The Governing Board
Independent oversight to ensure integrity in carbon markets
The Governing Board is the Integrity Council’s executive decision‑making body.
It brings together a supermajority of independent members, including market participants and both Indigenous Peoples and local communities. This mix ensures robust, balanced decisions that reflect technical expertise, civil society perspectives, and on‑the‑ground realities.
Members uphold strict conflict‑of‑interest rules and a code of conduct. Independence and transparency are central to how the Governing Board operates.
The Governing Board is supported by committees including the Standards Oversight Committee (SOC), Market & Communications Committee, Indigenous Peoples and local communities committee and the Governance Committee, alongside an independent Expert Panel. These bodies prepare recommendations and technical analysis to inform Governing Board decisions.
What the Governing Board does and how it operates
Sets direction and upholds integrity
The Governing Board provides strategic direction for the Integrity Council, ensuring our work stays true to our objectives. It guides delivery of our strategy across assessment and assurance, stakeholder engagement, continuous improvement, and organisational governance.
Decides on high‑integrity rules and approvals
The Governing Board makes formal decisions on whether specific methodologies meet our high‑integrity threshold (the two‑tick assessment process means both a program and the methodology must meet the bar before credits can carry the CCP® label). Decisions typically follow SOC recommendations and Expert Panel analysis.
Uses clear, transparent procedures
Governing Board business is conducted in meetings and – where appropriate – by written procedure to enable timely decisions. Conflicts of interest are declared and managed, and market‑participant members do not vote on assessment items where a conflict could arise.
The Governing Board approves policy updates (for example, finance and delegation changes) and will publish a report after each meeting to build market confidence in our process.
Board reports (downloadable summaries)
From July 2025, the Governing Board agreed to publish a report of each meeting, covering items such as organisational updates, committee recommendations, and decisions on methodologies.
The Integrity Council publishes non‑confidential reports of Governing Board meetings. Detailed internal records (for example, voting tallies and confidential attachments) remain confidential.
Latest reports
Board reports will appear here when published.
Call for members
The Integrity Council is inviting applications for two Governing Board positions. Both calls are open now, with applications requested by 23 October 2025. Full details and how to apply are provided on the dedicated pages linked below.
Market participant member
The Integrity Council is seeking an experienced professional who is an active participant in the carbon markets, with deep knowledge of market infrastructure, trends and stakeholders, and a commitment to our mission and the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs).
Applications are open to potential candidates from Asia, Africa and Latin America.
The role is not remunerated and requires sufficient time to participate in Governing Board business.
Please note that market participant members do not take part in decisions on program or methodology assessments.
Please complete the application form available below, and submit to ops@icvcm.org along with your CV.
Indigenous Peoples or local communities member (Africa)
The Integrity Council is inviting applications from an Indigenous person or a member of a local community from Africa who can represent regional perspectives impartially and help ensure the voices of both Indigenous Peoples and local communities are reflected in Governing Board deliberations.
This role is remunerated and includes participation in relevant Board committees and activities that strengthen community‑centred market integrity.
Please complete the application form available below, and submit to ops@icvcm.org along with your CV.
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