Public Consultations
Open dialogue & public consultations
Co-creating the ORMEX PROGRAM and STANDARD with its participants is a core principle of ORMEX Governance. The program was built with both Project Holder and Carbon Buyer views in mind, and continues to evolve through participants’ feedback and experience.
ORMEX draws on a diversity of views and expertise, and invites scientific and VCM experts when necessary. Feedback is reviewed and analysed — with the Standard Advisory Council or other experts where relevant — and all proposals for improvement are overseen by the Standard Executive Committee.
Grievance Mechanism: ORMEX has established a grievance mechanism to receive and respond to any claim, complaint or dispute raised by stakeholders in relation to the ORMEX PROGRAM, STANDARD, Methodology, Certified Projects (non-conformity), and V-ACOR issuances or transfers. : Grievance mechanism
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Standard & Methodology development through public consultations
On-going public consultations
No current on-going public consultations.
Closed public consultations
Public Consultation on ORMEX STANDARD PRINCIPLES AND REQUIREMENTS — initially edited version
SEC/OST/PR_EN v1.2_2023_05_21
Consultation period: 1 October 2023 – 14 November 2023, 11:59 PM CET. Stakeholders were invited to comment on the initial version of the document.
Public Consultation on ORMEX METHODOLOGY FRAMEWORK — initial edited version
SEC/METH/AGR-MF01_EN_v2.4_2023_05_01
Consultation period: 1 October 2023 – 14 November 2023, 11:59 PM CET. Stakeholders were invited to comment on the initial version of the Ecosystemic Regenerative Agriculture Methodology Framework.
NEW — CLOSING NOTE
Outcome of the 2023 consultations
The public consultations on the ORMEX Standard Principles and Requirements and on the ORMEX Methodology Framework (Ecosystemic Regenerative Agriculture) were held from 1 October to 14 November 2023 — a 45-day comment period, announced on this page and open to all stakeholders.
No comments were received from the general public by the closing date. Comments were received from the ORMEX Scientific Advisory Board and from the external auditor Earthood; they were reviewed and taken into account before finalization. Both documents were finalized as published and are available in the Documents Library.
Feedback on published documents remains welcome at any time. Input received outside a consultation window is reviewed under our continuous-improvement process (ISO 9001:2015 QMS) and considered in the next revision cycle. Share your feedback through the ORMEX Stakeholder Feedback page.
For any questions related to a public consultation, you are invited to send us an email at: legal@ormex.io
Project Public Consultations
Every project seeking ORMEX certification undergoes stakeholder consultation before it is submitted for validation. The Project Holder conducts a consultation with local and interested stakeholders, followed by a comment period of a minimum of 30 days. The consultation records — feedback received, responses given, and actions taken — are submitted to the VVB and assessed as part of the validation of the project.
Project comment periods are announced on this page. After certification, stakeholders can raise concerns or share feedback at any time through the Grievance mechanism and the ORMEX Stakeholder Feedback below.
OPEN COMMENT PERIODS
No project comment period is currently open.
CLOSED COMMENT PERIODS
Project comment periods will be listed here once completed.
For any question related to a project comment period, write to legal@ormex.io.
ORMEX Stakeholder Feedback
Your views help us improve the ORMEX Standard, its Registry and its governance. Feedback is reviewed by the Standard Executive Committee (SEC) and considered under our continuous-improvement process (ISO 9001:2015 QMS). A summary of feedback received and actions taken is published periodically on this website.
This form is for general feedback, suggestions and comments on ORMEX's operational activities (standard & methodologies, registry, certification process, governance, public information). For a formal complaint or appeal, please use the ORMEX Grievance Mechanism. To comment on a document under public consultation, please use the dedicated Public Consultation page.