By Claire Lafave and Nell Achtemeyer This past November, Jeff (our CEO), Nell (our VP of Project Development), and Kevin (our Director of Client Strategy) made a visit to the sites of our Northern Great Plains Regenerative Grazing project. The trip began with an in-person meeting with the project’s first four enrolled ranchers and […]
Producing Carbon Neutral Races with Terry Chiplin: A Webinar
On February 3rd, we participated in the US Trail Running Conference’s Webinar on “How to Analyze and Produce Carbon Neutral Races.” The Council for Responsible Sport Identified that 98.5% of emissions from race events derive from participant travel. That means that for race directors that aren’t ready to take their races virtual, there is a big […]
How To Catalyze and Claim New Climate Action
By Jennifer Cooper, Claire Lafave, and Tom Stoddard The mitigation hierarchy and civil society dictate that a company implementing a climate mitigation strategy should first prioritize measuring its climate footprint. Second, implement an ambitious emissions reduction plan, continually investing to lower emissions. And third, take responsibility for residual emissions. While this is the order […]
True Climate Leadership Goes Beyond Decarbonization
We are always grateful to be part of an exceptional network of change makers and we were reminded of that once more this week. Thank you to Sandra Brandt, our colleague and friend at the International Platform for Insetting, where we have been serving on the Board for several years. Sandra highlighted for us this inspiring […]
Add Your Voice to the SBTi’s Forest, Land and Agriculture Guidance
We here at Native are always working to learn about and lend our voice to rule frameworks for robust climate action, and we would like to encourage you to do the same! We invite you to make your voice heard by participating in the open public consultation on the SBTi’s draft target setting guidance for Forest, Land and […]
Tune in to the Responsibly Different™ Podcast!
Our company partner Dirigo Collective has their own podcast, Responsibly Different™ – how cool is that!? We were so pleased and flattered that they dedicated an episode to interviewing us. Tune in to hear about our carbon offset project types, recommendations around claims, and B Corp certification process. Tune in here
Ruggette: Pants with a Purpose
Ruggette thinks about clothing differently. The company explains how form, fit, and functionality are sown hand-in-glove with their mission to make tougher, sustainably sourced gear that feels good, looks good, and works well for womxn of all identities, shapes, and sizes. Ruggette’s flagship product, The Pants, aims to espouse all these ideals. The desire to […]
Webinar: Valuing Sustainability – Payment for Environmental Services
In case you missed it, Claire Lafave had a great talk on our Northern Great Plains Regenerative Grazing HelpBuild project, discussing our approach to developing, quantifying, monitoring, and verifying credible carbon credits from a soil carbon project. To watch the webinar from the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, enter password: grsbeef2021 for access through this […]
Ready for Regenerative Grazing
In December 2020 we received third party verification for the first issuance of carbon credits from our first-ever soil carbon sequestration project via regenerative grazing. This marks an exciting milestone for our climate, our ecosystems and for the communities at the heart of making a difference. Today, our team here at Native […]
Webinar: The Role of Offsets in a Credible Net Zero Action Plan
The Climate Collaborative hosted GreenBiz, Clif Bar and Native in a conversation about Net Zero and the ins and outs of whether offsets play a role in credible net zero commitments. The Climate Collaborative convened this discussion as a follow up to a July dialogue in which attendees expressed interest in a deeper dive into […]