CNaught vs. Climate Impact Partners

Looking for more transparency and quality in your carbon credit purchases?

Buyers know how complex and opaque the carbon market can be and many providers don’t share even the basics, like project names or IDs, making it hard to know what you’re actually buying. For buyers seeking greater carbon integrity and transparency, CNaught is the best alternative to Climate Impact Partners.

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Low-risk portfolios you can trust

Climate Impact Partners gives buyers the flexibility to build their own portfolios from their expanesive marketplace, but that often means navigating complex choices and varying project quality. At CNaught, we take a more guided approach: our science-aligned, balanced portfolios are carefully curated to deliver high-integrity climate impact while minimizing risk. We intentionally avoid project types like large-scale renewable energy and cookstoves that often raise quality concerns, so you can move forward with confidence.

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Aligned with current best practices from multiple expert sources like Oxford Offsetting Principles & the Offset Guide
Custom portfolio solutions designed to meet certification requirements like The Climate Label and Climate Active

More rigorous due diligence

While Climate Impact Partners relies on their internal due diligence process, we combine both internal diligence with independent evaluations from all four major third-party rating agencies to ensure the most comprehensive quality assessment. Every project goes through our rigorous 7-step diligence process, and we're the only provider to back every purchase with a Guarantee, giving you theadded confidence that your climate investments deliver real impact.

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Rating Agencies: BeZero, Calyx Global, Renoster, Sylvera
Quality Pillar Risk Assessment: Additionality, Over-Crediting, Durability, and Double Counting

Tech-enabled tools for impact sharing

CNaught's dashboard is also built to help you manage your carbon credit purchases and access detailed project data for added transparency. Easily showcase your climate progress to customers, employees, and stakeholders using our reporting tools and AI-powered marketing assets.

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Share your climate impact with AI-powered marketing tools
Meet your voluntary and regulatory reporting requirements, including AB 1305 and CDP

Your complete carbon credit solution

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Climate Impact Partners

Carbon Credit Advisory

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In house Due Diligence

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Built for smaller sustainability teams and non-experts

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High-integrity projects, backed by Guarantee

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Meets best practices recommended by Offset Guide

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Curated portfolios already aligned with industry best practices, to take the headache out of project selection

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Must be highly rated by at least one 3rd party ratings agency

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Multi-user access for your team to allow for streamlined communications

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AI-powered Storytelling Tools

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Auto-updated Reporting Tools

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See why leading companies use CNaught to offset their emissions.

Mohit Mehta

Principal, Global Head of Sustainability

Populous

“CNaught's diligence, transparency, and approach made it easy for us to purchase high-integrity carbon credits and be confident that we are genuinely contributing to climate action."

Ruby Shrestha

VP of Scientific Affairs

Seattle Chocolate Co.

"CNaught has made the entire process so easy and provided a lot of security with their project due diligence. We've been able to offset our operational footprint while focusing on our core business, knowing our climate investments are protected."

Gene Myers

Founder and CSO

Thrive Home Builders

“CNaught is the only solution to help us go above and beyond by addressing the carbon associated with the construction and materials to help us build homes that are good for the planet.“

Sam Ryan

Co-founder & CEO

Zeelo