Through EO100™ for Renewables, EO supports more transparency, accountability and social justice in the transition towards Net Zero emissions energy.

75%

of top Renewables Project Developers have Strong Human Rights Policies

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EO100™ Technical Supplements for Renewable Energy

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Why Renewables need Energy Certification 

Faced with the wave of investment and evidence of Indigenous land appropriation, unsustainable material sourcing, and rising community opposition, in 2024 Equitable Origin launched new Technical Supplements for Wind and Solar Projects. 

Operators seek certification to drive execution of policy commitments down to the site level, to enhance stakeholder relationships and management practices, and secure a premium price or secure offtake for their production.

Today, the EO100™ Renewable Energy Project Standards are a recognized Production Facility label under I-TRACK’s International Renewable Energy Credit (I-REC) system, available to renewables projects and their offtakers in over 60 countries. 

Built through multi-stakeholder consultation, EO100 synthesizes international standards, multi-stakeholder initiatives, and industry-specific benchmarks for good practice, layering them into an auditable management system framework with the following pillars:

  • Corporate Governance, Transparency & Ethics

  • Human Rights, Social Impact & Community Development

  • Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

  • Fair Labor & Working Conditions

  • Climate Change, Biodiversity & Environment

At the heart of our system is the Operator’s commitment to continual improvement, which is assessed annually. 

Watch our 2024 Launch Webinar Webinar with Daniel C. Cardenas Jr., CEO of the National Tribal Energy Association (USA), and David Berrade, Social Impact and Engagement Lead with ABO Energy (Canada).

Advancing Responsible Renewables for over a Decade

Read EO’s 2014 field-based investigation of human rights issues, opportunities and Indigenous opposition to wind power development in Oaxaca, Mexico  and 2016 study of community engagement in wind development in Kenya.

View EO’s 2018 analysis of responsible sourcing in renewable energy.

Learn about EO’s 2021 mapping of the impacts and benefits of the Renewable Energy sector on the Sustainable Development Goals.

In 2023 we worked with the Clean Energy Buyers Institute’s Beyond the Megawatt Initiative to develop a due diligence framework for responsible renewable energy sourcing. 

Shaped by Leading Experts

These Technical Supplements are the result of an extensive multi-stakeholder effort in 2023-4 led by an expert Technical Committee comprising 

Interested in learning how EO100 can enhance the performance of your Wind or Solar Project?

EO100™ helps responsible operators lead the energy transition with ambition, transparency, and impact.

Join the growing roster of certified sites and assess your operations against the highest ESG standards.