Certified high integrity credits for the voluntary carbon and biodiversity markets

The Fair Credits Standard is operated by a UK-based independent academic consultancy. We promote high integrity credit markets through offering systematic, rigorous and transparent evaluation of socio-economic benefits of voluntary carbon and biodiversity credit schemes. We believe that rights holders, scheme developers and credit purchasers will all benefit from our evidence-based assessment of the social and economic benefits arising from existing and proposed credit schemes.

We are

  • Experienced academic consultants with over 100 years combined practical expertise in development

  • Enthusiastic innovators dedicated to improving wellbeing and conservation

We are looking for

  • Partners with a genuine interest in placing local rights holders at the centre of carbon and biodiversity credit schemes

  • Credit schemes which yield sustained co-benefits to local rights holding individuals and communities

We offer

  • The only scheme focused on promoting high integrity credits in both voluntary carbon and biodiversity markets

  • Advice, guidance and support to develop best practice in the voluntary carbon and biodiversity credits