Verra Standards for Sustainability, Resilience, and Carbon
Channel: OCTO (Open Communications for the Ocean)
Date: 17/03/2022

Presented by: Sinclair Vincent, Anna Mortimer, and Kristen Linscott of Verra

Date/Time: Wednesday, March 16, 1 pm US EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm UTC

Description: Verra is a nonprofit organization that develops and provides standards that drive investment toward high-impact activities addressing environmental and social challenges across the globe. The rigorous process to meet Verra’s standards include independent verification and issuance of claims and credits. Verra’s standards are employed by a broad variety of governments, corporations and other private actors, and NGOs around the world. This webinar will present Verra’s programs in climate and sustainability focusing on standards in Blue Carbon to sequester carbon dioxide, Coastal Resilience to improve protection of human and environmental assets, and Plastic Waste Reduction to reduce waste ending up in the environment and incentivize recycling. 

Sponsor: OCTO