Carbon Certification for Companies That Think Differently

Natural Carbon Solutions (NCS) is the verification scheme for businesses who don’t fit into generic sustainability boxes.

Our rigorous third-party certification provides pathways that align with how modern businesses operate. Including our breakthrough Carbon Efficiency certification which complements growth focussed business strategies.

Independent Carbon Verification

Natural Carbon Solutions is independently audited to the highest quality standards (ISO 9001ISO 14001, and ISO 14065), Our certification scheme measures both absolute emissions and carbon efficiency, ensuring your sustainability claims stand up to scrutiny. We maintain full alignment with international standards including ISO 14068, ISO 14064, and the GHG Protocol.

ISO 9001:2015

ISO 14001

ISO 14065:2020

When Standard Approaches Don't Fit

Traditional carbon certification assumes every business should follow the same pathway. For companies with ambitious growth plans or complex business models, that one-size-fits-all approach can feel more like a constraint than a credential.

NCS provides rigorous verification across multiple certification pathways, including our proprietary Carbon Efficiency approach that rewards intelligent resource use and value creation.

Environmental credentials that enhance your competitive position whilst maintaining the integrity you need.

Certification Options

Carbon Efficient Certification

The methodology that makes business sense

Our proprietary methodology measures how effectively you use carbon to create value, rewarding efficiency and innovation.

  • Measures carbon effectiveness per unit of value created
  • Compatible with business growth and expansion
  • Rewards innovation and efficiency improvements
  • Creates genuine competitive advantage in tenders
  • Demonstrates strategic environmental thinking


Perfect for: 
Growth-oriented businesses, innovative companies, organisations seeking certification that promotes commercial success instead of carbon accounting

Carbon Neutral Certification

Immediate verified neutrality

Achieve verified carbon neutrality through systematic reductions combined with high-quality offsetting.

  • Immediate carbon neutral positioning
  • ISO 14068 compliant neutrality verification
  • High-quality offset requirements
  • Balanced reduction and neutralisation approach
  • Instant environmental benefits


Perfect for:
Businesses wanting immediate impact with credible reductions, and organisations ready to invest in high-quality offsets

Net Zero Certification

Premium climate leadership credentials

Science-based reductions aligned with SBTi criteria for organisations ready for aggressive decarbonisation.

  • Science-based target alignment and verification
  • Comprehensive value chain decarbonisation
  • Maximum stakeholder impact and recognition
  • Long-term climate leadership positioning
  • Premium environmental credentials


Perfect for:
Organisations with strong market positions and able to accommodate carbon budgets, and companies with stakeholder expectations for Net Zero leadership

Why Businesses Choose NCS

Commercial Intelligence

We understand that environmental credentials need to drive business success. Our certifications help win tenders, build customer confidence, and demonstrate leadership.

Verification Excellence

Rigorous third-party standards without bureaucracy. All certifications independently verified to international standards.

Digital Innovation

Our proprietary Vero platform makes verification collaborative, not confrontational. 40% faster than traditional schemes without cutting corners.

Digital-First Verification with Vero

Our innovative Vero platform transforms certification from a documentation burden into a collaborative journey with real-time interaction, interactive dashboards, and up to 40% less administrative effort than traditional verification methods.

Certification Categories

The Natural Carbon Solutions certification scheme enables environmental impacts to be credibly quantified. Our certifications are third-party audited and provide verification that is compliant with international standards and industry best practices.

Organisation

Certify your organisation's steps to Net Zero

Building

The UK's first Net Zero certification scheme for buildings

Product

Display your achievements with a carbon certification label

Event

The only Net Zero certification of it's kind for events

What Our Clients Say

We make it easy for organisations across every industry to become environmentally responsible. Here’s what some of our clients say:

The Bottom Line

Environmental certification should enhance your competitive position, not constrain your business strategy. NCS delivers verified credentials that work in the real world of tenders, customer relationships, and stakeholder management.

Environmental credentials that work with your business, not against it.

The Bottom Line

Environmental certification should enhance your competitive position, not constrain your business strategy. NCS delivers verified credentials that work in the real world of tenders, customer relationships, and stakeholder management.

Environmental credentials that work with your business, not against it.