6 things you need to know about carbon credits and the carbon removals opportunity
With carbon removals recently in the news as the EU came to a provisional agreement on the voluntary Certification Framework for Carbon Removals, find out more about carbon removals and how they fit into the Integrity Council’s work. Q1. What is a carbon removal...
Explaining the Integrity Council’s multi-track approach to assessment
Having reached a milestone in our Core Carbon Principles (CCP) assessment process, here’s a deeper dive into how the different tracks of assessment are taking place across the Integrity Council’s internal and multi-stakeholder teams and why we’ve revised some of our...
Integrity Council reaches new milestone, assessing 100 carbon credit methodologies against high-integrity benchmark
First approvals under Core Carbon Principles due in March The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market today announced that it has reached a new milestone and will now begin assessing more than 100 active carbon credit methodologies for adherence to the...
ICVCM’s COP28 Reflections: Widespread Recognition for the Core Carbon Principles and Collaboration Across the Voluntary Carbon Market
At COP28 it was clear that more and more governments, regulators, NGOs and market participants around the world are recognising that high-integrity carbon markets offer a huge opportunity to unlock private finance for climate action and channel investment to the...
Achieving high-integrity corporate climate action: animation and infographic launched by international organizations driving and supporting corporate climate transitions
4th December - A group of organizations involved in different phases of the corporate decarbonization journey today published an animation and infographic to demonstrate how each of them play complementary roles in supporting ambitious climate action. Transitioning to...
Annette Nazareth and Rachel Kyte reflect on the urgency of mobilising financial flows at scale for global climate action
As governments arrive in Dubai this week for COP28, Annette Nazareth (Chair, ICVCM) and Rachel Kyte (Co-Chair, Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative) reflect on the need for deep and immediate decarbonisation efforts from both heavy-emitting industries and...
Joint statement: VCMI and ICVCM call on businesses to urgently decarbonize operations and demonstrate climate leadership
Ahead of COP28, the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) and the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), representing key stakeholders in the voluntary carbon market (VCM), announce their expectations for increased corporate climate...
Indigenous Peoples & Local Community members invited to join new IPs and LCs VCM Engagement Forum to help shape the future of the voluntary carbon market
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,...
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...
Integrity Council appoints Amy Merrill as interim COO, succeeding William McDonnell
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market announced today that Amy Merrill will become interim Chief Operating Officer in early December when the current COO, William McDonnell, steps down to take up a new position as Chief Financial Officer at Insurance...
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,...
Join our Multi-Stakeholder Working Groups to support carbon credit category assessments
The aim of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market is to create a high-integrity voluntary carbon market that delivers real impact at speed and scale to accelerate progress on combatting climate change. Its global benchmark for carbon credit quality...
How we assess carbon credits: The Category and Multi-Stakeholder Working Groups
The Integrity Council is establishing the following working groups to: Assess categories of carbon credits against the Core Carbon Principles Assessment Framework For all groups, the ICVCM is committed to a fair and open recruitment process of members, fostering a...
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...
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