About us

ANSI National Accreditation Board

ANAB (ANSI National Accreditation Board) evaluated the Carbon Standards International programme and confirmed its accreditation. CSI is listed in ANAB's official registry below.

International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance

ICROA is a non-profit initiative housed within the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA). Until the formal winding down of ICROA at the end of September 2026, CSI was ICROA-endorsed.

It was an industry Programme committed to enhancing integrity in the voluntary carbon market in support of the Paris Agreement Goals. Their mission was to enable climate leadership across the private sector by developing and advocating for best practices in science-aligned emissions reductions and use of high-quality carbon credits ahead of and beyond regulation.

Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market

The ICVCM (Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market) assesses standards against its Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) - covering governance, sustainable development safeguards, transparency, and independent third-party validation and verification.

Carbon Standards has applied for ICVCM recognition. Our application is currently under review and can be viewed on the website below.

Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming (CRCF)

Carbon Standards has applied for the recognition of its EBC-CRCF Standard for biochar projects in the European Union. The application is currently under review by the European Commission, which can recognise certification schemes as compliant with the CRCF Regulation and its delegated and implementing regulations. The standard sets out the requirements under which Carbon Standards certifies biochar carbon removal activities as permanent carbon removals under Regulation (EU) 2024/3012 (CRCF) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/285 (CRCF biochar methodology).