Where CarbonNeutral® certification sits in corporate sustainability strategies

Major corporates are increasingly using CarbonNeutral certification to take clear and credible climate action. We explore what CarbonNeutral certification is, how our clients have delivered business value and climate impact through it, and how it is achieved in practice. Our panellists were: Nicola Acutt, Vice President, Sustainability Strategy, Office of the CTO at VMware. The company became a CarbonNeutral company across its global operations in 2018, following certifying its data centres in 2017. Brian Sylvester, Sustainability Senior Manager at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The global management consulting firm has been a CarbonNeutral company since 2018. (moderator) Mark LaCroix, Executive Vice President, Client Solutions at Natural Capital Partners. Mark has developed and managed CarbonNeutral programmes for businesses including Microsoft, Nestlé Waters and UPS. CarbonNeutral certification is carbon neutrality in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol, the leading global framework for carbon neutral programs. You can read more about CarbonNeutral certification at www.carbonneutral.com Climate Impact Partners builds on the expertise, integrity and innovation of two companies that have led the voluntary carbon market – ClimateCare and Natural Capital Partners. Combined, we are relentless in our drive to deliver the solutions and scale to transform the global economy, improve health and livelihoods and restore a thriving planet.