Services

What the Network Does:

The Climate Neutral Network certifies companies whose products, services, and/or enterprises have a net zero impanct on global warming. CNN also licenses certified businesses to use the Climate Cool™ brand to enhance their own brand image.

The Network provides certification services on a fee-for-service basis through a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.

Participation in the Network represents a unique opportunity for companies to collaborate on bold, profitable climate neutral strategies that maximize the economic, environmental, and community benefits of climate neutral innovations.

CNN certification provides important benefits to businesses and consumers:

Builds credibility of the Climate Neutral Network certification with rigorous protocols and professional review along with ongoing monitoring of the efficacy of offset projects.
Empowers companies to differentiate products, services and enterprises thereby increasing market share and bottom line through leadership in reducing climate change.
Empowers consumers to be environmentally conscious in purchasing decisions.
Empowers communities by collaboratig on environmentally advantageous carbon offset projects.
Builds the credibility and integrity of the Climate Cool™ brand.

Contact: Heather Christine Tischbein, Executive Director

Climate Cool™ Review and Certification

Climate Neutral Network offers a confidential review and certification service to ensure that a company or organization's proposed portfolios of carbon emission reduction and offset projects are scientifically sound, highly credible, and merit broad stakeholder support.

CNN certification assures that a company or organization has completely offset the greenhouse gases generated at each stage of the life-cycle of a product or service: the sourcing of its materials; its manufacturing or production; and its distribution, use, and ultimate end-of-life disposition. Companies or institutions that offset all of the gases resulting from the full spectrum of their internal operations receive Climate Cool™ enterprise certification.

Reductions and Offsets

Look through the treetops to see a cleaner sky.

Successful CNN certification applications include both internal reduction activities and offset purchases. Equipment upgrades, improvements in process and operations efficiency, and the use of renewable energy technologies are all examples of internal reduction activities that could be used as part of a Climate Cool™ certification application.

External offset projects might include energy-efficiency and renewable-energy projects such as installing energy efficient lighting in a public school or purchasing rooftop photovoltaic systems for a community center. Offsets can also be made through greenhouse gas sequestration projects like the conservation and management of threatened forests or planting trees in a public park or urban setting.

Climate Cool Trademark

CNN certified companies have access to the use of a trademark and brand to clearly identify their certified products, services, and enterprises. Certified companies may choose to license the Climate Cool™ trademark and brand for use in product or company promotion. The Network actively protects the integrity of the trademark in the marketplace.

Getting Started

Please fill out our Interest Statement form for a quick reply!