Verified Carbon Credits for Business
Retire verified carbon credits from named, high-integrity projects to compensate your company's measured emissions. Evertreen sources Gold Standard (and other verified) credits and retires them on your behalf as an intermediary — we do not own or operate the projects. One credit = one tonne of CO₂e (an independently verified estimate), and credits complement, not replace, cutting your own emissions.
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How a carbon credit works
Carbon credits vs. RECs — which do you need?
They are different instruments. A carbon credit represents one tonne of CO₂e reduced or removed, used to compensate emissions you have measured. A Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) represents one MWh of renewable electricity, used for market-based Scope 2 electricity reporting. If your goal is to match electricity use, see our Renewable Energy Certificates. Evertreen never blurs the two.
What to look for in a high-quality carbon project
- Recognised standard — e.g. Gold Standard or Verra, with an approved methodology.
- Independent verification — third-party audited; bonus points for an independent rating (e.g. BeZero) or an ICVCM Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label.
- Unique serial + registry retirement — each credit retired once on the Gold Standard Impact Registry, so it can't be double-counted.
- Named, transparent developer and real, disclosed co-benefits (community, biodiversity, SDGs).
- Honest figures — CO₂ presented as estimates, with credits a complement to cutting your own emissions.
What Evertreen offers
Verified carbon credits from named, vetted projects — retired on your behalf, with the retirement documentation you need to report transparently. Evertreen acts as an intermediary; it does not own or operate the projects. Every project page names the developer, standard, location, co-benefits, and our exact role.
Our carbon projects
Forestry & nature-based
Clean cooking
Safe water
Renewable energy
Biogas
Solar lighting & energy access
Frequently asked questions
What is a carbon credit?
A verified carbon credit represents one tonne of CO₂e reduced or removed. Retiring it lets your company compensate a measured quantity of emissions. Credits are estimates based on an approved methodology.
How is a carbon credit different from a REC?
A credit is one tonne of CO₂e (for emissions); a REC is one MWh of renewable electricity (for market-based Scope 2). They are not interchangeable, and we keep them separate.
How do you prevent double counting?
Each credit has a unique serial number and is retired once on the Gold Standard Impact Registry when claimed, so the same tonne can't be sold or counted twice.
What can my company claim?
That it retired verified carbon credits to compensate measured CO₂e, with documentation provided. Credits complement, and don't replace, cutting your own emissions; we don't overstate permanence or additionality.
Does Evertreen own these projects?
No. Evertreen is an intermediary that sources credits from named, vetted projects and retires them on your behalf.
How do I buy and retire credits?
Tell us the tonnes of CO₂e you need to compensate and which type of project you prefer, and we'll source and retire verified credits for you.
Reviewed by Evertreen. Last updated: June 2026.
Standards: Gold Standard, Verra. Reporting: GHG Protocol. Verify any project on the Gold Standard Impact Registry.
