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Corporate Emissions Reduction Transparency report

01 February 2023

The Corporate Emissions Reduction Transparency (CERT) report is a voluntary initiative for eligible companies to present a snapshot of their climate-related commitments, progress and net emissions position. This is presented in the one place, using a standardised framework.

The CERT report was co-designed with industry and through 3 rounds of public consultation. More information about the consultations is available on our consultation hub. The design and guidelines for future CERT reports will continue to evolve.

 

Published CERT reports

How to participate in the next CERT report

Who can opt in

Participation is voluntary and open to companies reporting over 50 kilotonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) emissions a year under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) scheme.

Why opt in

The CERT report is a way for companies to show progress towards reducing emissions or increasing their use of renewable electricity and carbon offsets using a standard framework.

The CERT report is the only initiative in Australia where key elements are verified using data held by the Clean Energy Regulator. The CERT report presents information and data on participant’s scope 1 (direct) and scope 2 (indirect) emissions, in addition to their use of renewable electricity. The CERT report also provides the flexibility for companies to demonstrate where their data and progress has been independently verified. Companies will be able to provide detail on their commitments to reduce scope 3 (supply chain) emissions, as well as international operations. It can be used by companies to support their corporate reporting under other leading sustainability initiatives, such as the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

How to opt in

The opt in period for the 2023 CERT report closed on 31 January 2023. Opt ins for the 2024 CERT report will open in late 2023.

If you would like further information on how to participate, please contact:

Phone: 1300 553 542

Email: CER-Cert@cer.gov.au

Find out more via the guidelines for participants and the additional guidance materials below:

documentasset: CERT Report Guidelines (FY2021-22 and CY2022)

documentasset: CERT Report Reporting Guidance and Supporting Examples (FY2021-22 and CY2022)

Webinars

CERT report webinar session 1 - 24 November 2022

The webinar covers the following topics:

  • an introduction to the CERT report
  • a summary of key changes to the CERT report for 2023
  • reporting requirements.

Webinar recording

 

Presentation slides

documentasset: CERT Report webinar 1 - 24 November 2022

CERT report webinar session 2 – 8 December 2022

The webinar covers the following topics:

  • independently assured commitments
  • revising base period emissions
  • reporting using adjustments (for equity share and calendar year reporters)
  • reporting renewable on-site electricity
  • reporting unit and certificate surrenders.

Webinar recording

 

Presentation slides

documentasset: CERT Report webinar 2 - 8 December 2022


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