Developing Sustainable Futures

We identify, fund and develop climate projects to support sustainable futures.

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Regenerating Ecosytems

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Because Climate Change Is Happening Now

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About us

Volkswagen ClimatePartner is a joint venture built on the expertise and innovation of two partners who share a common goal: carbon reduction and the development of high-quality projects – Volkswagen and ClimatePartner.

Founded in 2022, we are a start-up with a diverse team based around the world. Our extensive expertise covers project development and the voluntary carbon market. We focus particularly on forest and land use projects, renewable energy projects, projects to avoid methane emissions, and innovative mobility concepts. All projects share the common goal of reducing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, thereby contributing to global climate protection. The projects are certified according to recognised international standards.

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Founding partners

Through our in-house project development team and thorough our due diligence process, we offer our partners high-quality projects around the world.

ClimatePartner supports companies on their way to net zero. For around 20 years, ClimatePartner has been developing solutions that enable clients to make voluntary climate action commitments that are anchored in their long-term corporate strategy. With a flexible approach combining software, consulting and reduction solutions.

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VW Kraftwerk GmbH is the energy provider and decarbonisation partner of the Volkswagen Group and a wholly owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG. Its field of activity includes managing climate projects in the Volkswagen Group, transitioning to a renewable energy supply and planning, building and operating power generation and supply installations.

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Our Impact

Turning action into impact

Volkswagen ClimatePartner is a team of trusted experts and a fast-developing player in the voluntary carbon market, working with project partners, NGOs and governments to develop high-quality projects.

Quality assurance is at the heart of our work. Through our due diligence process, early-stage investment and thorough project management, we are able to mitigate risks, secure a proper project implementation, ensure alignment with the needs of local communities and safeguard the environment. This serves as a mechanism to ensure that the established safeguards and project plans continue to apply throughout the entire implementation period.

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Our projects

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Project Development

Somerset East – Eastern Cape Restoration Project, South Africa

Located on degraded former ranchland in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, the project provides a financial incentive to restore spekboom thicket, a keystone plant species native to the Eastern Cape and largely cleared by agricultural settlers. It is responsible for supporting a rich biodiversity, including 1,500 plant species, 300 of which are endemic.

Project Development

Rio Madeira Grouped Project, Brazil

The project area of the Rio Madeira Grouped REDD+ Project will be conserved and enhanced, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while preserving an ecosystem rich in biodiversity.

Project Development

Greenlandfill Meknes, Morocco

The Greenlandfill Meknes Project is located in Meknes in the north of Morocco. Only about 10 % of landfill gas is captured in North African countries.