Banco Espirito Santo Angola, S.A.R.L. (BESA) was incorporated in August 2001, opening for business on 24th January 2002 in Luanda. Its conception resulted from Espirito Santo Group’s decision to set up a new bank in Angola, supported by its experience of the Angolan economy.

BESA positions itself in Angolan market as an exclusive institution, offering personalised customer services of outstanding level, innovating products and financial advice services. The bank gives emphasis to Quality and Difference

BESA is a solid bank in the domestic market, faithfully fulfilling the predefined strategy, especially for its quality service and innovation in the market by offering new products and services

Since 2008, BES Angola has been internationally awarded several times. In 2009, UNESCO awarded BESA as the Bank of the Planet 2009, for its support in promoting sustainability and protection of the environment.

Baker & McKenzie's climate change and carbon markets practice is uniquely global. We were the first law firm to recognise the importance of global efforts to address climate change and, from that early start, we have developed the most experienced and far-reaching team of carbon lawyers in the world. For more than ten years, our dedicated team of over 60 lawyers has worked on numerous pioneering deals, including the first carbon acquisitions, the first carbon fund, the first structured
derivative transaction and the first REDD project. In 2008 and 2009, legal directory Chambers Global ranked our practice as Tier 1 for climate change law.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is one of the world's largest financial institutions.  Our Carbon Markets team sits within the Global Commodities business and is active across all segments (emissions trading, origination, structuring, and sales), geographies (Europe, Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Emerging Markets), and products (EUA, CER, ERU, CRT, RGA, VER) of the carbon markets.  In addition, through working with colleagues across our diverse banking businesses, we are able to offer bespoke carbon-linked products in several asset classes (e.g., commodity, debt, equity, fixed income) for a variety of investors including private equity, institutional investors, and retail investors.

BNP Paribas (rated AA / Aa2 by  Standard & Poor's and Moody's) is a European leader in banking and financial services with a presence in 80 countries and more than 200,000 employees.   

Active in the carbon market since 2005, BNP Paribas now ranks in the group of top financial institutions in terms of carbon trading and structuring, offering its clients a diverse array of products and services. Market-based mechanisms form an integral part of the global effort to limit climate change, and are changing asset pricing and balance sheet reporting. BNP Paribas views carbon as an important new asset class in its own right, and has put together a highly qualified group of professionals to optimise the use of carbon mechanisms and fully take advantage of the benefits of this asset by designing solutions that address every stage of the carbon project cycle.

BNP Paribas was voted Best Trading Company for Kyoto Project Credits (JI & CDM) in both the 2008 and 2009 Environmental Finance Market Surveys

BNP Paribas was awarded Emissions Europe House of the Year 2010 by Energy Risk

Bosques Amazónicos (BAM), in partnership with local communities and small entrepreneurs in the Peruvian Amazon, is dedicated to the conservation, protection, restoration and sustainable management of tropical forests in the Amazon. The company's mission is to maximize the value of forest assets while contributing to the preservation of the environment and biodiversity. The company will generate revenues from a variety of complementary activities: developing and selling high-value forest carbon credits, managing a plantation of fine tropical hardwoods; conducting certified timber operations on company-owned and third party land; and developing sustainable projects using non-timber forest products. BAM currently has four projects in operation: an award-winning reforestation project in Campo Verde, Ucayali (central Peru) and three Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) projects in Madre de Dios (south-eastern Peru).

The Brownstein Climate Change Group brings a forward-thinking approach to matters of energy, alternative fuels, land use and water supply. The group has experience covering a wide spectrum of needs for energy projects, from siting to permitting (including environmental permitting) to bringing plants online and products to market. Group members have represented a variety of energy producers, including companies involved in oil and gas, electric generation, electric transmission, water, gas pipeline, refining, mining, wind energy, solar, natural gas turbine power, synthetic fuels, biofuels and geothermal. We have experience restructuring energy and utility companies and offer legal services related to industrial energy use, financing, deal structuring, regulatory compliance, alternative energy investment funds, IP and technology, corporate governance, carbon markets, REDD, climate change litigation, CCS (carbon capture and storage), green buildings (LEED) and other carbon related activities. In addition to private entities, we also have experience advising governmental entities on these and related matters.

