This ESG & Carbon Claims Policy explains how Hazelbit SRL measures, reports, and communicates the environmental and social impact of our hazelnut plantation projects. It also clarifies the limits of such claims and ensures transparency in line with EU sustainability reporting standards and international ESG best practices.
This Policy applies to:
• Hazelbit Certificates (digital ESG Impact Tree Certificates).
• NFTs with environmental attributes (e.g., trees symbolized by $HZTR).
• Corporate ESG purchases (bulk tree sponsorships for CSR reporting).
• Each hazelnut tree is estimated to capture an average of ~60 kg CO₂/year, based on published agronomic studies of Corylus avellana orchards in Eastern Europe.
• This figure is an indicative average, not a precise measurement for each individual tree.
• Yield and sequestration vary with soil, climate, irrigation, and age.
• Hazelbit periodically reviews assumptions with agronomists and may update values.
• Hazelbit Certificates include blockchain TxIDs for traceability.
• Hazelbit may partner with independent auditors to verify plantation management practices.
• Hazelbit Certificates are not "carbon credits" recognized under Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, or UNFCCC mechanisms.
• Certificates cannot be used for official carbon offsetting in regulated markets.
• They are impact documentation designed for corporate CSR reports, ESG disclosures, and marketing purposes.
• CSR & ESG sustainability reports.
• Voluntary disclosure frameworks (e.g., GRI, SASB, CSRD).
• Stakeholder communication (website, social media, annual reports).
• Hazelbit does not certify "net zero" status.
• Companies must not present Hazelbit Certificates as regulated offsets unless explicitly allowed under local law.
Where NFTs include a Harvest Benefit, ESG impact is twofold:
via tree growth
via sustainable hazelnut farming
However, Hazelbit does not guarantee financial value or ESG scoring assigned by third parties.
Hazelbit plantations generate additional positive effects:
in Moldova and Romania
support
farming practices
• All ESG data is indicative and based on averages, not individual measurement.
• Hazelbit makes no guarantee of official recognition by regulators or tax authorities.
• ESG values may change over time due to new scientific research.
• Hazelbit is not liable for reliance on Certificates in regulated carbon markets.
• Certificates may be shared in CSR materials, websites, and PR campaigns.
• Claims must be limited to "Hazelbit-certified tree sponsorship" or "indicative CO₂ sequestration of approx. 60 kg/year."
• Misrepresentation (e.g., claiming official carbon credits) is prohibited.