Core Carbon Principles, Program-level Assessment Framework and Assessment Procedure set rigorous thresholds on disclosure and sustainable development. The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM or Integrity Council) today launches its Core Carbon...
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Why high-integrity carbon credits are critical to forest conservation
In this Q&A, Annette Nazareth, Chair of the Integrity Council, discusses the important role high-integrity carbon credits can play in channelling additional funding towards protecting and promoting key carbon sinks, which has been a topic of debate in the media....
Integrity Council unveils timetable to introduce high-integrity label to voluntary carbon market in Q3
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market today unveiled a timetable designed to introduce labels enabling buyers to identify high-integrity carbon credits in Q3 this year. Following an open public comment period as well as extensive consultation with...
Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market appoints new Governing Board members, including two IPLC members
1 December 2022, London, United Kingdom The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (Integrity Council) has appointed three new members to its Governing Board, including two Indigenous Peoples members, as it works to establish a global threshold standard for...
Climate Transformed Webinar: Voluntary Carbon Markets – A Gold Rush
On Wednesday 14th September, ICVCM joined Climate Transformed to host a panel answering the most fundamental of questions around voluntary carbon markets. Annette Nazareth, the ICVCM Chair, is joined by board members Kelley Kizzier, Chris Leeds and William McDonnell...
Integrity Council’s public consultation on Core Carbon Principles demonstrates clear commitment to high integrity across all stakeholder groups
6 October 2022, London, United Kingdom The Integrity Council’s 60-day public consultation on the draft Core Carbon Principles, Assessment Framework and Assessment Procedure has attracted well over 5,000 comments from more than 350 submissions, many representing the...
Taller de PICL de la ICVCM (español)
https://youtu.be/xn1iQxRAPls Los talleres de los PICL introducen el borrador de las directrices y destacan temas que son de interés específico para los PICL. > Descarga las diapositivas aquí También hay una grabación disponible en inglés y en francés.
ICVCM IPLC Workshop (English)
https://youtu.be/k1wOcxxxcUM The IPLC workshops introduce the draft guidelines and highlight issues that are of specific interest to IPLCs. > Download the slides here Please note, we also have a recording available in Spanish and in French.
Public Consultation Briefing Webinar
On Wednesday 27th July, the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market launched a public consultation on a draft set of Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) and Assessment Framework. The purpose of the CCPs and Assessment Framework is to establish a definitive and...
Call for input to co-create definitive, consistent threshold for high-quality carbon credits
Integrity Council launches public consultation on Core Carbon Principles Proposals to establish a definitive and consistent global benchmark for high-integrity carbon credits, published for consultation today, aim to build trust and unlock urgently-needed additional...
The Integrity Council’s work with Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs)
This Q&A is with Daniel Ortega-Pacheco, Co-Chair of the Integrity Council’s Expert Panel and Director of the Center for Public Policy Development at ESPOL Polytechnic University in Ecuador. The Integrity Council fully recognizes that there is no path to 1.5degrees...
How to Build a High-Integrity Voluntary Carbon Market – Innovate4Climate Fireside Chat
Fireside chat: Our chair Annette Nazareth was interviewed by Reuters’ editor-at-large, Axel Threlfall, for the World Bank Group’s Innovate4Climate, where they discussed 'How to Build a High-Integrity Voluntary Carbon Market'. https://youtu.be/VsddHadUidw
Revised timeline for public consultation
The public consultation on the Core Carbon Principles and Assessment Framework will launch in July 2022 and run for 60 days. The Integrity Council continues to work at pace to set and enforce a definitive global threshold standard for high-quality carbon credits...
Timeline of the Core Carbon Principles
Google.org gives $2m to Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market to help VCM accelerate a just transition to 1.5 degrees
21 April 2022, London, United Kingdom Today, the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (Integrity Council) announces a USD $2m grant from Google.org to support its work to ensure the voluntary carbon market (VCM) accelerates a just transition to 1.5...
Meet the Integrity Council
The Integrity Council will launch a definitive set of global threshold standards that will set a global benchmark for carbon credit quality in the third quarter of 2022, following a public consultation opening in May. The Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) and Assessment...
Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market appoints new IPLC leadership
Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market appoints FSC Indigenous Foundation Managing Director and President of the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad to its Governing Board and Distinguished Advisory Group 19 April 2022 – The Integrity...
Integrity Council’s Chair Annette Nazareth Speaks At Economist Impact’s Sustainability Week
Earlier this March, Integrity Council Chair Annette Nazareth spoke at Economist Impact Events’ Sustainability Week, where she discussed the importance of definitive global threshold standards for the voluntary carbon market. The event was an excellent opportunity to...
Initial statement from Annette Nazareth, Chair of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market
Initial statement from Annette Nazareth, Chair of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market The IPCC Report shows how desperately urgent the mitigation imperative is. To keep 1.5ºC within reach, we need every tool available to us working as...
Passing of Hugh Sealy, Integrity Council Co-Chair
Memorial service for Hugh Sealy, Integrity Council Co-Chair, on 1 April 2022 A memorial service will be held on 1 April for Hugh Sealy, Integrity Council Co-Chair. The service will take place at White Hall Lodge, Barbados at 10am local time (10am ET, 3pm UK, 4pm CET,...
Integrity Council Announces Timetable for New Voluntary Carbon Market Standards
Core Carbon Principles and Assessment Frameworkwill be issued in Q3, following public consultation launching in May "If we build high integrity, scale will follow.” Hugh Sealy, Co-Chair of the Integrity Council London, 16 March 2022 – The Integrity Council for the...
Financial Times: The struggle for standards in the carbon market
By: Simon Mundy, Gillian Tett, Patrick Temple-West, and Kristen Talman Date: February 4, 2022 Article: Link
Australian Financial Review: The world’s hottest commodity market is the ‘wild west’
Carbon offsets were 2021’s fastest-rising commodity price. But as the market takes off, key players are frantically rewiring the system to ensure it delivers. Hans van Leeuwen Europe correspondent Jan 21, 2022 – 1.04pm Article: Link
Financial Times: Eight essential ESG topics for 2022
By: Gillian Tett, Patrick Temple-West, Simon Mundy, Kristen Talman, and Tamami Shimizuishi January 5 2022 Article: Link
Integrity Council Statement on COP26 and Article 6 – November 2021
The Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets (IC-VCM) welcomes the decision of COP26, which sets out milestones to put the world on track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. This has given a welcome, historic boost to the international carbon markets,...
Governance Body Formed by the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets Announces New Leadership, Will Appoint Representatives from Indigenous Groups
October 29, 2021 The Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets (IC-VCM), the governance body launched by the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets (TSVCM), shares its roadmap for determining a global benchmark for carbon credit qualityAnnette Nazareth,...