Camco is a carbon asset developer with 250 employees and strong advisory support teams working in sustainable energy, energy policy, carbon qualification, finance and asset investment. With offices in 20 locations in 14 countries, Camco has been awarded the Carbon Developer award by its peers for 3 years running. It grew out of Energy for Sustainable Development (ESD), a company formed in 1989 to develop sustainable energy solutions for low-carbon growth and development, Camco listed on the LSE in 2006 and now has one of the world’s largest portfolios of carbon assets from the CDM, JI and voluntary sectors.

Carbonflow Corp. provides an integrated suite of software applications used by organizations worldwide to manage, monitor, and monetize their emission reduction and sustainable energy projects.

Our goal is to reduce the time, cost, and complexity of implementing projects, while complying with international, regional, national, and voluntary carbon market requirements. We host unique Software-as-a-Service products that empower participants to collaborate on a secure multi-party platform.

Carbon Resource Management's team of highly respected professionals have successfully registered over 35 CDM projects and has already delivered emission reductions from over 20 of projects. Working on windpower, biomass, coal mine methane, waste heat recovery, hydropower, district heating and combined cycle power projects, the team take projects from their initial concept stage, all of the way through the CDM cycle to the sale of emission reductions. The company has a proven track record, stemming from having worked on the first CDM project in China, as well as the first windfarm in the world to be registered under the CDM.

Carbon Trade Exchange is the world's first global electronic platform for spot trading voluntary carbon credits (VERs). Carbon Trade Exchange was established to provide a trusted marketplace where businesses can buy carbon credits with confidence in the quality and origin of the products being sold. The Carbon Trade Exchange platform allows buyers to search for credits based on vintage, credit standard, project type, and country of origin. It provides full price transparency by tracking an offset from its generation and verification through to its transfer and eventual retirement within the Markit Environmental Registry. The existence of Carbon Trade Exchange will make it easier and cheaper for companies to offset as an effective way to become carbon neutral and enables project developers to have a clearer price signal when making investment decisions as well as allowing buyers to have greater confidence and choice.

Through an electronic integration with Markit Environmental Registry and American Carbon Registry, the Carbon Trade Exchange trading platform accommodates most major voluntary carbon credit standards including: the Gold Standard, the Verified Carbon Standard, the American Carbon Registry Standard, the Plan Vivo Standard, the Carbon Fix Standard, the Social Carbon Standard, the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance Standard (CCBA) and the ISO 14064 Standard.

Carbonica is a provider of emission reduction credits and carbon management services. It works with businesses to manage emission reductions following recognized benchmarks of carbon neutrality, and with project developers by providing advice and support to manage greenhouse gas emission projects from inception to issuance and trading of carbon credits. Carbonica's carbon trading team provides a brokerage service to trade carbon credits on behalf of clients in both the compliance and voluntary sectors. Carbonica manages funds that invest in companies and projects (particularly in the forestry sector) that are relevant to climate change mitigation and conservation.

 CDC Climat is Caisse des Depots' subsidiary launched in February 2010 to tackle climate change by taking action in three areas:

• It develops, either alone or with its partners, carbon market infrastructures: exchanges, registries and solutions for carbon assets trading and custody. On the strength of its experience in Europe, it supports the introduction of international, national and regional climate policies.
• CDC Climat invests in carbon assets either directly or in the form of innovative funds open to long-term investors. It aims at reducing CO2 emissions by 25 Mt per year.
• Its research team, CDC Climat Research, conducts independent, neutral analyses for public authorities, market players and the general public.

The ClimateCare team has been a part of J.P. Morgan's Environmental Markets group since April 2008. Our innovative origination team provides advice and support to companies and project developers in emerging markets to create emissions reduction credits from projects that successfully reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The team has considerable experience and knowledge in developing and executing projects in many sectors including renewable energy, municipal waste management, industrial gases, energy efficiency and forestry.

Climate Change Capital (CCC) is an investment manager and advisor specializing in the opportunities created by the global transition to a low carbon economy. CCC manages funds that invest in companies, projects and technologies which provide products or services facilitating climate change mitigation or adaptation.  As of December 31st 2009, CCC manages commitments totalling US$1.5 billion of assets across the following asset classes: Carbon Finance, Private Equity, Property & Energy Infrastructure.

