What Is Climate Neutral Certified?
Climate Neutral Certified was a carbon label from the nonprofit now called The Change Climate Project. It's been replaced by The Climate Label, certified since January 2025. Brands measure their cradle-to-customer emissions each year, plan reductions and fund climate solutions. It covers a company's carbon, not a product's materials.
What Climate Neutral Certified checks
- Yearly measurement of the emissions from making and delivering the company's products
- A plan to cut emissions, with reduction actions and results tracked
- A minimum climate transition budget, set by a carbon fee, to fund decarbonization
- Year-on-year tracking and public disclosure of emissions
What Climate Neutral Certified doesn’t cover
- Zero impact. The Change Climate Project says certification doesn't mean a product or company has zero environmental impact.
- What the clothing is made of, including whether it's synthetic
- Chemicals, dyes and finishes
How to check a Climate Neutral Certified certificate
The Change Climate Project keeps a public directory of brands certified with The Climate Label.
- Search the brand. Enter the brand name in the certified brand directory.
- Check the label name. A brand still showing only the old Climate Neutral Certified badge may not have certified under the current standard.
Climate Neutral Certified questions
Does Climate Neutral Certified still exist?
No. The Climate Label replaced it. The 2025 Standard launched publicly in fall 2024, and certification under it began in January 2025.
Is it the same as carbon offsetting?
The current standard asks brands to fund a climate transition budget. That money can go to their own operations, their supply chain or projects outside it, including clean energy credits and carbon removals.
Does it mean a garment is low-impact?
No. It covers the company's carbon accounting and funding. A certified brand can still sell clothing made from any fiber.