CNaught Perspectives - January

Happy New Year! We are excited to kick off 2025, building off the momentum we saw in the carbon markets last year and driving even more climate action in the year ahead. Join us by starting your year off with market developments and updates from 2024 and predictions for the year ahead, deepening your understanding of why a portfolio approach to carbon credits is best, and understanding how lean sustainability teams can take advantage of that approach to build high-impact carbon strategies.

CNaught Updates

?? Carbon Credits 101: Why a Portfolio Approach to Carbon Credits is Best

As more companies deepen their commitment to sustainability and explore the Voluntary Carbon Market, the question of how to best purchase carbon credits becomes increasingly critical. Learn more about why purchasing a carbon credit portfolio of multiple projects is the best way to balance impact, risk, and budget while aligning with best practices.

?? SF Sustainability Dinner: In December, CNaught hosted an intimate dinner for sustainability leaders in San Francisco to share their challenges and learnings in the space with each other and were joined by leaders from 英伟达 欧特克 Asana and Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP . Let us know if you’d like to join us for the next one!

??? Share Your Insights with Companies on Their Sustainability Journey: CNaught is conducting a 10 minute survey to gather unique insights on corporate sustainability behaviors and initiatives.?

Share your insights here to encourage more companies to join in on achieving our climate goals. Your responses will not be publicly connected to your organization in any way without your permission.

?? Upcoming Events

February 4-5, ESG in Real Estate: Leveraging Technology to Decarbonize the Built Environment

Join us at ESG in Real Estate in Nashville next month to hear our team join a panel about how companies in the built environment can leverage current and developing technological solutions to accelerate decarbonization in the space.?

February 12, GreenBiz25: How Lean Sustainability Teams Build High-Impact Carbon Credit Strategies

Join CNaught COO, Steven Siger and Asana ESG Lead, Sean McPhillips in conversation with other lean sustainability teams at GreenBiz25 in Phoenix next month to learn about how small sustainability teams can build high-integrity carbon credit strategies. If you want to meet with us 1-1, schedule time here.

Relevant News

?? In 2024, the VCM saw more integrity action, with The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) announcing their first CCP-Approved methodologies in June. Since then, ICVCM has approved multiple forest methodologies including REDD+ and ARR for the CCP label.

?? MSCI released their 2025 Sustainability and Climate Trends report, predicting a bullish return to the voluntary carbon market, seeing it expand from $1.5 billion in 2024 to between $7-$35 billion in 2030.

?? As mentioned last month, COP29 finalized the rules for emissions trading between countries under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Our partner Sylvera just released a comprehensive guide of what exactly was agreed on, what to watch out for during the implementation process, and how this could impact the voluntary market.

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