South Pole’s 2026 carbon market buyer’s guide translates market, policy and integrity developments into practical guidance for corporate buyers. It covers major trends shaping supply, demand and pricing, including the role of integrity frameworks, carbon removals, Article 6.4, CORSIA and emerging regulation. The guide supports buyers to move from spot purchases to long-term strategies that align with net-zero targets, risk management and credible claims in a tightening VCM.
This UNDP toolkit provides practical guidance for countries establishing high-integrity participation in carbon markets. It covers legal and institutional readiness, safeguards, MRV systems, Article 6 alignment, crediting programme participation and claim governance. It includes tools on stakeholder engagement, transparency, data systems and integrating market approaches into national climate strategies.
Published by VCMI and partners, this guide sets out practical steps for developing high-integrity carbon projects in the Brazilian Amazon. It explains Brazil’s federal and state rules, clarifies land tenure and carbon rights, and details requirements on FPIC, benefit sharing, safeguards, MRV and contracting so projects align with national law and international integrity standards.
This guidance by the Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets outlines voluntary principles for increasing high-integrity corporate demand for carbon credits. It sets expectations for decarbonisation-first strategies, procurement of high-quality reductions and removals, fair pricing, co-benefits, transparent disclosure and substantiated claims. The principles draw on PACM, ICVCM and CORSIA standards, and encourage government alignment to improve market consistency, legal clarity and recognition of credible buyers.
Developed by IMD and UNIL, this practical guide explains how voluntary biodiversity credits (VBCs) can finance conservation and restoration while supporting business biodiversity goals. It contrasts VBCs with carbon credits, sets integrity criteria, and offers a step-by-step buyer checklist. Emphasises outcome-based biodiversity measurement, credible MRV, Indigenous participation, and transparency as foundations of a high-quality VBC market.
Published by IFC’s, this guidance frames blue finance within green/sustainable markets and adds clearer eligibility screens across water, plastics, shipping, aquaculture and marine conservation. It offers example KPIs/indicators, links to IFC Performance Standards and Paris alignment, and case studies for structuring blue bonds/loans and SLIs. It helps market participants select activities, manage E&S risks, and disclose results that build integrity and investor confidence.
Published by the Green Finance Institute’s Revenues for Nature, this practical guide catalogues nature-positive revenue models that channel private capital into supply chains. It sets design criteria, shows cashflow structures, and explains risk-sharing, MRV and governance features corporates and investors need to scale investment. Case examples illustrate when to use outcome-based payments, credits and certification, and how to align incentives from farmers to finance.
This guidance by Patch, BCG and Oxford Net Zero shows how to set and operate an internal carbon price aligned with net-zero goals, covering price types (implicit, shadow, real), governance, capital allocation, and case studies that link pricing to credible abatement.
Published by Patch, this practical guide helps companies procure high-integrity carbon credits. It outlines buying pathways, contract types, and risk factors, with RFP and due-diligence tools to ensure integrity and value. Case studies from Bain, Nokia, DocuSign, and Etsy show how to structure timelines, manage pricing, and align purchases with credible claims.
TNC’s 2025 Playbook profiles 10 case studies that scale climate finance for nature. Models include blue carbon incubators, community-led MRV, and debt-for-nature swaps. The report offers replicable pathways to align capital with equity, climate resilience, and high-integrity nature-based solutions.