The Integrity Council encompasses deep and varied expertise from across the voluntary carbon market ecosystem including world-leading scientific, financial, practitioner, NGO, policy, indigenous, local and other forms of knowledge.


Our Governing Board
The board consists of 22 Board Members with representation across all the key stakeholder groups including experts in carbon market technologies, sustainable finance, eNGOs, UNFCCC process expertise, regulatory affairs, the corporate sector, science and academia, local communities and indigenous people.
Elected market representatives
Chosen via vote by the 250+ organizations that participated in the Member Consultation Group for the Taskforce for Scaling the Voluntary Carbon Market, acting in their personal capacity.
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
We have three Board seats reserved for members from traditionally underrepresented stakeholder communities. We have elected Board members that bring the necessary diversity of knowledge and experience to represent the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities globally.
Our Expert Panel
Our Expert Panel, which guides the governing body on technical issues, is made up of leading carbon market experts with long-standing experience in the environmental and social integrity of carbon markets.

Pedro Martins Barata, Co-Chair

Derik Broekhoff
Subject Matter Experts
The Expert Panel members are supported by 14 subject matter experts who bring particular insight on specific aspects of how to evaluate carbon crediting programs and classes of carbon credits.

Stephanie La Hoz Theuer

Stephen Thorne
Distinguished Advisory Group
Our Distinguished Advisory Group includes around 30 world-renowned leaders from across the voluntary carbon market value chain who provide strategic insight and advice to the Board.
Our Executive Secretariat
The Executive Secretariat supports the Governing Board and Expert Panel while overseeing all operational tasks on behalf of the Integrity Council. It comprises both a growing team of directly-employed staff, and benefits from the partnership and expertise of three leading climate, finance, and standards NGOs: the British Standards Institution (BSI), the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), and the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). During its early months, the Green Finance Institute (GFI) played a pivotal role in the Executive Secretariat as the launch host and operational delivery lead. They continue to provide operational and strategic advice and support.