Amazon sidesteps carbon offset standard it helped to create

The company says it wants a more ambitious standard

Penny Horwood
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Amazon sidesteps carbon offset standard it helped to create

Amazon has become the first company to sidestep the standard developed by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market in favour of developing a newer certfication.

Reuters has reported that Amazon is backing the development of a new carbon offsetting  standard that could allow it to overcome the short supply for high quality offsets. This would help Amazon me...

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