Gold Standard Unpacking carbon offsetting, with Margaret Kim
Channel: Inside Ideas
Date: 2021-05-25

Margaret Kim is my guest on Episode 97 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley. 

Maggie is the CEO of the Gold Standard Foundation, whose standard ‘Gold Standard for the Global Goals’ allows climate and development interventions to quantify, certify and maximise impacts toward the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. Maggie was previously the Head of Green Climate Fund Liaison in the Office of Director-General for the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), where she also served as Head of Strategy & Integration. Maggie has also held leadership roles in the private sector, including as General Manager, Sales, Strategy, and Business Development for a leading biotechnology company.
 
Maggie's strengths in strategic development and resource mobilization coupled with a passion for sustainable development and combating climate change supports Gold Standard in delivering on their vision for “climate security and sustainable development for all.”

www.goldstandard.org
Twitter: @goldstandard   
Instagram: @goldstandard4globalgoals
LinkedIn: @Gold Standard

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00:00 - Gold Standard Unpacking Carbon Offsetting
01:03 - Introduction Inside Ideas guest Margaret Kim Episode 97 with Marc Buckley
03:28 - The CEO role at Gold Standard 
05:58 - How have you weathered this crazy time?
07:20 - Ravel the complexity of systems
10:46 - Hugh increase for Carbon offsetting 
12:45 - Speaking around ESG and Sustainable Development
14:32 - Introduction of Gold Standard
16:10 - Measure Impact
21:04 - Greener Growth Corporate getting serious and consumer smarter
22:26 - 4 Steps to  achieve the net-zero target
24:45 - A better business model
30:12 - Companies aiming for carbon neutral
33:27 - The Goal is simple; reach net-zero
35:18 - Greenwashing 
38:17 - Fake it till you make it doesn’t work anymore
39:24 - UN SDGs - integrate into everyday life
40:38 - Gold Standard SDG Tools
41:35 - Offsetting myths
47:14 - Gold Standard stakes
50:26 - Gold Standard - how to go beyond?
53:50 - Technical solutions as Carbon capturing
55:37 - What is Grow to Zero?
57:30 - The Exponential function
58:58 - Gold Standard and the SDGs
1:04:55 - How do you feel about Global citizens and a world without borders? 🌎
1:10:10 - Carbon offsetting are all greenhouse gases
1:12:10 - The burning question, WTF What is the Future? 🔥
1:14:47 - The Paris agreement and offsetting 
1:18:40 - Reforestation projects
1:25:18 - Community-based projects
1:27:28 - Setting the bar higher
1:31:15 - Sustainable Takeaways
1:31:34 - What should young innovators in your field think about?
1:32:44 - What I wished I knew from the start