Archived Rainbow Standard Documents

This page contains the archived versions of Rainbow Standard Documents for continuity, transparency, and traceability.

Rainbow Standard Rules

See the version history for a full description of changes.

Document

Highlighted changes

Date released

Rainbow Standard Rules V6.2

Replace DPD with PDD
Revised Additionality Template with new requirements:
- Sensitivity analysis
- For barrier analysis, demonstrate alternative activities does not face same barrier
Revise ESDNH criteria, minimum risks to consider for all projects

October 2024

Rainbow Standard Rules V6.1

New appendix with IT Security requirements
Terminology changes, reflected in the Glossary (notably discount factor and buffer pool)

August 2024

Rainbow Standard Rules V6.0

Revisions made to align with CORSIA and ICROA requirements. Notably through:

Revised additionality assessment requirements and templates
Revised permanence and reversal risks requirements and templates
Revised ESDNH requirements and templates
Alignment of GHG quantification with ISO14064-2:2019

May 2024

Rainbow Standard Rules V5.2

Restructure standard documentation to move all procedures to “Procedure Manual”
Revised Environmental and social do no harm assessment method
Baseline choice approach to be based on WBCSD
Introduction of new appendix on Ramp up effects

October 2023

Rainbow Standard Rules V5.1

Clarification of the text on multidecadal monitoring
Permanence risk assessment introduced
Require all projects to undergo third party VVB validation and verification audit

June 2023

Rainbow Standard Rules V5.0

Restructure all eligibility criteria under 14 distinct criteria
Added section on General LCA methodology
Introduction of Key Impact Indicators in verification mechanism
Revised rules of buffer and provision pool

May 2023

Rainbow Standard Rules V4

In-depth eligibility criteria and project requirements have been established, including Technology Readiness Level (TRL), Rebound effects, Leakage, and the "Do no harm" principle.
A new "provision fund" has been introduced.
Provided more a detailed procedure regarding Validation and Verification Body (VVB) audits.

September 2022

Rainbow Standard Rules V1, 2, and 3

These represent the historical methodology used in the Rainbow Standard. Projects that were initially certified under these earlier versions have undergone a re-evaluation to ensure they meet the criteria of the program's most current version.

May 2022