July 2025 Newsletter

Message from the CEO:

A couple of weeks ago, I attended London Climate Action Week. As always, it was great to join panel discussions and meet with stakeholders. But a poignant discussion during one of the last events of the week really stuck with me. At a session on soil carbon, a fellow panelist spoke of the extraordinary emotional toll that farmers are facing. This reality should serve as a striking reminder to us in the carbon markets that the lives of individual people depend on our work. This is the reason we must relentlessly work to scale the carbon markets.

But a poignant remark during one of the last events of the week really stuck with me. It was when a fellow speaker on a panel about soil carbon said, “Farmers face one of the highest rates of suicide of any occupation.” This statement should serve as a striking reminder to us in the carbon markets that lives of individual people depend on our work and that this is the reason we must relentlessly work to scale the carbon markets.

What will it take to achieve this? The answer to that question undoubtedly includes increased engagement with governments, more standardization across the market, improved communications about the market and how to navigate its processes, enhanced technology and digitalization, and stronger support of local communities participating in the market.

You can read more in my full thought piece.

Mandy Rambharos, CEO

• Verra Welcomes New General Counsel
• July Stakeholder Update Webinar
• Verra Goes Digital: The Latest Updates on Verra’s Multiyear Digitalization Initiative

As the markets evolve, so does our thinking. Below are the most recent pieces that offer a window into the insights of Verra’s many thought leaders as they grapple with this complicated, ever-evolving sector.

• A Drumbeat of Urgency and a Market that Must Respond
• Beyond the Headlines: A Constructive Response to Criticism of Validation and Verification in the VCM

Verra is a mission-driven nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting climate and environmental markets that work for people and the planet. This work is complex. It’s ambitious. And it’s only possible with your support.

Verified Carbon Standard Program

• Verra Releases Criteria for Insurance Products for CORSIA-Eligible Carbon Credits
• Verra Publishes Minor Revisions to Improved Forest Management Methodology (VM0045)
• RFP: Independent Expert Review of Major Revision to VM0042
• Peru Approves Three New VCS Methodologies for Use in Its National Carbon Registry (Spanish version)
• Verra Publishes Revision to CDM Methodology for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
• Response to Corporate Accountability Report on the Voluntary Carbon Market

New Resources

• Webinar recording: Overview of Final Public Consultation on VCS Version 5 (external) – July 9
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – VM0050u

Verra-Hosted Webinars

• Stakeholder Update Webinar (July 2025) (external) – Wednesday, July 23, at 11:00 am ET
• Following the Funds: What’s Next for Financial Transparency in Nature-Based Projects (external) – Thursday, July 24, at 10:00 am ET (hosted by Terraspect in collaboration with Verra)
• Verra’s Discussion Paper on Plastic Credits and Extended Producer Responsibility (external) – Tuesday, July 29, at 9:00 am ET
• Updates on Verra’s Multiyear Digitalization Initiative (external) – Wednesday, July 30, at 11:00 am ET

Mark your calendar today for our Q4 stakeholder update webinar!

• Stakeholder Update Webinar (October 2025) (external) – Wednesday, October 22, at 11:00 am ET

Verra Staff at Events

This fall, Mandy Rambharos, chief executive officer, and Heather McEwan, regional representative Africa and the Middle East, will attend the Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) (external). Launched, by the award-winning VUKA Group CMAS is a purpose-driven, high-level continental gathering that will take place from October 21 to 23, 2025, in Johannesburg.

Designed as Africa’s flagship platform for carbon finance, the event brings together policymakers, investors, standards bodies, developers, and corporates to drive practical, inclusive climate action and unlock Africa’s carbon value at scale.

The upcoming Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) program features the continent’s entire carbon market value chain in what is a compelling combination of successful early carbon market movers, climate-finance-ready projects, and regulatory bodies, as well as global institutional development organizations and investors. Download the program brochure (external) now to discover the expert speakers and diverse discussions.

For a comprehensive list of all upcoming events, please check our Events page. If you’d like to invite a Verra team member to speak at your event, please contact events@verra.org.

To ensure the transparency and rigor of our standards programs, Verra invites feedback on projects open for public comment, as well as public consultations on new standards programs, program updates, new methodologies, and updates to existing methodologies.