Equitable Earth Raises $14.7 Million to Expand Nature-Based Carbon Certification

Carbon markets certification platform Equitable Earth has raised €12.6 million (US$14.7 million) in a new funding round to expand its certification programme for nature-based carbon projects, which has been formally approved by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market's Core Carbon Principles. The company has raised more than €25 million in total to date.

Founded in 2020 in Paris, Equitable Earth offers certification for nature-based carbon projects that deliver measurable benefits for climate, nature and local livelihoods, with a fully digital certification platform, centralised and standardised carbon accounting, and advanced remote sensing technology for monitoring and reporting. Its certification programme carries ICVCM CCP approval, providing the highest current market standard for voluntary carbon credit integrity. The new funding will support investment in data systems and modelling, expansion of R&D, commercial and certification teams, increased supply of certified nature-based credits and development of new methodologies for additional threatened ecosystems.

The voluntary carbon market's credibility has faced significant scrutiny in recent years over the quality and permanence of nature-based credits, with several major certification standards under review. Equitable Earth's ICVCM CCP approval distinguishes its certification from standards that have not yet met the high-integrity benchmark, making its credits eligible for corporate buyers committed to ICVCM-aligned purchasing. For Indian nature-based project developers, Equitable Earth's expansion of methodologies to cover additional threatened ecosystems provides potential access to a rigorous and market-trusted certification pathway for domestic forest conservation and restoration projects seeking international carbon buyers.

The financing round was led by a US-based family office and supported by existing investors AENU, noa and Localglobe. CEO Thibault Sorret said the new funding allows Equitable Earth to continue growing and to establish itself as the global standard for nature-based projects. The company said it will use the capital to build new methodologies covering more threatened ecosystems and to expand its reach. As voluntary carbon markets continue their post-integrity-crisis recovery and institutional buyers tighten credit quality standards, platforms with ICVCM approval and scalable digital certification infrastructure are positioned to capture a growing share of nature-based carbon project financing.

Key figure — €25 million raised to date