Shall Indicates requirements for The FLW Standard uses precise language to a FLW inventory to be in indicate which provisions of the standard are conformance with the FLW GHG requirements (“shall”), which are Standard. Protocol recommendations (“should”), and which Should Indicates a Standards provisions are permissible or allowable (“may”) recommendation but not a that users may choose to follow. requirement.
Shall Indicates requirements for a FLW inventory to be in conformance with the FLW Standard. The FLW Standard uses precise language to indicate which provisions of the standard are requirements (“shall”), which are recommendations (“should”), and which provisions are permissible or allowable (“may”) that users may choose to follow. GHG Protocol Standards Should Indicates a recommendation but not a requirement.
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