What is the Voluntary Programme on Circular Economy (VPCE)?

Faced with the accelerated growth of pollution due to inadequate waste management worldwide, Global Zero Waste, as a leading organisation in the development of international projects and standards of circular economy in the flow of materials, and Cercarbono, a multidisciplinary organisation and expert in the creation of programmes and initiatives to mitigate climate change in the voluntary carbon market, have formed a strategic alliance to jointly develop the Voluntary Programme on Circular Economy (VPCE), according to their Global Zero Waste and Cercarbono standards.

TOOLS

VPCE-SDG-Tool

VPCE SDG TOOL

Guidelines to Report Contributions of Circular Economy Initiatives to the Sustainable Development Goals.

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METHODOLOGY

Methodology-CE-Plastic-Recycling-WEB-min

M/CE-R01

Circular Economy Methodology for Encouraging
Plastic Recycling

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Validation and verification bodies (VVB)

Martha Corredor
mcorredor@icontec.org
icontec.org

Documents and templates

This section includes all documents and templates that are required by a PCEM holder or proponent and are the basis for ensuring compliance with the requirements of Voluntary Programme on Circular Economy.

wdt_ID Document Version Publication date English version Spanish version
15 Global Zero Waste and Cercarbono's Protocol for Voluntary Certification of Circular Economy 1.1 13/01/2023
16 Procedures of the Voluntary Programme on Circular Economy 1.0 17/04/2023
17 Fee Schedule 1.0 29/09/2023
18 Terms and Definitions 1.0 08/11/2023

wdt_ID Pre-registration and Formulation Forms and Templates Version Publication date English version Spanish version
1 PDD Template 1.0 23/06/2023
19 Application for Renewal of Accreditation Period 1.0 23/06/2023
20 General Declaration of Conflict of Interest 1.0 23/06/2023
23 Application for Approval of Methodology 1.0 23/06/2023
24 Application for Conversion of Circular Economy Credits 1.0 23/06/2023
25 Power of Attorney with Withdrawls 1.0 23/06/2023
26 Power of Attorney Without Withdrawls 1.0 23/06/2023
27 Request for Methodological Deviation 1.0 23/06/2023
28 Declaration of Migration from Other Standards or Certification Programmes to VPCE 1.0 23/06/2023
29 Transfer Declaration 1.0 15/09/2023
wdt_ID Implementation Version Publication date English version Spanish version
6 Monitoring Report Template 1.0 23/06/2023
wdt_ID Validation and Verification Version Publication date English version Spanish version
18 Application for Accreditation VVB 1.0 23/06/2023
19 Joint Validation and Verification Report 1.0 23/06/2023
27 Joint Validation and Verification Statement 1.0 23/06/2023
28 Validation Report 1.0 23/06/2023
29 Validation Statement 1.0 23/06/2023
30 Verification Report 1.0 23/06/2023
31 Verification Statement 1.0 23/06/2023
32 VVB Declaration of Conflict of Interest 1.0 23/06/2023

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