Julia Santos
Editor, ESG Minute
Carbon Credits
ADM bets on carbon capture credits from corn processing, and the voluntary market faces a credibility test
ADM will use carbon capture at a Nebraska corn facility with over 800,000 tons of annual capacity to generate credits…
Carbon Credits
Climeworks and JAL Sign First CORSIA-Compliant Carbon Removal Deal, Opening a New Market for Aviation Credits
Japan Airlines and Climeworks announced what they call the world's first carbon removal purchase agreement designed to meet ICAO's CORSIA…
Carbon Credits
GSK Signs 8-Year Carbon Removal Deal With Varaha for Regenerative Farming in India
GSK commits to over 500,000 carbon credits from regenerative agriculture across 50,000 hectares of Indian farmland, linking carbon finance to…
ESG News
Thailand’s $795M Biodiversity SLB Sets a Precedent for Sovereign Nature Finance
Thailand issued Asia's first sovereign sustainability-linked bond with biodiversity KPIs, raising questions about how other emerging markets will integrate nature…
Brazil
Mombak closes first round of reforestation fund that could reach R$ 1 billion
Mombak completed the first close of its second Amazon reforestation fund, combining equity fundraising with a R$ 200 million BNDES…
Carbon Credits
Exomad Green and Carbonfuture Expand Biochar Deal to 1.1 Million Tonnes Through 2035
Bolivia-based Exomad Green adds 1.1 million tonnes of biochar carbon removal supply to its partnership with Carbonfuture, as the market…
Carbon Credits
Japan Airlines Signs First CORSIA Carbon Removal Deal, Testing Aviation Compliance Demand
JAL and Climeworks Solutions signed what they describe as the first purchase agreement for carbon removal credits designed to meet…
Explainers
VM0041 Explained: How Verra’s Enteric Methane Methodology Works
A practical guide to Verra's VM0051 methodology for quantifying greenhouse gas reductions from enteric methane interventions in ruminant livestock.
ESG News
Brazil’s environmental activist killings surged 116% in 2025: what it means for corporate supply chains
Global Witness documented 26 murders of environmental defenders in Brazil in 2025, more than double the prior year, concentrated in…
Explainers
What Is VMR0016? Verra Methodology Explained Step by Step
VMR0016 is the Verra methodology for landfill gas flaring and utilization projects under the VCS Program, replacing ACM0001 and AMS-III.G.
Brazil
Brazil formalizes book and claim for aviation fuel, completing a three-asset decarbonization architecture
The CS-SAF certificate separates the environmental attribute of sustainable aviation fuel from physical delivery, but secondary market rules and registry…
Carbon Credits