Please note, due to the phase-down of the initiative, pledges are no longer being accepted. The following is legacy information and retained for information only. 

The process of joining Climate Neutral Now begins by signing the Climate Neutral Now pledge. This is a statement of your intention to estimate your greenhouse gas emissions, to try to reduce them, to consider contributing (offsetting), and to report annually. This pledge is signed only once. When the organization becomes a participant, it is therefore pledging to work to become climate neutral and to report annually to the initiative.  

The extent of a participant’s commitment is defined in the pledge. Some participants will cover a portion of emissions, others will cover all their emissions. Some participants will include all GHGs, others will include only some of them. The aim is that the coverage of the pledge will increase over time to include all three scopes of emissions and all GHGs, so real climate neutrality is achieved.  

Organizations that are not ready to complete the three steps (measure, reduce, contribute) immediately may still sign the pledge and join Climate Neutral Now. These organizations should then satisfy the three steps within one calendar year from the moment the pledge is submitted.