VCMI at Innovate4Climate (I4C) 2025
VCMI is excited to take part in Innovate4Climate (I4C) 2025, from June 10-12 in Sevilla, where global leaders, innovators, and changemakers come together to drive forward practical climate solutions.
Through a series of speaking engagements and events, our team will highlight the role of high-integrity carbon markets to achieve a just and effective transition. Join us as we contribute to shaping the future of climate innovation and integrity.
Mark Kenber, VCMI’s Executive Director, will offer insights on international carbon markets, as well as efforts to scale uptake of high-integrity carbon markets through credible claims and support for countries’ carbon markets strategies.
George Hodgetts, Policy Associate, will be attending events and holding meetings with governments and partners in support of VCMI’s Access Strategies Programme.
10th June
11:00-13:30
Closed door
Corporate Leadership Roundtable: High-Integrity Carbon Credit Use Cases
Hosted by the World Bank | Mark Kenber, Executive Director, VCMI speaking
This roundtable aims to gather leading businesses advancing credible climate action and developers of high-integrity mitigation projects from developing countries.
10th June
13:20-14:20
Building Trust in Carbon Markets: Ensuring Integrity and Real Climate Impact
Hosted by the World Bank | Mark Kenber, Executive Director, VCMI moderating
This session will explore how countries and market players are working to strengthen carbon market mechanisms—ensuring genuine emissions mitigation while implementing frameworks that channel carbon revenues to support communities in need.
12th June
09:30-10:30
Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) 2.0: Building Trust, Unlocking Climate Finance
Hosted by the World Bank | Mark Kenber, Executive Director, VCMI, speaking on panel
This session gathers bold leaders from across the value chain — countries, corporate buyers, standard-setters and financiers — to chart the course forward: scaling demand, restoring confidence, and unleashing the full potential of carbon markets to bridge the climate finance gap.
12th June
10:40-11:40
Workshop: Navigating Decisions in International Carbon Markets: Foundations for a Coherent Strategy
Hosted by the World Bank | Mark Kenber, Executive Director, VCMI moderating & George Hodgetts, Policy Associate attending
This session will launch a new guidance note for host countries and feature a panel discussion with partners and country representatives discussing challenges in developing a carbon markets strategy and opportunities for host countries for reducing risks to their climate goals while optimizing benefits for the country.
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