Can Voluntary Carbon Standards Simplify Rule Books Without Losing Rigor?

By Michael Coren of Ecosystem Marketplace Voluntary carbon standards are busy fine-tuning themselves for the…

Name change 1 March, no impact on VCUs or VCS rules

Change to VCS Nomenclature Makes No Change to Rights and Obligations of VCUs To reflect…

Job Announcement: VCS Seeks Senior Program Officer

VCS seeks a Senior Program Officer to oversee the work of validation/verification bodies (VVBs). The…

Kenya project issues first REDD credits under VCS

Kenya project is first to issue REDD credits verified to a major global third-party standard 8…

Timeline for VCS Name Change

As promised, we are eager to share more details about our exciting name change announced earlier this week. The VCS name change is part of a major, ongoing initiative to strengthen trust in the VCS brand and increase its value to you, the people who use the VCS Program, Standard and credits every day.

VCS to change name to Verified Carbon Standard, 1 March

Letter to VCS stakeholders …from Chairman Gudmundur Sigurthorsson and CEO David Antonioli Dear Friends &…

CDC Climat to phase out VCS registry services by end 2012

CDC Climat R & S, one of three VCS registry administrators, will phase out its…

VCS Approves Methodology with Broad Scope for Crediting Projects that Reduce Deforestation (REDD)

6 December 2010 – A broad new methodology to credit a wide range of projects…

Leading market providers back new VCS registry system

2 July 2008 – Three leading financial institutions located in the US, Europe and Australasia…