Reduce Emissions. Demonstrate Real Progress.

The Ethical Trade Alliance Carbon Reduction Standard (Version 1.1, September 2026) establishes auditable requirements for identifying, measuring and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It addresses emissions from an organisation’s own operations and, at applicable certification levels, transportation, logistics, products and other value-chain activities.

A publicly available carbon policy; assigned senior management responsibility; documented greenhouse gas inventories; traceable emission factors and records; measurable, time-bound reduction targets; appropriate legal compliance processes; internal verification; corrective action; and at least annual reporting of emissions performance and progress.

ETA’s Appendix B defines progressive star levels so organisations can begin with operations-related emissions and expand their coverage to activity-related and product-related emissions, enhanced verification, public disclosure and science-based reduction targets. The appropriate level is assessed against the actual requirements of the current ETA standard.

Blue Wolf Certifications conducts the independent assessment of your emissions boundaries, inventories, evidence, reduction initiatives, internal checks and public reporting against ETA’s Carbon Reduction Standard. ETA is responsible for certification and issuing certificates. The audit provides independent assessment of conformance; it is not a guarantee of net-zero status or future emission reductions.

Manufacturers, distributors, logistics providers, service businesses, public organisations and other organisations seeking a structured way to demonstrate emissions accountability and credible progress to customers, buyers and stakeholders.