Climate Exchange plc (CLE) is a company listed on the AIM section of the London Stock Exchange. The CLE group is principally engaged in owning, operating and developing exchanges to facilitate trading in environmental financial instruments, including emissions reduction credits, designed to support and lower the economic costs of achieving environmental objectives.

Climate Exchange plc has three core operating businesses: European Climate Exchange (ECX) which operates an exchange that focuses on compliance certificates for mandatory European Emissions Trading Scheme ("EU ETS"),  Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) which operates the world’s first voluntary, but contractually binding cap and trade system for greenhouse gas emissions reductions and Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE), a regulated exchange in the U.S. with a growing portfolio of environmental futures contracts.

In addition, Climate Exchange plc is also investing in new product development such as IFEX and in other geographic regions including China, Canada and Australia.

Climate Focus is an advisory company committed to the development of policies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our international and multidisciplinary team works closely with companies, governments and non-governmental organizations on reducing emissions in energy, households, industry, agriculture and forestry.

Climate Focus is an independent expert in international and national climate law, policies, project design and finance. We have been pioneering carbon markets ever since their inception. We aim to find a creative and unique solution for every single client, ranging from the development of policies to protect the rainforest to structuring greenhouse gas mitigation projects in the energy sector. Our advice is rooted in a profound knowledge of climate change policies, emission trading schemes and project development.

Climate Focus has offices in Amsterdam, Washington DC and Beijing and representatives in São Paulo, Lisbon and Brussels. We complement our core team with a broad network of in-country and specialized partners. 

DLA Piper offers legal services to the carbon markets. Our climate change advice is coordinated by our market-leading international Energy and Water group, which brings together more than 200 dedicated lawyers around the globe. Our lawyers have regular and in-depth experience in the energy sector, offering timely advice on all types of local and cross-border projects, including those at the leading edge of the climate change market. We advise governments, sponsors, lenders, funds, utilities, traders and consortia on all aspects of the energy business, and across all fuel types. Climate change issues are integral to this work, in particular: clean conventional energy through carbon capture and storage; emissions trading; renewable energy; energy efficiency strategies; and CDM, JI, VER and other greenhouse gas reduction projects.  

EcoSecurities structures and guides greenhouse gas emission reduction projects from beginning to end, working with both project developers and buyers of emission reduction credits. EcoSecurities works with companies in developing and industrialising countries to create emission reduction credits from projects that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. EcoSecurities has experience with projects in a wide range of sectors, including renewable energy, agriculture and urban waste management, industrial efficiency, and forestry.
 

EEA is a leading fund management business in carbon, clean energy and environmental markets. The company has over £1bn assets under management and in addition to its environmental business, specialises in the management of equity mandates, life settlements and managed futures.

EEA began its environmental activities in 2003 acting as investment adviser to Climate Exchange PLC, both prior to and following the company's listing on AIM.  Following Climate Exchange’s success, EEA was instrumental in the establishment and AIM listing of Trading Emissions PLC (“TEP”) and Leaf Clean Energy Company.

TEP provides its investors with exposure to value creation and profit opportunities in markets that result from climate change mitigation and energy policy imperatives. This is achieved through the acquisition of carbon credits from emission reduction projects, through asset investment and financing, and through the strategic acquisition of companies. EEA is the exclusive Investment Adviser to TEP.

The Eurex Group is a leading provider of trading and clearing services organized to deliver innovation and excellence across the value spectrum.

Eurex Exchange offers global electronic access to a broad range of international
benchmark derivatives and provides  multi-asset class trading opportunities in more than 1,200 products including fixed income, equity, equity and dividend index as well as various commodity derivatives like gold, silver, emissions and power.

Today, Eurex Exchange and the International Securities Exchange (ISE) provide a global liquidity pool trading more than 10 million contracts every day.

Working with partners around the world, Eurex Group is dedicated to shape global markets, where customers can find new opportunities.

Eurex Group comprises Eurex Exchange, the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Eurex Clearing, Eurex Repo and Eurex Bonds are Eurex Group.

For more information please visit www.eurexchange.com.

 Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. has long been recognized as a leading international law firm with particular strength in the environmental, energy (both traditional and alternative energy), regulatory, transactional and finance areas of law. In addition we represent clients involved in major capture projects, many of the world's largest green building (LEED) projects and numerous wind and solar energy power projects. In our Climate Change practice, we are able to provide to our clients the full spectrum of services and depth of experience required to support their business activities. With offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and across the United States, we work seamlessly for our clients any where in the world. To find out more about our Climate Change group and to download helpful resources in this area, see our Climate Change website.

Generation Investment Management is an independent, private, owner-managed partnership with offices in London and New York. Generation's investment approach is based on the idea that sustainability factors—economic, environmental, social and governance criteria—will drive a company's returns over the long term. In 2007, Generation launched its second strategy, the Generation IM Climate Solutions Fund. This Fund invests in private equity, restricted public equity and unrestricted public equity and the strategy is focused exclusively on deploying capital to help solve the climate crisis.

Generation is committed to partnering with management teams to ensure long term value creation. We offer access to a unique network of leading experts on the climate crisis, and the edge and insight that comes with a global research platform dedicated to understanding sustainability challenges. The Climate Solutions Fund offers growth capital to help companies scale and deploy their solutions. We provide funding and global business-building expertise to a range of businesses. We typically do not take pure technology risk, preferring to focus on business strategy, regulation and scale up risk. In addition, Generation has a strategic alliance with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) to find, fund and accelerate green business, technology and policy solutions with the greatest potential to help solve the climate crisis.

Greenbank is the largest independent trader of RECs in Australia. We employ a team of people in our busy data centre where we process and register environmental credits under the various state and federal schemes as well as the voluntary offset market. Using Greenbank as your service provider will give you a competitive edge, a streamlined paperwork trail, fast payment terms and a happy working relationship. We understand paperwork can be confusing, so our friendly staff are happy to help and just a phone call away.

Green Gas is an international clean energy company that specialises in converting methane emissions from coal mines, landfills and biomass into clean energy and valuable carbon credits.

Whilst improving our customer productivity and safety, we provide new and clean sources of electricity and heat, and eliminate a potent greenhouse gas and waste.

We offer a fully funded, integrated and commercially attractive solution for gas management and utilisation for coal mine and landfill owners, including the process of qualifying carbon credits. We cover gas collection, gas drainage, project management, operations and maintenance, carbon credits and finance.

With over 50 projects operating around the world, and a consolidated 50 year track record in the industry, we are expanding our project portfolio rapidly, thereby helping customers and communities worldwide to reduce their carbon footprint, in a commercially viable way.

The Green Exchange is comprised of a diverse group of industry leaders that share a common goal and bring together deep expertise and vast experience in environmental markets. The owners of the Green Exchange's holding company, Green Exchange Holdings LLC, are: Constellation NewEnergy, Credit Suisse Energy, Evolution Markets, Goldman Sachs, ICAP Energy, J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy, Morgan Stanley Capital Group, RNK Capital, Spectron Energy, TFS Energy, Tudor Investment, Vitol and CME Group, the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives marketplace.

Hunton & Williams, a leading multinational law firm founded in 1901, has 18 offices worldwide and 1,000 attorneys. The firm provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, non-profit organizations and individuals. Hunton & Williams is well-known for its strong focus on energy and the environment.

Hunton & Williams has an active Climate Change Law and Policy Practice, spanning the areas of carbon finance and trading, regulatory compliance, risk management and disclosure, climate change-related litigation, dispute resolution and government relations. The firm has a global renewable energy practice, a leading AIM-listing practice and strong experience in energy trading.

Industry RE provides a specialist platform to help reduce carbon emissions and develop new energy from renewable sources.

We help corporate clients and individuals to reduce CO2 in a way that delivers commercial, personal and environmental benefits.

ING is a global financial services company with more than 75 million customers in Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia and Australia. Based on market capitalization (Jan 2009, MSCI, Bloomberg), ING is one of the 20 largest financial institutions worldwide. Emissions Products is one of ING's commercial banking businesses and has a primary focus on the Kyoto Protocol's CDM and JI project-based mechanisms for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Through ING's international network the Emissions Products team assists our clients in developing and industrializing countries to originate, develop and market GHG emission reduction projects. Through our client contacts and presence in the world's leading financial centres we can also provide project owners access to a wide range of buyers of emission reduction credits.
 

