The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) and the Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative (VCMI) have today launched a call for board member nominations and partners for a new IPs and LCs VCM Engagement Forum for the voluntary carbon market,...
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Partner with the IPs and LCs VCM Engagement Forum to support and empower Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
The Integrity Council and the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) are calling for expressions of interest from partners to join a new IPs and LCs VCM Engagement Forum to help shape the future of the voluntary carbon market. IPs and LCs are stewards of...
Join the IPs and LCs VCM Engagement Forum Governing Board to help shape an inclusive and high integrity voluntary carbon market
Our ability to limit warming to 1.5°C depends on ensuring Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPs and LCs) continue managing vital ecosystems. It is of primary importance that carbon-credit generation projects or programs deliver sustainable development benefits...
Core Carbon Principles assessments and Working Groups now underway
London, 1 November 2023 - The Integrity Council has now started assessments of Carbon-Crediting Programs and Credit Categories against the Core Carbon Principles Assessment Framework. Once assessments are complete, programs deemed to be CCP Eligible will be able to...
Join our Continuous Improvement Work Programs to help drive up ambition in the VCM
The aim of the Integrity Council is to help ensure that voluntary carbon markets fulfil their potential to accelerate progress on combatting climate change. Its global threshold standard for carbon credit quality, draws on the best science and expertise available,...
Apply now for our new voluntary standards for carbon credits
The Core Carbon Principles are designed to catalyse growth of a high-integrity voluntary carbon market that attracts private investment at speed and scale to support climate solutions that would not otherwise be viable. Carbon-crediting programs have actively...
Global benchmark for high-integrity carbon credits aims to mobilize climate finance at speed and scale
Integrity Council publishes full criteria for assessing categories of credits and crediting methodologies Work programs on key market issues will feed into next version of CCPs The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market today released its full global...
ICVCM and VCMI join forces to operationalize a high-integrity market to accelerate global climate action
Ahead of the “Summit for a New Global Financial Pact” to be held in Paris on 22nd and 23rd June, the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) and the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), representing key stakeholders in the voluntary...
In Conversation with: Annette Nazareth on the Core Carbon Principles
In this conversation with Annette Nazareth, Chair of the Integrity Council, we discuss the launch and response to the Core Carbon Principles, Assessment Framework for Programs and the Assessment Procedure. The Chair shares how the aim of the Core Carbon Principles...
Integrity Council launches global benchmark for high-integrity carbon credits
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...
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...
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