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title: Beyond Value Chain Mitigation Measures
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## Definition

**Beyond Value Chain Mitigation Measures** means actions or investments made by \[a Company OR Party\] to mitigate the impact of [Climate Change](https://chancerylaneproject.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/glossary-term/climate-change.md) that fall outside of \[the Company OR Party\]'s value chain. These include (but are not limited to) actions or investments by \[the Company OR Party\] that:

(a) reduce or avoid [Greenhouse Gas Emissions](https://chancerylaneproject.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/glossary-term/greenhouse-gas-emissions.md); or

(b) enhance the sinks of [Greenhouse Gases](https://chancerylaneproject.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/glossary-term/greenhouse-gases-ghgs.md); or

(c) remove and store [Greenhouse Gases](https://chancerylaneproject.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/glossary-term/greenhouse-gases-ghgs.md) from the atmosphere.

Beyond Value Chain Mitigation Measures cannot be used to make \[Offsetting\] or neutralisation claims.

**Beyond Value Chain Mitigation Measures** means actions or investments taken by \[a Company OR Party\] to mitigate the impact of [Climate Change](https://chancerylaneproject.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/glossary-term/climate-change.md) that fall outside of \[the Company OR Party\]'s value chain. This includes actions or investments by \[the Company OR Party\] that:

(a) reduce or avoid [Greenhouse Gas Emissions](https://chancerylaneproject.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/glossary-term/greenhouse-gas-emissions.md);

(b) enhance the sinks of [Greenhouse Gases](https://chancerylaneproject.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/glossary-term/greenhouse-gases-ghgs.md); or

(c) remove and store [Greenhouse Gases](https://chancerylaneproject.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/glossary-term/greenhouse-gases-ghgs.md) from the atmosphere\[.\]

\[These actions or investments should align with the recommendations of the \[Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)'s Corporate Net-Zero Standard OR _insert other current standard or standards bod_y\] (as updated from time to time)\].

Beyond Value Chain Mitigation Measures cannot be used to make \[Offsetting\] or neutralisation claims.