Our Work

Our Mandate

1.

Establish, host, and curate a set of Core Carbon Principles (CCPs), which will set new threshold standards for high-quality carbon credits and define which carbon-crediting programs and methodology types are CCP-eligible.

2.

Provide governance and oversight over standard setting organizations on adherence to CCPs as well as on market infrastructure and participant eligibility

3.

Help to coordinate and manage interlinkages between individual bodies; define a roadmap for the responsible growth of the Voluntary Carbon Market

The Core Carbon Principles

Find out more about our Core Carbon Principles and Assessment Framework, which will be establish a definitive global threshold standard for high-quality carbon credits and what standards and methodology types may issue them.

Insights

Explore our latest news and views on developments in within The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market as well as thoughts and opinions on key topics across the wider voluntary carbon market ecosystem.

Events

Find out when and where you can participate in our events, or hear our experts speaking at industry events and conferences.