Our Trustmarks.
What Does “Accounting for Nature® Certified” Mean?
Certification program.
The Trustmark means that a user has applied the world’s most scientifically credible and trusted standard to produce a Certified Account using the Accounting for Nature® Framework.
A Certified Environmental Account is a credible measure of the state of nature using methods under the environmental asset categories of native fauna, native vegetation, soil, freshwater or marine.
All Certified Environmental Accounts undergo a rigorous Verification or Independent Audit before receiving certification.
Our Standard focuses on Practical, scientific and cost-effective measuring, reporting, and verifying of environmental condition changes over time.
Make it stand out.
The Accounting for Nature® Trustmarks are a bold mark for change, helping consumers, organisations and government make choices that are backed by science to better inform decisions for people and nature.
What the certification Trustmarks’ mean.
The Trustmarks recognise Certified Account users for the application of our Standard. It is a seal to represent environmental condition measurement backed by rigorous science to uphold transparency and integrity. It offers users a competitive advantage of being a leader in environmental accounting to inform better investment, policy and management decisions in natural capital and raise awareness of a more sustainable future through integrity.
Using our Trustmarks.
The Accounting for Nature family of Trustmarks includes two distinct icons representing different pathways to certification using the Accounting for Nature® Standard. An Environmental Account can receive certification as a ‘AfN Verified’ or ‘Independent Audit’ account.
Each account is assigned a unique certification number, which is always published below the Trustmark to improve the integrity and transparency of our certification program.
Users of the Certification Trustmarks, must meet the applicable criteria and uphold the highest integrity, as defined in a Certification Licence Agreement.
Guidelines.
Along with our Trustmarks, we have published Trustmark Guidelines. This document incorporates all the need to know about using Trustmarks to ensure compliance and protect its integrity. Account users can access the guidelines in their Account User Portal or request from Accounting for Nature.
Environmental Account log in.
Environmental Account holders that have received certification from Accounting for Nature can log into the account users portal here to access assets and further information.