Gold Standard has announced the streams and key topics for its 2025 conference, "Climate Action for People and Nature," taking place on 5-6 June in Paris. The event will bring together corporate sustainability leaders, project developers, and climate experts to explore high-integrity strategies for scaling climate and nature action.
The conference, which will take place at the Pavillon Chesnaie du Roy will bring together corporate sustainability leaders, project developers, climate experts, and validation and verification bodies (VVBs) to explore effective strategies for driving high-integrity climate action that delivers impact where it’s most needed for vulnerable communities and ecosystems around the world.
It will feature actionable insights and tools for organisations navigating the evolving landscape of climate targets and strategies, carbon markets, environmental attribute certificates (EACs) and other mechanisms to drive value chain decarbonisation, and nature-based solutions.
Corporate Stream: Navigating Credible Climate and Nature Action
This stream is tailored for corporate sustainability professionals seeking to design and implement high-integrity climate and nature strategies that also deliver quantified, verified social impact. Sessions will provide clarity on how to meet climate targets, including through the use of carbon credits and other EACs, navigate the balance between removals and avoidance, and effectively and credibly communicate about the action they’re taking.
key topics
- From Accounting to Action - Designing High-Impact Climate and Nature Strategies: Step-by-step guidance to build and implement robust, actionable plans for climate and nature within and beyond the value chain.
- Building a Portfolio: Discussing how different types of investments and interventions, and mechanisms can work together to achieve goals for climate, nature, and broadly across the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Finding the Right Balance for Credible Claims: Explore how to communicate climate and nature action with clarity and confidence, avoiding both greenwashing and greenhushing, while aligning with best practice and global standards
Impact Stream: Scaling Projects for Real-World Impact
Designed for project developers, VVBs, and other market participants, this track will focus on leveraging Gold Standard tools to finance projects, improve measurement and reporting, and access new markets such as Article 6 and CORSIA.
Key topics
- How Project Developers can Position Themselves for New Markets: Examining the newly opening markets for project developers including CORSIA and national markets.
- Unlocking Finance for Small, Innovative and High Impact Projects: Tools and Strategies: Solutions for overcoming barriers to finance for smaller high-impact projects that struggle to attract investment.
- Harnessing Digital Solutions: Practical applications of how digital solutions including artificial intelligence and digital MRV can streamline and enhance project development and verification.
In addition to expert-led panels and interactive discussions, the conference will provide opportunities for networking and exchange, ensuring that participants can connect directly with industry leaders, peers, and Gold Standard experts.
Registration for Tickets is open
Earlybird tickets available until 25 April 2025
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Gold Standard is seeking sponsors for this event.
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