W+ Program Rules & Certification
The W+ Standard rules define the standard and certification processes that every project must follow to achieve W+ certification. Explore the resources below to ensure your project meets the requirements. Documents are updated periodically—please review this page regularly to confirm you’re working with the most current versions. For questions or guidance on applying W+ to your project, don’t hesitate to contact us.
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September 19, 2025
Program Fee Schedule
Guidance Documents
- W+ STANDARD GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
- W+ STANDARD
- W+ AND VCS JOINT STANDARD
- W+ Standard Verification
W+ Templates
- W+ PROJECT IDEA NOTE (PIN) TEMPLATE
- W+ PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT (PDD) TEMPLATE
- W+ MONITORING REPORT TEMPLATE
- W+ VERIFICATION REPORT TEMPLATE
- W+ METHOD TEMPLATE
W+ and VCS Templates
- VCS & W+ PROJECT DESCRIPTION
- VCS & W+ MONITORING REPORT
- VCS & W+ VERIFICATION REPORT
- W+ VERIFICATION STATEMENT
W+ Standard Registry
Other Documents
CONSULTATION 2015
CONSULTATION 2017
- 2017 W+ STANDARD PUBLIC REVIEW COMMENTS AND RESPONSES
- 2017 W+ STANDARD UPDATE COLLECTED COMMENTS AND RESPONSES.XLS
- W+ STANDARD 2017 DRAFT V 1.3_FOR 2ND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
- W+STANDARD AND PROGRAM DOCUMENTS_ SUMMARY OF PUBLIC COMMENTS_APRIL 2017
CONSULTATION 2023
STANDARD DOCUMENTS
- DOUBLE COUNTING POLICY MAY 2017
- TRADEMARK GUIDELINES
- TRADEMARK LICENSE
- W+ 2017 IMPACT REPORT WORKBOOK_2017
- W+ COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS
- W+ PROCEDURE FOR ISSUING VERIFICATION REPORTS_V1.0
- W+ STANDARD SETTING PROCEDURE_27_JULY_2017_DOC 6.3
- WOCAN NDA
- W+ TOOL FOR MONITORING & VERIFICATION OF PAYMENTS TO PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES
TORs
- W+ ADVISORY COUNCIL AND STD SUB-COMMITTEE TOR_27_JULY_2017_DOC 6.4
- W+ STANDARD COORDINATOR TOR_27_JULY_2017_DOC 6.1
- W+TERMS OF REFERENCE
- TOR FOR W+ STANDARD TECHNICAL EXPERTS GROUP
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