Cassio Souza

Cassio Souza is an ESG professional with over 15 years of experience designing and driving corporate sustainability strategies across diverse industries and geographies. His expertise spans voluntary and compliance carbon markets, sustainable supply chain standard development and implementation, and regenerative agriculture, transforming corporate visions into impactful, high-value interventions.

As Director, Market and Client Relations, Cassio is responsible for managing engagement policies and protocols for Verra stakeholders and carbon credit buyers, promoting Verra programs as solutions for decarbonization strategies, identifying new approaches for value creation and revenue streams, driving stakeholder engagement forums, assisting clients on the implementation of Verra programs, and developing new and improved services linked to market trends and insights.

Before joining Verra, Cassio worked in several sustainability standard-setting organizations. In these roles, he focused on developing standard requirements and market engagement strategies for rainforest conservation, regenerative agriculture, and net-positive certified commodities in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe, supporting millions of farmers and thousands of certified projects. His work brought together industries, governments, and civil society organizations, enabling sustainable community livelihoods, forest conservation initiatives, and a better world for future generations.

Cassio holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in business administration with several published articles and an MBA in agribusiness. Cassio is a passionate football (or soccer) fan and enjoys traveling, cooking, and learning languages.