JPMorgan Environmental Markets business is the only bank to offer clients a full end-to-end solution across origination, sales, trading and risk management on a global basis, in both compliance and voluntary markets. JPMorgan is also one of the leading market-makers in exchange traded and over-the-counter environmental products. Moreover, capitalising on its platform as a global investment bank, JPMorgan is a leading player in the public policy space, in Europe, the US and internationally. It is strongly represented on the CMIA Board and in CMIA working groups.
 

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 146 countries and have 140,000 people working in member firms around the world.

KPMG in the UK's Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CC&S) practice is part of a global network of professionals that has been providing sustainability and climate change services that deliver value to our clients for more than 20 years.

Climate change and sustainability issues are rising to the top of corporate agendas. Energy pricing and security, natural resource pressures, population growth, lifestyle changes, and consumer preferences are compelling companies to act.

We work with clients to leverage sustainability as a strategic lens on business operations – to enhance processes, grow revenue, manage risk, strengthen reporting, optimize costs, and spur innovation.

Less Carbon originates, develops and trades carbon credits from forestry and land use projects throughout Latin America from its headquarters in Santiago de Chile.  We welcome enquiries from all interested parties.

With offices in 26 major business and financial centres in 19 countries, Linklaters specialises in advising the world’s leading companies, financial institutions and governments on their most challenging transactions and assignments. As climate change fast becomes the issue of our times, companies, banks and funds look to maximise business opportunities and understand the risks in this innovative and increasingly influential market.  Our climate change practice comprises more than 12 lawyers in London, with more than 20 lawyers across the world, including Asia, Europe and the US, several of whom are acknowledged as leaders in this field.

Our team has a real commitment to understanding the regulatory and policy drivers of the market for low carbon and energy efficient technologies, and we advise on these issues across a wide range of contractual and contentious matters. We offer an in-depth knowledge of emissions trading and have considerable experience in advising corporates, hedge funds and financial institutions on the EU ETS, CDM and JI under the Kyoto Protocol and the related jurisprudence of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, on emerging US compliance schemes and on the various voluntary and pre-compliance markets. Our varied experience covers the full range, from straightforward ERPAs to market-leading structured trades and funds.   

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. provides information services and products to the financial services, education, and business information markets worldwide.   As businesses, consumers and governments increasingly factor the environment into their decision-making, the sustainability market will continue to grow, and so will the need for benchmarks, standards, financial models, courseware, curricula and professional education.

Our leading brands such as Standard & Poor’s, McGraw-Hill Education, Platts and JD Power & Associates are uniquely positioned to provide trusted information that will help market participants understand and adapt to the rapidly changing green economic landscape and make better, more informed decisions. 

The McGraw-Hill Companies is helping to lay the foundation for a greener global economy and a more sustainable future.

*The McGraw-Hill Companies do not participate in CMIA's policy work.

McGuireWoods is a full-service, national and international firm, with approximately 900 lawyers and 17 strategically located offices in the London, Brussels and the United States of America.

The McGuireWoods Energy and Climate Change Team assists clients formulate and implement carbon management strategies to stay ahead of the array of policy, regulatory and market-based risks and opportunities.  We counsel clients on the evolving convergence of energy, environmental and carbon market policies, negotiate and structure international and domestic carbon asset transactions,  and assist clients identify and execute low carbon projects and investments. 

Munich Re stands for exceptional solution-based expertise, consistent risk management, financial stability and client proximity. This is how Munich Re creates value for clients, shareholders and staff. In the financial year 2009, the Group – which pursues an integrated business model consisting of insurance and reinsurance – achieved a profit of €2.56bn on premium income of around €41bn. It operates in all lines of insurance, with around 47,000 employees throughout the world. With premium income of around €25bn from reinsurance alone, it is one of the world's leading reinsurers. Especially when clients require solutions for complex risks, Munich Re is a much sought-after risk carrier. The primary insurance operations are mainly concentrated in the ERGO Insurance Group. With premium income of over €17bn, ERGO is one of the largest insurance groups in Germany and Europe. 40 million clients in over 30 countries place their trust in the services and security it provides. In international healthcare business, Munich Re pools its insurance and reinsurance operations, as well as related services, under the Munich Health brand. Munich Re’s global investments amounting to €182bn are managed by MEAG, which also makes its competence available to private and institutional investors outside the Group.

