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ClimateCare

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278:: In 2014, the Non-profit organisation Aqua Clara International, partnered with ClimateCare to establish a water purification project in Kenya, manufacturing and distributing household water filters that replace the need to boil water. The resulting emissions reductions are measured, independently verified and sold to businesses that want to reduce their unavoidable carbon footprint by supporting projects that improve people's lives as well as the environment. 250:: In 2009, ClimateCare partnered with Impact Carbon and registered the first voluntary Gold Standard cookstove project. This project creates a market for fuel-efficient stoves in households and institutions throughout Uganda. These stoves use less charcoal than traditional cooking methods, cutting carbon emissions and reducing 189:
in 2008 and became part of its Environmental Markets business. It was taken private through a Management Buy Out in 2011 and began operating under a 'profit for purpose' business model. In 2012, ClimateCare worked with the Kenyan government to develop a 10-year National Climate Change plan. In 2014,
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and measures both environmental and social outcomes from these projects. It uses a market approach to sustainable development, kick starting markets for live enhancing goods and services. The company developed a Revolving Fund model which it is using to create a new market for clean burning ethanol
261:, ClimateCare was able create a revolving market for the stoves that allowed the initial capital to be reused. ClimateCare has also used a revolving fund model on the Pamoja Life project that helps provide cookstoves, solar lighting and other low-carbon products to very poor people in east Africa. 235:
and supporting sustainable development in these countries. Projects are submitted to various independent standards to ensure accuracy, additionality and verification that emissions reductions are achieved. Standards for carbon offsetting include the Gold Standard, developed by charities such as
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to develop this project that uses carbon finance to fund provision of safe water to 4 million people in Western Kenya. The project was the first in the world to link carbon credits with water provision at scale and has won awards including the Carbon Finance Transaction of the Year award 2012.
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services, with a particular focus on using carbon and other results based finance to support its 'Climate+Care Projects'. It also provides businesses and governments with sustainable development programmes, environmental and social impact measurement and project development.
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In April 2016, the company announced it has funded over 20.6 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emission reductions worldwide and improved the lives of 16.5 million people. In 2018 ClimateCare was ranked as the number one B Corporation in the UK.
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In 2007, ClimateCare worked with The Travel Foundation to establish the World Care Fund, the largest emission reduction programme in the travel industry. On 24 August 2007, ClimateCare announced that it had delivered its first million tonnes of
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The company was founded in 1997 with a focus on projects that cut carbon and fund social development. ClimateCare is a certified B Corporation and a founding member of the B Corporation movement in the UK. The company has offices in the UK,
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In November 2014, the company partnered with Safi International to distribute ethanol cookstoves in Kenya. Through a mixture of micro-financing, government subsidies and
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ClimateCare was founded in 1997 to encourage organisations and individuals to take voluntary action on climate change. In 2001, ClimateCare was contracted by
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cookers in Kenya, helping the community to leapfrog traditional development pathways. ClimateCare also works with corporations by measuring their carbon,
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The project is funded through the sale of carbon credits and, as a result, an estimated 18,750 families will have safe water by May 2017.
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CSR programmes, Government Aid Programmes, Supply Chain and market development projects in India and Africa
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ClimateCare funds many projects around the world mainly in developing countries with the aim of reducing
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is a profit for purpose environmental and social impact company known for its role providing
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as part of the bank's effort to create a carbon neutral mortgage product.
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ClimateCare designs and delivers projects that deliver against multiple
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and social impacts, and has worked with organisations such as
133: 903: 665:"Jaguar Land Rover Embraces Carbon Finance to Deliver Change" 687:"Aviva Develops New Way to Measure Carbon Offsetting" 417:"Aviva Develops New Way to Measure Carbon Offsetting" 267:: In 2012, ClimateCare partnered with health company 369:"ClimateCare Receives Highest Honour For UK Company" 194:for its contribution to addressing climate change. 129: 121: 111: 101: 91: 77: 69: 61: 51: 43: 316:International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance 591:. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. 2012 240:, and the Voluntary Carbon Standard developed by 929:Renewable resource companies established in 1997 808:"Carbon: ClimateCare's Ethanol Cookstoves Fund" 611:"ClimateCare reports impressive impact figures" 538:"JP Morgan Buys British Carbon Offset Company" 185:emission reductions. Climate Care was sold to 8: 116:Carbon offsets, RECs, Social impact outcomes 29: 786:"Ethanol Stoves Give Boost to Kenya's Poor" 879:"Funding Safe Water This World Water Week" 877:Szmigielski, Rhiannon (2 September 2014). 73:Mike Mason, Edward Hanrahan and Tom Morton 35: 28: 706: 704: 173:to replant part of the rainforest in the 711:Ni Chonghaile, Clar (29 November 2012). 371:. Green Futures Magazine. Archived from 625:"ClimateCare | Certified B Corporation" 337: 740:. Global Alliance For Clean Cookstoves 487:. Forum For the Future. Archived from 919:British companies established in 1997 810:. Environmental Finance. 1 April 2015 7: 924:Energy companies established in 1997 438:Wennemyr, Susan (14 January 2012). 562:Airle, Catherine (8 August 2008). 483:Martineau, Imogen (2 March 2007). 25: 367:Simpson, Anna (14 October 2014). 788:. ShanghaiDaily. 18 January 2015 440:"UK Bank Offers Green Mortgages" 97:3 (United Kingdom, Kenya, India) 663:Simpson, Will (25 March 2014). 934:1997 establishments in England 829:Balch, Oliver (20 July 2016). 1: 536:Vidal, John (27 March 2008). 208:Sustainable Development Goals 192:Queen's Awards for Enterprise 939:B Lab-certified corporations 190:ClimateCare was awarded the 955: 265:LifeStraw Carbon for Water 326:Voluntary Carbon Standard 34: 233:greenhouse gas emissions 348:. Aviva. 28 August 2013 462:"To Co-operative Bank" 47:Privately held company 689:. Ethical Performance 419:. Ethical Performance 171:The Co-operative Bank 321:Sustainable business 269:Vestergaard Frandsen 252:indoor air pollution 227:ClimateCare projects 175:Kibale National Park 858:. 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Index

Climate Care

Green
Carbon offsets, RECs, Social impact outcomes
climatecare.org
carbon offset
India
Kenya
The Co-operative Bank
Kibale National Park
greenhouse gas
J.P.Morgan
Queen's Awards for Enterprise
Sustainable Development Goals
natural capital
Jaguar Land Rover
Aviva
greenhouse gas emissions
WWF
The Climate Group
indoor air pollution
carbon finance
Vestergaard Frandsen
B corporation
Carbon neutrality
Carbon offset
CDM Gold Standard
Climate change
International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance
Sustainable business

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