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With Climate Week just around the corner, and many other industry events taking place in September and October, we are pleased to share with you some of our activities. Also included are the details of a new consultation on tokenisation and the launch of a pilot on impact fund requirements.
UPCOMING EVENTS
NEW YORK CLIMATE WEEK
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Wednesday, 21 September
13:00 – 13:45 EDT
The Westin New York at Times Square, NYC / Hybrid
Tokenization of Carbon Credits in the VCM: benefits and key concerns
Hosted by: International Emissions Trading Association
Sarah Leugers will join a panel to discuss the benefits and concerns with the tokenisation of carbon credits, including details of the consultation recently launched by Gold Standard.
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Wednesday, 21 September
16:00 – 20:00 EDT
Second floor nyc 849 6th Avenue New York, NY 10001
Net Zero Value Chains: from commitment to credible reporting
Hosted by: Value Change Initiative
Owen Hewlett, Chief Technical Officer, Gold Standard will speak on a panel session entitled “Towards COP 27: The role of regulators, investors and standards in driving reliable and transparent value chain data towards achieving Net Zero ambitions”.
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MEET WITH THE TEAM IN NEW YORK
Margaret Kim, Owen Hewlett, Sarah Leugers, Vikash Talyan, and Felicity Spors will be in New York throughout the week, participating in a broad range of bilateral meetings and events.
If you would like to set up a meeting, please contact Jamie Ballantyne, outlining the reason for meeting and your availability.
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ARTICLE 6 WEBINAR SERIES
Tuesday, 27 September
16:00 – 17:00 CEST
Online
Valuing Article 6 credits: How the value of Article 6-authorised credits might evolve, and what this means for the market
Hosted by: Hugh Salway, Head of Markets, Gold Standard
Speakers:
Ritah Rukundo, Technical Advisor, Global Carbon Market
GIZ Mischa Classen, Director Carbon Procurement, KliK Foundation
Malwina Burzec, Associate, Center for Climate Policy, Ernst & Young Law
Nick Marshall, Director of Carbon, TASC
The past few years have seen greater transparency than ever before on prices in the carbon market. But how might the market value credits authorised under Article 6, and how might this compare to unauthorised credits? This webinar will explore this question with a panel of market experts.
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CLEAN COOKING FORUM
11 – 13 October
Accra, Ghana
Hosted by: Clean Cooking Alliance
The Clean Cooking Forum 2022 will feature an interactive plenary and breakout discussions, Business-to-Business matchmaking, and an Innovation Expo showcasing the latest developments in clean cooking. Forum sessions will explore critical topics such as creative financing and investment opportunities; emerging business models; enabling policies; new technologies and innovative approaches; and strategies to strengthen the inclusion of women throughout the clean cooking value chain.
Claire Willers, Senior Manager, Market Relations, will be participating in a number of sessions at the Clean Alliance for Cookstoves on clean cooking and nature.
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VERGE 2022
Tuesday, 25 October
16:15 - 17:15 PT
San Jose, CA
A New Approach to Reducing Scope 3: Landscape-Level Investing
Hosted by: Green Biz
Head of Sustainable Finance, Felicity Spors, joins the VERGE 22 Carbon Program to discuss landscape-level investing as an innovative alternative to conventional carbon markets. As sponsors of the event we will also have a booth, so come and say hello if you’re there!
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CONSULTATIONS
CONSULTATION ON PROPOSALS TO ALLOW CREATION OF DIGITAL TOKENS FOR GOLD STANDARD CARBON CREDITS ANNOUNCED
Gold Standard has launched a consultation on how the creation of digital tokens representing Gold Standard credits using blockchain technology should be managed. The consultation seeks views on the conditions that could be applied to determine whether to provide consent to organisations who wish to create such tokens.
Earlier this year, Gold Standard updated its terms of use to clarify that the creation of tokens, crypto-currencies, or other digital instruments to represent Gold Standard carbon credits was not permitted without express written consent. Following the consultation launched today Gold Standard intends to introduce a new process to provide consent to organisations seeking to create digital tokens.
A webinar will follow on 28 September for those who would like further information. If you are interested please sign up here.
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REQUIREMENTS
IMPACT FUND REQUIREMENTS PILOT LAUNCHED
New impact fund requirements have been developed by Gold Standard to support sustainable funds in measuring, managing and maximising the sustainable development impact of its investments. The requirements are designed for fund managers wanting to make a positive contribution to sustainable development and towards achieving the SDGs through one or more of their funds.
Applications are now being accepted from fund managers interested in taking part in the pilot of the requirements. The two-year pilot phase will comprise of up to five funds over a two-year period. The fund and impact management team will gain insights into best practice impact management, measurement and maximisation, using the full suite of Gold Standard tools at subsidised costs.
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FUND REQUIREMENTS
GOLD STANDARD ENSURES CREDIBLE SUSTAINABLE IMPACT INVESTMENTS FOR FUND MANAGERS
Geneva, Switzerland – 15/09/2022
Gold Standard has today opened applications for investment funds to join the two-year pilot phase of new impact fund certification requirements. These requirements have been developed to support serious sustainable funds in measuring, managing and maximising the sustainable development impact of their investments.
Gold Standard CEO, Margaret Kim said:
“The world urgently needs trillions of dollars to achieve the sustainable development goals, and the majority of the capital must come from the private sector, including impact funds. The new fund requirements from Gold Standard bring best practice in impact measurement, management and maximisation, to support fund managers in delivering credible contributions to the goals.”
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