The TIST Model
Changing the Planet, One Tree at a Time
The VCS in action
Develop the Projects that will define the future of the voluntary carbon market
Your Purpose Realized… Your Impact, Amplified
A leader in the voluntary carbon market, Verra provides the framework for your projects to achieve – and demonstrate – the highest standard of climate action.
With an expert staff of methodology designers and project reviewers, more than US$9 million invested in research and development in 2024 alone, and the experience to know exactly how to evolve the market, Verra is strong, and only getting stronger – investing and innovating to help the VCM deliver on its climate action potential.
Verra’s world-class methodologies elevate your work, transforming your purpose into a powerful force for change that drives decarbonization and changes lives worldwide.
By choosing Verra to certify your climate action projects, you align your brand with a widely recognized and longstanding leader and innovator in climate action, showcasing your commitment to high-integrity, science-based solutions. The credits you deliver will become synonymous with exceptional quality in the market.
If you’re ready to take the next step and create a world-class VCM project, reach out to us to explore how you can embrace carbon credits as a powerful, scientifically sound tool for driving global impact, while positioning your project at the forefront of the voluntary carbon market.
Choose Verra and make your contributions to climate action something your buyers and other stakeholders will be eager to support.
IN A WORLD DEMANDING MORE THAN PROMISES, VERRA DELIVERS PROOF
2,200 active climate action projects in 95 countries
90+ active project methodologies – the largest portfolio of any standard setter
15+ years of experience in the market
Billions of dollars of climate finance channeled to projects across the globe
Millions of lives, especially in the Global South, impacted
ICVCM and CORSIA program-level approval
By January 2025, all active projects must demonstrate contributions to at least three SDGs
Voted Best Registry Provider for four years running + Best GHG Crediting Programme 11 times
A culture of constant innovation and improvement
The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program is…
the world’s most widely used greenhouse gas (GHG) crediting program. It drives finance toward activities that reduce and remove emissions, improve livelihoods, and protect nature. VCS projects have reduced or removed more than one billion tons of carbon and other GHG emissions from the atmosphere.
The VCS Program is a critical and evolving component in the ongoing effort to protect our shared environment. – By marrying scientific rigor and transparency with innovative thinking, the VCS Program has continually brought new projects, organizations, and people into the voluntary carbon market, as well as a growing number of compliance markets, and given them the necessary confidence to participate.
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