Press Releases

Publi-News Award for the Climate Credit Card

13^th December 2012 Our Climate Credit Card has been selected among 500 cards and awarded as one of Europe's most innovative credit cards.
Read the press release (German) (pdf)

New Carbon Screener App on Bloomberg App Portal

6^th December 2012 Bloomberg presented their new App Portal in London and New York. Read the press release (pdf)

Climate Friendly and South Pole Carbon offer carbon expertise for Australia

7^th November 2012 Together the two companies will offer clients a seamless range of climate solutions including voluntary and compliance carbon offsets, renewable energy certificates, carbon project development, carbon advisory services, marketing and communications strategy and carbon IT solutions. Read the press release (pdf)

World's largest climate project registered

17^th October 2012 Developed by South Pole Carbon and Carbon Green Africa, the Kariba REDD+ Project in Zimbabwe, already registered with CCBS on Gold level, has now achieved registration with the VCS. Read the press release (pdf)

The Carbon Screener

22^nd July 2012 Developed by South Pole Carbon, the carbon screener has the largest carbon database of more than the 40'000 listed companies. Read the press release (pdf)

The Climate Credit Card

19^th July 2012 The perfect tool to measure the carbon footprint of corporates and individuals. Read the press release (pdf)

South Pole Carbon's new structure

10^th June 2012 Solidly performing South Pole Carbon has structured its business in five units. Read the press release (pdf)

Southern Africa takes REDD to new heights
Our REDD+ project on the shores of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe, registered at CCBS Gold level.
Press Release, February 21, 2012
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First ever Social Carbon credits from South-east Asia
Our run-of-river hydro project on Indonesia's largest island Sumatra issued credits developed under the Social Carbon/Verified Carbon Standard.
Press Release, July 5, 2011

First VCS forestry project ever in South America
Our pioneering non-monoculture reforestation project in Colombia about to deliver carbon credits.
Press Release, March 16, 2011

Quality Leader South Pole Chosen as Best Project Developer
Environmental Finance's survey Voluntary Markets 2011 recognizes our core competencies: quality and efficiency.
Press Release February 15, 2011 "> 

PoA - The Guidebook
The brand new seminal guidebook on PoAs, their traps and opportunities
prepared for FFEM, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Environment,
CDC Climat and ADEME
Published December 2, 2010  

CDM - Composting Does Matter
Study finds composting projects on par with Gold Standard rules
Press Release, November 25, 2010  

South Pole brings the Social Carbon standard onto the global stage
First ever project to issue SC credits outside its origin Brazil.
Press Release, October 29, 2010  

South Pole and Grupo Bancolombia team up in the carbon market
Joint development of GHG reduction projects in Colombia
Press Release, May 18, 2010  

Klimaschutz – jetzt erst recht
Hohe Erwartungen an COP15 nicht erfüllt
Press Release (German), December 21, 2009  

Freiwiliger Klimaschutz
Wie kann Klimaschutz nach Kopenhagen weiter betrieben werden?
Press Release (German), December 20, 2009  

Durch Einsparen gross werden
South Pole verlässt nach drei erfolgreichen Jahren
das spin off-Programm der ETH Zürich.
Press Release (German), November 19, 2009  

Im Wald liegt die Zukunft
REDD-Diskussion an der COP15
Press Release (German), December 17, 2009  

Eine halbe Tonne CO₂ pro Kopf
South Pole reduziert über drei Millionen Tonnen in 2009
Press Release (German), December 09, 2009  

South Pole's COP15 schedule
Meet the penguins in Copenhagen!
Press Release (English), December 07, 2009  

Gold für CO₂
South Pole geht Partnerschaft mit dem WWF ein
Press Release (German), December 04, 2009  

Erste Zertifikate aus Idonesien
South Pole liefert grösste indonesische Einzelmenge
an Zertifikaten aus Geothermie
Press Release (German), November 30, 2009  

South Pole Carbon Asset Management takes stake
in leading Vietnamese carbon asset developer VNEEC
Press Release (English), June 2, 2009  

South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd.
secures investment from BP Alternative Energy Plc
Press Release (English), March 11, 2009  

WEF nominiert Dr. Christoph Sutter als Young Global Leader 2009
Press Release (German), February 26, 2009