Strategic Guidance for Climate Active Certification of Products and Services
End-to-end support for Climate Active certification (products & services) from a registered consultant, covering life cycle assessment, carbon accounting, offsetting and independent validation for any sector.
Certify Your Product Line
Product and service-level carbon neutral certification requires its own measurement boundary and evidence trail, distinct from an organisation-wide claim. Our team can scope exactly what your certification needs.
See Our ProcessClimate Active Certification (Products & Services): What It Is and Why It Matters
Climate Active certification (products & services) is Australia’s only government-backed carbon neutral certification pathway for individual products, product lines and services. Administered by the Australian Government, it allows a specific product or service, rather than your whole organisation, to carry the Climate Active Carbon Neutral Certification Trade Mark, giving customers, retailers and procurement teams clear, independently validated proof that the emissions associated with that product or service have been measured, reduced and offset.
At Aqualis Carbon Advisory, our team includes registered Climate Active consultants, and we work confidently with the Climate Active Carbon Neutral Standard for Products & Services across any sector, from food and beverage and building products to professional and logistics services. Our engineering-led approach draws on life cycle assessment methodology aligned with the GHG Protocol Product Standard and ISO 14040/14044, so your product’s functional unit, attributable processes and emissions boundary are defined correctly from the outset.
Whether you are certifying your first product line or expanding certification across a broader product suite, we manage the full process end to end, including functional unit definition, life cycle assessment, carbon account preparation, offset selection, independent validation coordination, public disclosure statement drafting and annual reporting support.
What Climate Active Certification for Products and Services Requires
The Climate Active Carbon Neutral Standard for Products & Services is structured around five obligations. Each must be met annually to achieve and maintain a valid certification for your product or service.
Define a Functional Unit and Prepare a Carbon Account
Define a functional unit that describes your product or service, then identify every attributable process across its life cycle, from raw materials and manufacturing through to distribution, use and end of life. All attributable emissions must be included and the boundary transparently disclosed.
Emissions Reduction Strategy
Develop and maintain an emissions reduction strategy identifying the measures you will undertake to reduce emissions across the product or service life cycle, such as sustainable design, supply chain management and energy efficiency, before turning to offsetting.
Cancel Eligible Offset Units
Compensate for remaining emissions each year by cancelling an equivalent number of eligible offset units, such as Australian Carbon Credit Units, Verified Carbon Units or Verified Emissions Reductions, reported transparently against your product or service claim.
Independent Validation
Your base year carbon account must be independently validated before certification is granted, with ongoing validation required at least once every three years. Products with a current, EN 15804-compliant Environmental Product Declaration may qualify for a streamlined validation pathway.
Annual Public Disclosure
Publish an annual public report covering gross and net emissions for the base year and current reporting period, your emissions reduction strategy and cancelled offset units. For certified products and services, this report is automatically published on the Climate Active website.
How We Deliver Climate Active Certification for Your Products and Services
We manage the entire certification process so your team can stay focused on the business. Our structured, five-stage engagement is designed to meet the requirements of the Climate Active Carbon Neutral Standard for Products & Services efficiently and without unnecessary complexity, for any product category or service type.
Functional Unit and Boundary Scoping
We work with you to define a clear functional unit for your product or service, map its life cycle from cradle to grave or cradle to gate, and identify every attributable process that must sit within your emissions boundary.
Life Cycle Assessment and Carbon Account
We collect activity data across the product or service life cycle, apply credible and reliable emission factors from sources such as the National Greenhouse Accounts Factors and AusLCI, and calculate your complete carbon account for the base year.
Reduction Strategy and Offset Advice
We prepare your emissions reduction strategy, covering sustainable design, supply chain and process improvements, and provide independent, unbiased guidance on selecting and cancelling eligible offset units for your residual emissions.
Validation Coordination
We coordinate with an accredited independent validator to complete the base year validation required for your application, including the streamlined pathway where a current Environmental Product Declaration is already in place.
Application and Annual Reporting
We prepare your public report and application package for submission to the Australian Government, then provide ongoing annual reporting support so your product or service certification stays current year after year.
Certified Climate Active Consultant for Product and Service Carbon Neutrality
We are an independent Australian climate advisory firm, and our team includes registered Climate Active consultants. Our engineering-led approach to life cycle assessment and carbon accounting means we can confidently take a product or service through certification in any sector, applying the same technical rigour to every engagement.
Our credentials include:
Our Full Range of Services
Certifying a product or service is one step on a broader sustainability journey. Aqualis offers complementary services to help you measure, disclose, reduce and verify your environmental performance across your entire value chain.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions about Climate Active certification for a product or service? Here are the questions we hear most often from Australian businesses considering certification for a product line or service offering.
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