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...
Publications
Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets Phase 2 Final Report
July 2021
Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets Phase 1 Final Report
January 2021