A 3Degrees/Google/Meta collaboration offering a five-step methodology for organizations to directly procure clean electricity attributes and credibly address Scope 3 value chain emissions.
Optimizing for Biodiversity with Nature-Based Projects in the Voluntary Carbon Market: Principles for pursuing dual outcomes.
Published by Carbon Direct and JPMorgan Chase (Oct 2025), this whitepaper sets principles for financing VCM projects that deliver measurable biodiversity alongside carbon. Focus on ARR/IFM, portfolio-level reporting, non-fungibility of biodiversity, and practical, project-level MMRV design.
Unlocking the Potential of Carbon Markets: Designing Carbon Registries for Success
Published by S&P Global, this whitepaper shows how registries are the backbone of credible carbon markets. It details policy options for countries to design fit-for-purpose systems, linking domestic registries with Article 6 mechanisms and voluntary standards. Key principles include interoperability, governance, and data security to enhance trust and access to finance for climate action. Case examples illustrate how registry architecture enables transparency and alignment with national goals.
Catalyzing carbon markets: The role and opportunity for financial institutions
This VCMI-ISFC report highlights how financial institutions can shape, scale, and de-risk high-integrity carbon markets. It outlines eight practical entry points, from fund management to policymaker engagement, to accelerate capital flows and build market confidence amid regulatory and reputational uncertainty.
Internal Carbon Pricing: A Strategic Tool for Corporate Climate Leadership
This May 2025 report by Abatable shows how Internal Carbon Pricing helps companies cut emissions, fund climate action, and prep for regulation. It outlines pricing models, real-world case studies, and practical steps to make carbon costs part of business strategy.
REDD+ Baselines Revised: A 20-Year Global Analysis of Carbon Crediting from Avoided Deforestation
In December 2024 Everland released a whitepaper on REDD+ projects. It assessed the baseline forest loss projections of 45 REDD+ projects and compared these baselines to the actual levels of forest loss that took place. It concludes that when you consider the 20-year history of REDD+, this carbon crediting approach has been robust.
$100 billion for people and planet: What carbon credits can achieve
This paper from BeZero explains the benefits of a $100bn carbon market for people and the planet. Published in June 2024, it says that the carbon markets could be facing their own ‘ChatGPT moment’ with huge potential for expansion. It explains there are more than 50 different activities from which carbon credits can be generated and that between 2014 and 2024, the market issued 1.8 billion credits.
Compliance Vs Voluntary
Published in February 2024, this white paper from Sylvera discusses the possible convergence of voluntary carbon markets with compliance carbon markets. Sylvera considers the different opportunities convergence would bring, including greater efficiency, higher quality and more innovation.
The Climate Action Protocol: Navigate the Complexity To Make Confident Climate Claims
Published in February 2024, this resource is Ideal for those overwhelmed by the volume of guidance for corporates in the voluntary carbon market. Climate Impact Partners has reviewed all the requirements and collected them in one, easy-to-navigate document to help corporates make high-integrity claims with confidence.
Non-offset claims: How to make a robust climate claim?
The voluntary carbon market is not just about carbon. It’s also about people, biodiversity and nature. In this whitepaper, the Compensate Foundation explains non-offset claims such as beyond value chain mitigation, climate finance, and insetting. Published in June 2023, it is relevant for corporates looking to distinguish between their offset and non-offset claims and the differing value each offers their businesses.
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