Accreditation Standards

Appendix A of the modalities and procedures for a CDM Decision 3/CMP.1 contain standards for accreditation of operational entities. The Executive Board is responsible for the operationalization of accreditation procedure and standards.

• The Executive Board, in accordance with its workplan, agreed on the adoption of following documents to operationalize the accreditation process for operational entities and contain elaborations of the standards;
• Procedure for accrediting operational entities by the Executive Board of the CDM



• List of sectoral scopes



• Accreditation process forms
• The requirements for the operational entities are contained in many documents which poses difficulties to applicant entities in referring to these documents. The CDM accreditation panel compiled the information related to key requirements for the operational entities in this document. This document is published for convenience only. Other documents approved by CMP or the Executive Board before and after the issuing of this document include information relevant for the duties of Designated Operational Entities and hence, the Designated Operational Entities therefore have to be aware of existing relevant documents and ensure that they are up to date with all relevant information. In case of dispute, the CDM M&P and other documents approved by CMP or the Executive Board should be referred to;
• Requirements for the CDM designated operational entities


• The panel has provided clarifications/guidance, circulated through written e-mails, on issues related to accreditaion process. The document below contains an up to date list of all clarifications/guidance provided by the panel.
• Clarifications/Guidance related to operational entities


• The panel decided to compile all docuemnts related to CDM accreditation requirements, including requirements for CDM operational entities as well as procedures for accreditation, clarifications as well as forms used in the accreditation process. This handbook neither replaces nor adds/deletes any parts of these requirements and procedures for accreditation, which are approved by CMP or the Executive Board. It has been published for convenience of users only. In case of dispute, the CDM M&P and other documents approved by CMP or the Executive Board should be referred to.
• Handbook - Accreditation of Operational Entities by the Executive Board of the CDM