Norton Rose Group is a leading international legal practice. We offer a full business law service from our offices across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
 

Knowing how our clients’ businesses work and understanding what drives their industries is fundamental to us. Our lawyers share industry knowledge and sector expertise across borders, enabling us to support our clients anywhere in the world. We are strong in financial institutions; energy; infrastructure and commodities; transport; and technology.
 

We have over 1800 lawyers operating from 30 offices in Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Brussels, Canberra, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Perth, Piraeus, Prague, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Warsaw and from associate offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta and Riyadh.
 

Norton Rose Group comprises Norton Rose LLP, Norton Rose Australia and their respective affiliates. 
 

Olam International is a leading global integrated supply chain manager and processor of agricultural products and food ingredients, sourcing 20 products with a direct presence in 65 countries and supplying them to over 11,600 customers. With direct sourcing and processing in most major producing countries for its various products, Olam has built a global leadership position in many of its businesses, including cocoa, coffee, cashew, sesame, rice, cotton and wood products. Headquartered in Singapore and listed on the SGX-ST on February 11, 2005, Olam currently ranks among the top 40 largest listed companies in Singapore in terms of market capitalisation and is a component stock in the Straits Times Index (STI), MSCI Singapore Free, S&P Agribusiness Index and the DAXglobal Agribusiness Index. Olam is theonly Singapore firm to be named in the 2009 and 2010 Forbes Asia Fabulous 50, an annual list of 50 big-cap and most profitable firms in the region. It is also the first and only Singapore company to be named in the 2009 lists for the Global Top Companies for Leaders and the Top Companies for Leaders in the Asia Pacific region by Hewitt Associates, the RBL Group and Fortune. More information on Olam can be found at www.olamonline.com

Sustainability and climate change have moved up the political and corporate agenda. Governments and businesses face increasingly pressing economic, environmental and social challenges. These global issues are driving policy and regulatory change, increasing pressure from investors, consumers, the media and NGOs and adding to risk and uncertainty. But they are also creating opportunities for innovation and growth, as the world transitions to a greener economy.

Our sustainability and climate change team is here to help you navigate these challenges, manage these risks and make the most of these opportunities. With a global network of 700 people and a team of more than 100 specialists in the UK, we are a leading adviser on sustainability, climate change and green growth. We work with clients in both the public and private sectors internationally, helping them to embed sustainability in their strategies and throughout their organisations.

For more information, visit www.pwc.co.uk/sustainability

The SGS Climate Change Programme offers a range of services addressing the growing need for mandatory and voluntary reporting of greenhouse gas emissions. The objectives of the programme are to facilitate trade in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and promote the harmonization of markets through the application of standardized verification procedures. Our services can help you whether you are captured in the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), have a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project or simply want to report into one of the growing number of voluntary or state-based initiatives.

Sindicatum Sustainable Resources (replacing our previous trading name Sindicatum Carbon Capital) has built over 33 resource recovery, waste recovery and resource renewal projects in its core markets of China, South East Asia, India and the United States. In addition to financing many of these projects, we also operate many of them. These projects are focused on Sindicatum’s core sectors of expertise including agriculture, municipal waste to energy, coal mine methane and low carbon energy.

Our website (www.sindicatum.com) is designed to communicate with current as well as prospective partners and stakeholders and also features short descriptions of all of Sindicatum’s projects worldwide.

Our tagline “Planet Smart” illustrates that Sindicatum’s long-term strategy is to create value from the mitigation of climate change and the promotion of sustainable development through the beneficial utilization of scarce natural resources and of waste products.

