Program areas at VCS
VCS Program: The VCS Program certifies GHG emission reduction projects according to a rigorous set of rules and requirements that ensure the environmental integrity of those projects.
Plastics Waste Reduction Program: The Plastic Waste Reduction Program (Plastic Program) provides the means for consistent accounting, independent auditing and crediting of new or scaled-up waste collection and recycling projects.
Innovations: Developing new methodologies, tools, program updates and other innovations to enable the VCS and other Verra programs meet emerging needs and opportunities.
Landscale Standard: LandScale (LS) is a collaborative initiative led by the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance, the Rainforest Alliance and Verra. It will provide measurable indicators of the state and trajectory of sustainability at the landscape level across environmental, social, and economic dimensions.
CCB Program: The Climate Community and Biodiversity (CCB) Standards program certifies projects that simultaneously address climate change, support local communities and smallholders, and conserve biodiversity. The CCB Standards are often used in conjunction with VCS Program-certified land management projects, including reforestation, afforestation, vegetation, forest restoration, agroforestry and sustainable agriculture projects.
SDVISta Program: The Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta) is a framework for assessing and reporting on the sustainable development benefits of project-based activities, helping unlock new sources of finance to support and scale up high-impact efforts.
3RI Initiative: Verra, BVRio, Danone, Veolia, Nestle, Tetra Pak, Conservation International, South Pole, Natural Capital Partners and SYSTEMIQ established the 3R Initiative to catalyze the responsible design, use and recovery of plastic materials and to support companies in directly reducing their plastic waste footprints and mitigating potential leakage into the environment.
California Offset Project Registry Program: The VCS-California Offset Project Registry (OPR) supports the State of California's emissions trading program. The OPR facilitates the listing, reporting, and verification of offset projects developed under the regulations of the State's emissions trading program.