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 9001, ISO 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.