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Everything Regulators Need to Know about the Core Carbon Principles

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market is an independent, non-profit governance body for the voluntary carbon market. We assess carbon-crediting programs and carbon credit methodologies for adherence to our Core Carbon Principles. The Core Carbon...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Why high-integrity carbon credits are critical to forest conservation

In this Q&A, Annette Nazareth, Chair of the Integrity Council, discusses the important role high-integrity carbon credits can play in channelling additional funding towards protecting and promoting key carbon sinks, which has been a topic of debate in the media....

Climate Transformed Webinar: Voluntary Carbon Markets – A Gold Rush

On Wednesday 14th September, ICVCM joined Climate Transformed to host a panel answering the most fundamental of questions around voluntary carbon markets. Annette Nazareth, the ICVCM Chair, is joined by board members Kelley Kizzier, Chris Leeds and William McDonnell...

Taller de PICL de la ICVCM (español)

https://youtu.be/xn1iQxRAPls Los talleres de los PICL introducen el borrador de las directrices y destacan temas que son de interés específico para los PICL. > Descarga las diapositivas aquí También hay una grabación disponible en inglés y en francés.

ICVCM IPLC Workshop (English)

https://youtu.be/k1wOcxxxcUM The IPLC workshops introduce the draft guidelines and highlight issues that are of specific interest to IPLCs. > Download the slides here Please note, we also have a recording available in Spanish and in French.

Public Consultation Briefing Webinar

On Wednesday 27th July, the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market launched a public consultation on a draft set of Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) and Assessment Framework. The purpose of the CCPs and Assessment Framework is to establish a definitive and...

Revised timeline for public consultation

The public consultation on the Core Carbon Principles and Assessment Framework will launch in July 2022 and run for 60 days. The Integrity Council continues to work at pace to set and enforce a definitive global threshold standard for high-quality carbon credits...

Meet the Integrity Council

The Integrity Council will launch a definitive set of global threshold standards that will set a global benchmark for carbon credit quality in the third quarter of 2022, following a public consultation opening in May. The Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) and Assessment...

Passing of Hugh Sealy, Integrity Council Co-Chair

Memorial service for Hugh Sealy, Integrity Council Co-Chair, on 1 April 2022 A memorial service will be held on 1 April for Hugh Sealy, Integrity Council Co-Chair. The service will take place at White Hall Lodge, Barbados at 10am local time (10am ET, 3pm UK, 4pm CET,...

Integrity Council Statement on COP26 and Article 6 – November 2021

The Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets (IC-VCM) welcomes the decision of COP26, which sets out milestones to put the world on track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. This has given a welcome, historic boost to the international carbon markets,...