To become carbon neutral, businesses and organisations:

• calculate the greenhouse gas emissions generated by their activity, such as fuel or electricity use and travel
• reduce these emissions as much as possible by investing in new technology or changing the way they operate
• offset any remaining emissions by purchasing carbon offset units.

Once you have cancelled out your emissions you have reached a state called ‘carbon neutral’ and can be certified

To become certified, businesses enter into a licence agreement with the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. The licence agreement includes:

• Terms and conditions for certification against the Climate Active Carbon Neutral Standard and use of the Certification Trademark
• glossary and interpretation
• fee schedule
• reporting schedule
• validation schedule.