equality and introduced the W+ […]
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This factsheet presents the W+ Standard with examples of outcomes and indicators for each of the six domains. Read the factsheet Photo ©: SNV