Governance

SOCIALCARBON is currently managed by the UK Charitable Organisation, Social Carbon Foundation.

The Social Carbon Foundation is a newly established entity designed to exclusive manage SOCIALCARBON. The following Articles of Incorporation contain basic structural information, organisational objectives and mission.

There are a number of important policies that govern various aspects of the operation of Social Carbon Foundation, as follows:

  • Conflicts of Interest. Social Carbon Foundation requires all board members and employees to abide by strict conflict of interest policies and to declare on an annual basis that they have not engaged in any conduct that violates Social Carbon Foundation's Conflict of Interest Policy. In addition, board members are required to report any potential conflicts of interest at each meeting of the board and to recuse themselves where any conflicts exist.

  • Complaints and Appeals Policy. Social Carbon Foundation provides a Complaints and Appeals Policy.

  • Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy. Social Carbon Foundation provides a Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy.

Board of Trustees

  • Dr Divaldo Rezende

    Co-Chairman

    With over 25 years in the carbon markets, Divaldo is considered a pioneer in the field. He developed Brazil’s first carbon sequestration project in the Bananal Island, with the differential of ensuring community involvement in the initiative. We co-created the SOCIALCARBON Standard alongside Stefano Merlin.

  • Glenn Morley

    Co-Chairman

    Glenn is a responsible climate solution advocate. He is an experienced climate NGO builder (built leading European carbon removal policy advocate), advisor to founders, boards and funders of climate game-changers.

  • Diane Duncan

    Diane supports in the strategy of the SOCIALCARBON Standard. Her extensive knowledge of Ocean ecosystems and wastewater treatment ensures that we look beyond traditional carbon methodologies and develop novel solutions that address the greatest threats to our freshwater supplies and oceans.

  • Paulo Gomes

    Paulo Gomes is a global business leader, active environmentalist and a key political actor in Guinea Bissau. He has an acute knowledge of the politics and policies of Africa that he developed through his political engagement, support to several governments and as an Executive Director of the World Bank.

  • Dr Amadeu Soares

    Dr. Amadeu M V M Soares has his PhD in Zoology from the University of Sheffield (1989) with habilitation for full professorship from the University of Coimbra, Portugal (1997). His main work areas are ecotoxicology and functional biodiversity. A Professor at the University of Aveiro, he has been the Head of the Department of Biology since 2001, and also leads the Research Group on Ecotoxicology and Functional Biodiversity.

Advisory Board

  • Dr Daniel Nepstad

    Dr. Daniel Nepstad is a tropical ecologist whose research has focused on the response of Amazon forests to climate change, fire, and land use. In 1998, he developed the Amazon Scenarios program, which simulates the future of the Amazon under a range of policy scenarios. He is currently the Executive Director of the Earth Innovation Institute.

  • Narubia Werreria

    Narubia is an indigenous and environmental activist from Brazil and currently president of the Tocantins Indigenous Institute. She ensures we understand the challenges and opportunities for local communities and indigenous people.

  • Dr Edem Adzogenu 

    Dr. Adzogenu is an accomplished investment facilitation, government affairs and international crisis management specialist for global investors and businesses across Africa, Europe and Asia. His global experience ranges from advising African Heads of State, Fortune 100 companies, G7 countries and African regional institutions, to helping resolve disputes over multi-billion-dollar concessions in war-threatened regions. He is the co-chair of the Afro Champions Initiative.

  • Beto Borges

    Beto serves as Director of the Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative at Forest Trends. He has over 30 years of experience working with indigenous and other local communities in the Amazon and elsewhere in Latin America to benefit from technical support and climate and conservation finance in recognition of their rights and forest stewardship.

  • Dr Daniel Zimmer

    A co-founder of Climate-KIC, Daniel is the Director of Sustainable Land Use. He has extensive knowledge of scaling up climate organisations, holistic nature restoration and start-up acceleration in the area of Sustainable Land Use.

Organisation Structure

  • The Social Carbon Foundation has an organisational structure designed for flexibility and scalability. We are actively recruiting and enhancing our operating model to support Nature-Based Solutions and project development at scale.

    We will be publishing the team behind the standard shortly. Stay tuned!