Beyond offsetting: How corporate leaders are shaping the future of nature-based carbon removals
NoMad London - Magistrates Ballroom 28 Bow St, London WC2E 7AW
About this Event
Event Description:
Our lunchtime event explores how corporate carbon procurement is evolving from offsetting to market-shaping — driving investment into the next generation of nature restoration and carbon removal projects.
Thematic Focus:
With 2030 fast approaching, the event will focus on how companies are aligning procurement with nature-positive outcomes, partnering with project developers to ensure delivery and scalability, and contributing to the long-term credibility and growth of the carbon market.
Topics Covered:
– The role of corporate climate leaders in scaling carbon removals
– Designing projects for credibility, co-benefits, and investment-readiness
– The evolving definition of quality in the voluntary carbon market
Outline Agenda:
– Buffet lunch on arrival
– Welcomes and introductions
– Session 1: How corporate climate leaders are ensuring that the carbon removal market will scale to meet 2030 demand
Session 2: Project design and development for impact and results – The business case on the ground
– Q&A
– Coffee and informal networking
Headline Speakers:
– Julia Strong, Symbiosis Coalition
– Randy Spock, Google
– Stephen Gill, Terra Natural Capital
– Erica Vertefeuille, Terra Natural Capital
– Ikarus Janzen, Varaha
– Jennifer Jenkins, Rubicon Carbon
– Jack Lonsdale, AFRY
– Tommy Rickets, Be Zero
– Alexandra Petrujinschi, Bureau Veritas Group
Intended Attendees:
This event is designed for sustainability and procurement professionals, corporate net zero leads, carbon market stakeholders, and climate-focused investors looking to better understand how carbon removals can deliver strategic and nature-positive outcomes.
Objectives / Outcomes:
Attendees will gain practical insight into how to:
– Evaluate carbon removal strategies aligned with 2030 and 2050 goals
– Design or refine procurement approaches to drive nature restoration
– Engage confidently with the carbon market as an active contributor to its integrity and scale
Terra Natural Capital and Varaha
Terra Natural Capital
Terra Natural Capital helps businesses meet their decarbonisation goals by providing access to high-quality carbon removals whilst unlocking funding for nature-based solutions that deliver real impact.
Varaha
Varaha develops high-integrity carbon removal projects that restore nature, support smallholder farmers, and advance climate resilience across the Global South.
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