Rating Internacional - Clasificación de Riesgo
📊 Specialized Evaluation

4.-International Rating – Risk Classification
The Guarantee Your Project Needs

In a global market where transparency and trust are essential, an International Rating or Risk Classification is your seal of quality. This independent assessment analyzes the solvency, credibility, and risks of your carbon credit project, assuring buyers and investors that your initiative meets the highest standards of integrity and sustainability.

4 Weeks
🛡️ Garantía
💰 Average Cost

What is it?

A specialized analysis using international assessment tools that measures:

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Environmental Integrity

Are the credits real and additional?

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Project governance

Does the team have experience and capacity?

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Social and environmental impact

Does the project generate co-benefits aligned with the SDGs?

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Additionality

Does the project have verifiable additionality?

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Permanence

Will the captured or stored carbon persist over time?

Why is it crucial?

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For sellers

Certify the quality of your project, add value to your loans, and attract serious buyers.

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For buyers

Reduce risks, protect reputations, and facilitate decision-making with reliable data.

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For the market

It sets a standard of transparency and trust, driving investment in high-integrity projects.

Criteria evaluated

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Environmental Integrity

Additionality, conservative baseline, permanence and management of fugitive emissions.

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Governance

Developer capacity, contractual agreements, and technical or regulatory risks.

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Positive impact

Social (employment, health) and environmental (biodiversity, SDGs) benefits.

💡 Important: This is an average cost study that includes several key points using up-to-date analysis tools. Within a 4-week period , it allows for an evaluation, scoring, and related project improvements for international presentation and sales.

Parameters and Rating Scale
Criterion Description Importance Scoring Scale (1-5)
Additionality Does the project depend on loans to be viable? 25% 5: Demonstrated with financial/legal analysis. 1: Not additional.
Permanence Risk of reversal (e.g., fires, logging). 20% 5: Buffer >20%, management plan. 1: No mitigation.
Baseline Is it realistic and conservative? 15% 5: Modeled with local data. 1: Overestimated.
Leaks Emissions shifted to other areas? 10% 5: Quantified and mitigated. 1: Ignored.
M.R.W. Quality of monitoring, reporting and verification. 15% 5: Public and verified data. 1: Lack of transparency.
Co-benefits Social and environmental impact (biodiversity, communities). 10% 5: CCB Certified. 1: No benefits.
Governance Team strength, track record, transparency. 5% 5: Verifiable track record. 1: No experience.
The following scale is used for rating assignment.
Total Score Rating Interpretation
4.5 - 5.0AAAMaximum quality, minimum risks.
4.0 - 4.4AAHigh quality, manageable risks.
3.5 - 3.9AGood quality, acceptable risks.
3.0 - 3.4BBBAverage quality, weak additionality.
2.5 - 2.9BBLow quality, significant risks.
2.0 - 2.4BVery low quality, risk of greenwashing.
< 2.0CCritical: Does not meet minimum standards.

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