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Gold Standard expanding nature coverage

Gold Standard will soon begin piloting labelling requirements for nature-based solutions and is developing a raft of guidance on nature projects.

Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings 2024 announced

Environmental Finance received more than 7,000 votes across 23 separate categories for this year's Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings rankings, as readers nominated leading companies and initiatives in the sector that exhibit best practice or innovation.

Rwanda to develop Article 6 projects pipeline with GenZero and Gold Standard

Rwanda has signed an agreement with carbon standards body Gold Standard and Singapore-based investor GenZero to develop a pipeline of Article 6-compliant carbon credit projects.

Gold Standard, GGGI launch 'pioneering' sustainable policy certification scheme

Global carbon credit registry integration project launched

The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), World Bank and Singapore have launched a open-source project to improve interoperability of global carbon credit registries.

Singapore lets firms pay carbon taxes with Gold Standard credits

Singapore-based companies will be allowed to buy Gold Standard carbon credits to meet part of their carbon tax obligations.

Gold Standard sets methodology for charcoal stoves

Verra and Gold Standard explore seaweed credits

Two of the biggest standard setters in the voluntary carbon market are in the process of exploring new 'blue carbon' methodologies, such as seaweed and seascape credits, Environmental Finance has learned.

Gold Standard to monitor impact of carbon markets

Just transition, inequality, and diversity are 'next hot topics for ESG data'

Improved data on diversity and inclusion has come to the "forefront of investors' demands"...