OOF™ Origin Open Foundation™

Independent Methodological Authority

OriginID: OOF-OID-ENV-CI-2026-02-24-0002
Category: Environmental Integrity Standards (ENV)
Subcategory: Carbon Integrity™
Version: 1.0
Status: Canonical · Open Standard
Effective Date: 24 February 2026

Authority: OOF™ Origin Open Foundation™
Protection: MIP™ — Methodological Intellectual Property
Canonical Language: English

A. Standard Abstract

The Carbon Integrity™ Standard defines structural transparency
conditions required for any carbon-related claim, disclosure, or
sustainability positioning made by an organization, product, or production
system.

The standard establishes a transparency baseline for carbon
communication.

It does not calculate emissions.
It does not certify carbon neutrality.
It does not replace international carbon accounting frameworks.

Carbon Integrity™ introduces structural accountability for carbon-related
disclosure.

B. Canonical Definition

Carbon Integrity™ is the structural transparency condition in which the
operational boundary of a carbon-related claim, the status of carbon
information, and the responsible entity are clearly disclosed within public
communication.

Carbon Integrity™ establishes integrity of disclosure rather than
verification of emission quantities.

C. Structural Base

This standard is based on the following principles:

• Transparency Before Certification Principle
• Claim Boundary Clarity
• Measurement Status Disclosure
• Responsibility Attribution
• Non-Substitution of Regulatory Authority

Carbon Integrity™ ensures that carbon-related statements cannot exist
without structural disclosure context.

D. Scope

This standard applies to carbon-related communication including:

• product-level carbon statements
• production-related emission communication
• sustainability positioning by organizations
• supply chain carbon transparency communication

This standard does not replace:

• ISO carbon standards
• GHG Protocol accounting systems
• national emission reporting frameworks
• carbon credit certification schemes

Carbon Integrity™ operates as a transparency layer rather than a
measurement methodology.

E. Structural Transparency Conditions

Entities referencing the Carbon Integrity™ Standard must maintain
transparent disclosure of the following structural elements.

1. Boundary Definition

The operational boundary of any carbon-related statement must be clearly
defined.

Examples may include:

• production site only
• production and packaging
• production and distribution
• full operational footprint

Undefined or ambiguous boundaries invalidate carbon-related claims.

2. Measurement Status Transparency

The entity must disclose the status of carbon-related information.

Possible status declarations include:

• independently verified data
• internally calculated data
• estimated information
• not formally measured

Absence of measurement must not be concealed.

3. Offset Transparency (If Applicable)

If carbon offsets are used, the entity should disclose:

• type of offset
• verification status
• application year

Offset usage must not be implied when offsets are not applied.

4. Responsibility Attribution

A responsible entity must acknowledge accountability for the disclosed
carbon-related information.

Carbon Integrity™ requires visible responsibility assignment for any public
claim.

F. Compatibility

ACarbon Integrity™ operates within the Environmental Integrity
Standards architecture and may function alongside other environmental
transparency standards including:

• Soil Integrity™ Standard
• Water Integrity™ Standard
• Origin Eco™ Standard

It may also operate alongside ESG reporting structures and sustainability
disclosures.

H. Licensing & Usage

Reference use of this standard is permitted.

Implementation of Soil Integrity™ within structured commercial
ecosystems may require authorization under MIP™ Methodological
Intellectual Property.

Canonical Closing Statement

Carbon credibility begins with structural transparency.

Minimal Self- Declaration Framework
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