Nature-Based Solutions that deliver lasting impact.

SOCIALCARBON is an international Greenhouse Gas (GHG) standard focused on Nature-Based Solutions. Projects using our standard go beyond carbon, embedding meaningful social, environmental and economic benefits to the projects and their local stakeholders.

 

Social Carbon,

a global agenda.

SOCIALCARBON has been a recognized standard and promoted the social benefits of carbon projects for 15 years. Now it’s time for the next chapter.

SOCIALCARBON is now becoming a full standard for Nature-Based Solutions. We are remaining true to our roots and ensuring projects consider broader components of a Nature-Based Solution beyond carbon. Alongside this we are also developing innovative new methodologies to support project developers worldwide create projects that address climate change and ecosystem degradation.

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Our Mission:

Empowering local action against climate change on a global scale.

We believe the best people to protect our natural ecosystems and support in the fight against climate change are the local communities. Building on our history of embedding social and environmental benefits into carbon projects, the SOCIALCARBON standard for Nature-Based Solutions has been designed to continue making sustainable development tangible for small communities in emerging countries. Utilising leading methodologies and technology it will lower barriers to entry and offering methodologies that better reflect reality.

We believe that sustainable and resilient livelihoods can be achieved through stakeholder-driven initiatives that generate long-term sustainability, so we focus on projects that promote continuous improvement and translate this into the hexagon of sustainability.

  • 21

    years of adoption

  • 15

    USD million in social action

  • 63

    projects developed

  • 5

    countries

Measuring impact.

All SOCIALCARBON projects are assessed against 6 aspects of project sustainability: carbon, biodiversity, social, financial, human and natural components.

Measuring these components ensures projects consider a broad range of impacts, which when analysed result in a hexagon that shows the evolution of the project's environmental and social contribution over time.

 Adopted worldwide.

A history of impact.

2000 - The Social Carbon concept and methodology was developed by Brazilian NGO Ecologica Institute.

2003 - The publication of the book: Social Carbon: adding value to sustainable development. All projects by Brazilian NGO Ecologica Institute use the Social Carbon methodology.

2006 - SOCIALCARBON Standard is launched.

2007 - Hydropower Plants, both large and small scale utilise the SOCIALCARBON Standard.

2008 - First SOCIALCARBON project is validated.

2022 - SOCIALCARBON becomes a full standard for Nature-Based Solutions.

Celebrating the Women that have made Social Carbon what it is today.

  • Marli Santos

  • Francine Hakin Leal

  • Cecilia Michellis

  • Cinthia Caetano

  • Yara Fernandes da Silva

  • Cíntia Donato

  • Clair Simone Ehlers

  • Julia Batista

  • Larissa Tega da Fonseca

  • Heloísa Garcia da Mota

  • Livia Demier Mauri

  • Silvia Stuchi Cruz

  • Eliana Kelly Pareja