Explore the ICR program
On this site, you will find requirements, procedures, and templates for climate projects seeking to register with us, as well as templates and documentation for validation and verification. Everything you need to know about the principles a climate project must conform to, the required documentation, and the process of registering with ICR, is available on this site.
ICR Requirements and ISO 14064-2
Scroll down to read more about how ICRs framework, having its foundation in ISO 14064-2 and principles for credit issuance that arose under UNFCCC’s Clean Development Mechanism, enables project activities’ access to the voluntary carbon market more efficiently and ensures that ICCs are high-integrity carbon credits qualified for voluntary use across the globe.
…Or you can jump straight to the ICR requirement document to explore in detail what’s needed for your project to be registered with ICR!
ICR Templates
All projects need to provide information on their mitigation outcome using ICR templates.
Validation and Verification
Validation/verification bodies (VVBs) assess projects for conformity to ICRs Requirements, ISO 14064-2. VVBs are qualified, independent third parties which ICR approves to conduct validation and verification based on their accreditation.
Fundamental principles
Following the carbon principles ensures that projects generate real, additional, transparent, and verifiable climate impact with high environmental and social integrity.
ICR Processes
Validation and verification bodies
Click the logos below to explore the validation and verification bodies that provide validation and verification of projects registered with the ICR. Information on their accreditation, sectoral scopes and contact details is provided.
Approved VVBs
| ICR Requirements | Version | Date of the newest version | Older versions |
| ICR requirement document | 4.0 | 14. October 2022 | 3.0 |
| ICR methodology requirements | 2.0 | 14. October 2022 | 1.0 |
| ICR approved methodologies | 3.0 | 14. October 2022 | 1.0 2.0 |
| ICR definitions | 1.0 | 14. October 2022 | |
| ICR Procedures | Version | Date of the newest version | Older versions |
| ICR process requirement | 4.0 | 14. October 2022 | 2.0 3.0 |
| ICR methodology approval process | 2.0 | 14. October 2022 | 1.0 |
| ICR board procedures | 2.0 | 14. October 2022 | 1.0 |
| ICR program advisory panel | 2.0 | 14. October 2022 | 1.0 |
| Templates | Version | Date of the newest version | Older versions |
| ICR project design description | 3.0 | 14. October 2022 | 2.0 |
| ICR monitoring report | 3.0 | 14. October 2022 | 2.0 |
| ICR validation report | 3.0 | 14. October 2022 | 2.0 |
| ICR verification report | 3.0 | 14. October 2022 | 2.0 |
| ICR validation and verification report | 1.0 | 14. October 2022 | |
| ICR methodology description | 2.0 | 14. October 2022 | 1.0 |
| ICR concept note | 1.0 | 19. February 2022 | |
| Validation and Verification Bodies | Version | Date of the newest version | Older versions |
| VVB application form | 2.0 | 11. August 2021 | |
| KYC | Version | Date of the newest version | Older versions |
| KYC form | 4.0 | 26. October 2021 | 3.0 2.0 |
| Other Documentation | Version | Date of the newest version | Older versions |
| ICR representation deed | 2.0 | 16. October 2022 | |
| Conflict of interest policy | 1.0 | 9. February 2022 | |
| Privacy policy | 2.0 | 11. August 2021 | |
| Terms and conditions | 4.0 | 15. March 2023 | 3.0, 2.0 |
| ICR registry user guide | 2.0 | 7. July 2022 | |
| ISO Standards | Year | ||
| ISO 14064-1 | 2018 | ||
| ISO 14064-2 | 2019 | ||
| ISO 14064-3 | 2019 | ||
| ISO 14065 | 2020 | ||
| ISO 14066 | 2011 | ||
| ÍST TS 92 | 2022 |
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