Global Nature Fund | Avoiding emissions in companies

We create transparency on the voluntary carbon market. How can companies use forest projects to offset emissions? The project supports companies in their selection and motivates them to reduce emissions instead of offsetting them.

Many companies set themselves climate targets and offset their emissions via the voluntary carbon market. They buy emission credits, for example from forest projects. We compile information specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises. This enables them to select suitable sustainable forest projects.

With this project, we support companies in defining and calculating unavoidable emissions and in designing and communicating their own climate commitment in a meaningful way.

Project area

Goals

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Increase transparency

Forest projects on the voluntary carbon market

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Sensitize

Disadvantages such as lack of durability in forest projects

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Motivate companies

Reducing emissions instead of offsetting

Impacts

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Two round tables on forest projects and ways of calculating unavoidable emissions held with representatives of certifiers, offset providers and companies

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Guide for companies on the challenges and criteria for sustainable forest projects and climate neutrality created

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Support micro and medium-sized enterprises in identifying climate-friendly economic activities and unavoidable emissions from their companies in order to motivate them to reduce emissions instead of offsetting them.