What is it?
Meta-framework issued or operated by Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market.
Regulatory recognitionNo formal legal recognition; de facto quality floor referenced in CSRD assurance practice and post-EmpCo claim substantiation
Standards & schemes · Meta-framework
ICVCM — Core Carbon Principles
Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market
Which version is current?
Profile version 2. Official information last verified 24 August 2026.
Who and what does it cover?
- Geography
- Global
- Sectors
- Voluntary carbon market (all project types)
- Scope
- Scheme-level (not product)
What does it require?
Supply-side integrity benchmark for carbon credits: ten Core Carbon Principles implemented via an Assessment Framework. As of Aug 2026, 13 crediting programmes are CCP-Eligible (incl. Plan Vivo, Cercarbono, Biocarbon Standard), 41 methodologies approved vs 25 rejected, and ~115M credits carry the CCP label (MSCI, Jul 2026).
What it does not demonstrateThe framework provides principles or alignment guidance; it does not by itself certify performance or establish legal compliance.
How is conformity assessed?
Programme and methodology assessment against the CCP Assessment Framework; CCP label attached to credits in registries
Grievance mechanism—
Who makes the decision?
Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market
Assurance arrangementProgramme and methodology assessment against the CCP Assessment Framework; CCP label attached to credits in registries
Chain of custody
n/a — quality label applied at registry level
ISEAL membership—
Conditional relationships
Claims it may support
A relationship does not mean that the standard proves or validates every use of a claim.
Carbon neutral productProvides evidence for · Alignment with the framework is relevant evidence; frameworks define process, not outcomes — claim wording must not imply certification.see standards.last_verifiedWe offset all our emissionsProvides evidence for · Alignment with the framework is relevant evidence; frameworks define process, not outcomes — claim wording must not imply certification.see standards.last_verifiedNature-based solutions” (offsetting via NbS)Provides evidence for · Alignment with the framework is relevant evidence; frameworks define process, not outcomes — claim wording must not imply certification.see standards.last_verified
Legal context
Laws referencing it
No reviewed law references are published.
Dictionary
Dictionary concepts
Version record
What has changed
- Version 2Initial profile published after recorded site-owner/editor review of the complete standards batch.
- Version 1Initial private editorial draft imported from the reviewed standards handover.
Last verified 24 August 2026. This neutral profile is informational and does not recommend, rank or endorse the standard.