About

For over a decade, ICROA has been a leading voice in the voluntary carbon market, providing quality assurance, and guidance on emissions reductions and high-quality carbon credit usage.

Our Core Values:
  • ICROA provides a framework for responsible corporate climate action through the Integrity in the use of carbon credits, the Quality of carbon credit supply, and delivering Impact to raise ambition

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ICROA delivers its objectives in 3 ways:

  • 01

    Through the ICROA Approval Programme

    • The ICROA Approval Programme is open to all organisations that offer carbon management and compensation services.
    • ICROA Approval is achieved annually by demonstrating compliance with the ICROA Code of Best Practice through a third-party audit.

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  • 02

    By Assessing and Endorsing Carbon Crediting Programmes

    • ICROA provides an Endorsement procedure to assess the rigour of Crediting Programmes for inclusion in the Code of Best Practice.
    • The Endorsement is delivered after a third-party assessment and ensures that the Crediting Programmes operate with high integrity.
    • ICROA supports innovation by providing access to international carbon markets for new Crediting Programmes.

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  • 03

    As a Platform for Collaboration

    • ICROA hosts open and interactive events to advance and scale a high integrity VCM by tackling the most pressing issues, building trust and fostering innovation.

  • Integrity

    Help ensure that service providers in the carbon market operate to the highest levels of environmental integrity by setting the standard for emission reductions and use of high-quality carbon credits to deliver Paris-aligned reduction pathways.

  • Quality

    Advance the use of high-quality carbon credits issued by internationally recognised Crediting Programs which promote the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Impact

    • Strive for excellence through periodic enhancement of the ICROA Code of Best Practice to reflect the voluntary carbon market’s continued evolution.
    • Facilitate innovation to ensure capital flows to mitigation programmes where it is most needed. We innovate through adapting the Code as the market evolves and supporting new Crediting Programmes in gaining access to international markets.

  • We are guided by the science of climate change and the need for economy-wide decarbonisation to reach net-zero by 2050.

  • We advocate for the use of high quality carbon credits as a valuable complement to Paris-aligned reduction pathways.

  • We believe in the critical need for carbon finance to enable urgent climate action.

  • ​We believe that proactive efforts by corporates to finance emissions reductions and removals through the carbon market should be recognised and rewarded.

  • Videos

    • Interview with Andrea Abrahams, Managing Director, ICROA

      Carbon offsetting is a hot topic, but not always for the right reasons! Which makes it even more crucial that carbon offsetting is done in the right way, with quality assurance and effective frameworks ensuring best practice in what has become a billion-dollar industry.

       

The People Helping Make ICROA a Success

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