Climate Beneficial™ Verification Program
Climate Beneficial™ agriculture is a holistic approach to farming that aims to support whole farm health in order to rebalance the carbon cycle, improve soil health, protect watersheds, support local biodiversity, and contribute to resilient producer livelihoods.
As a verification and product label Climate Beneficial provides an industry aligned mechanism to equitably compensate growers for landscape transformation and deliver brands the data and storytelling assets necessary for their sustainability goals.
Through a whole farm planning process, engagement with the CBV team, and work with regional technical assistance providers growers choose a set of practices that holistically tackle outcome categories, maximize impact, and attune to the specific landscape and growing context.
Climate Beneficial™ fiber producers begin by creating a holistic Resilient Ranch Plan, or Carbon Farm Plan; an integral farm planning process pioneered by our partners at The Carbon Cycle Institute. Producers work with regional Technical Assistance providers (TAPs) to identify opportunities, priorities, and plans to transition to Climate Beneficial™ farming and ranching practices during this process. TAP’s are funded by state and federal grant dollars and work to connect growers with other funding sources that can support their transition alongside market premiums.
Producers then implement plans, monitor practices, and report on results – supporting outcomes across our key impact areas: soil health, carbon sequestration, biodiversity, watershed health and community resilience. Each practice is mapped against these Climate Beneficial™ Verified (CBV) Outcome categories in order to support growers in an implementation strategy that will allow them to achieve holistic outcomes. For full details on the verification program impact assessment framework, verification process, and claims guidance you can see the program guidance document.
Join Us In Landscape-Level Change
Source Climate Beneficial fiber for your clothing or home goods: independent designers and brands can learn more about Climate Beneficial Fibers and sourcing here.
Support a resilient climate and ecosystem restoration with a contribution to the Carbon Farm Seed Fund, which goes directly to on-farm practices.
Learn more about Climate Beneficial verified fibers
as covered by Fashionista, Fast Company, Capital Public Radio, Vogue Magazine
“Climate Beneficial” is a registered trademark of Fibershed. Participating producers, brands, and designers can find Fibershed’s use guidelines here: Climate Beneficial Blending and Supply Chain Parameters.
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