Actions and Market Instruments Standard
GHG Protocol is in the process of developing a new Actions and Market Instruments (AMI) Standard that proposes the introduction of a multi-statement reporting structure, enabling companies to completely and transparently report on impacts of actions and market instruments in a credible manner within a corporate GHG report. Clear guidance on how to account for AMI across sectors in GHG reports will help unlock the investments required for decarbonization, among others in hard-to-abate sectors, while strengthening the integrity of GHG accounting and reporting. Current proposals include, but also reach beyond, investments that establish physical traceability, such as in the electricity sector (e.g., virtual power purchase agreements), industry (e.g., green steel, chemicals, and cement certificates), transport (e.g., biomethane certificates and sustainable aviation fuel), and agriculture.
Actions and Market Instruments (AMI) Request for Information
On March 31, 2026, the AMI workstream launched a 60-day Request for Information (RFI) and Feedback period, which will close on May 31, 2026. Basis for the RFI is a White Paper, summarizing the outcomes of Phase 1 of the standard development process. The most significant development proposed in the document is the introduction of a multi-statement accounting and reporting structure for GHG reports. The document also introduces objectives, definitions, and principles for GHG accounting and reporting on AMI.
All interested stakeholders are encouraged to read the Actions and Market Instruments White Paper and to contribute their feedback via the Request for Information online survey form. Additional information on the RFI questions can be found here. All feedback must be submitted via the survey form to be considered by the AMI team. For an overview of what the AMI White Paper covers, please see this blog.
Please note that the AMI White Paper is not yet a draft standard.
A formal public consultation on a draft standard is planned for Q3 2027.