Standard & Poor’s is a leading credit rating agency with growing expertise in the area of carbon markets. The company has a rich history of providing global industries with a range of vital services, including analytics, forecasting and research. Currently, Standard & Poor’s is working on several carbon-related initiatives. It is further exploring the possibility of providing products to assist financial structures that are under development as part of the mobilisation of private sector funds to achieve goals set under the Copenhagen Accord. Standard & Poor’s is also developing a sectoral analytical methodology to determine carbon exposure that will enhance its assessment of corporate creditworthiness. Its credit assessments and ratings for renewable energy projects help to enable private and public financing for these projects. Its family of Carbon Efficient  Indices plays an effective role in delivering the eco-conscious message to the private sector assisting stock market mechanisms to reward companies that are more carbon efficient. In all its carbon activities Standard & Poor’s is at the forefront to meet the needs of an evolving financial system that rewards companies for following the path of sustainable development.

*Standard & Poor's do not participate in CMIA's policy work.

Sustainable Carbon is a  co-developer of carbon emission reductions projects that bring strong social, environmental and economic benefits to the business and communities where our projects take place. We have immense experience in renewable energy and biomass fuel-switching projects and  have worked with over 100 companies to significantly reduce or neutralize their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We can begin to help you with your climate change strategy by conducting a carbon inventory of your company´s emissions and determening the most effective action to take: invest in more efficient machinery, better lighting and/or a water reuse system, among other investments. For what remaining, unavoidable emissions your company has, you can offset those emissions by acquiring Sustainable Carbon credits. With their strong social,  environmental  and sustainable aspects, our credits complement most any sustainability or CSR strategy.

Sustainable Carbon provides comprehensive climate services that provide the solutions your company needs to cut costs and complement your current sustainability strategy, including:

• Greenhouse gas emission inventories
• Greenhouse gas emission reduction/neutralization strategies
• Project co-development
• Carbon credits commercialization

TFS Green is part of Tradition, a one of the world’s largest interdealer brokerage firms. With offices in 24 countries, Tradition covers over 3,000 institutional clients and covers markets ranging from global foreign exchange, energy and environmental products, commodities, equities, coal, freight, precious metals, property and pulp & paper markets to money markets, derivatives and bonds and repos.

Tradition’s CDM & JI business, TFS Green, focuses on the development of innovative CDM & JI brokerage structures, and prides itself on pushing the boundaries into new areas of the CDM such as Programmatic and Gold Standard Projects. It was awarded “Broker of the Year 2010’’ by Point Carbon, as well as a total of 16 awards for its services within the environmental markets from Environmental Finance in the last awards – the highest number won by any company in the history of the awards. TFS Green and Tradition have various offices around Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the Philippines, and in South America in Chile and Brazil. It also works through associate firms in Vietnam and India.  

Tricorona has world leading expertise in developing green projects that meet the requirements of UN-standard Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). We ensure that the project fulfills all the required environmental criterias under the Kyoto protocol.

Tricorona is one of the most active developers and buyers of CDM projects in the global market. Tricoronas aim is to promote and develop CDM projects, thereby reducing the causes of climate change, while contributing to sustainable development.

The company is also a leading player in the voluntary offset sector, and a vendor of the highest quality of carbon offsets with the largest amount of Gold Standard CER’s in the market.

Wildlife Works is the world's leading REDD project development and management company with an effective approach to applying innovative market based solutions to the conservation of biodiversity. Over a 15 year history the company established a successful model that uses the emerging marketplace for REDD Carbon Offsets to protect threatened forests, wildlife, and communities. The company helps local landowners in the developing world monetize their forest and biodiversity assets whether they are governments, communities, ownership groups, or private individuals.

The essence of the Wildlife Works REDD conservation strategy is based on job creation. Jobs create a viable alternative for people that have previously had to destroy their environment just to survive. In 2011, Wildlife Works’ flagship Kasigau Corridor REDD Project in Kenya was the first in the world to achieve validation, verification and issuance of REDD carbon credits under the VCS and CCB standards.

Wildlife Works’ ground-breaking REDD initiative protects over 500,000 acres of Kenyan forest, securing the entire wildlife migration corridor between Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks, and bringing the benefits of direct carbon financing to more than 100,000 people in the surrounding communities.

Wildlife Works is currently developing a portfolio of high quality REDD projects in Africa, Asia, Central and South America to protect 5 Million hectares of native forest that will mitigate 25 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually and create thousands of sustainable jobs.