Tim May
Carbon Markets 101: ACR series explores and explains carbon markets
April 28, 2025
ACR series shares insights into how the world’s first private voluntary GHG registry tackles complex issues in its mission to set the bar for carbon credit quality. Increasingly extreme and unpredictable weather is impacting nearly all aspects of life on the planet. Marine heatwaves are killing coral reefs and forcing fish to flee to cooler […]
Can Varol named Winrock International’s new Chief Finance & Operations Officer
April 11, 2025
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS ─ April 11, 2025 ─ Winrock International is pleased to announce Can Varol as its new chief finance & operations officer. He will join the organization on April 28, 2025. Varol brings more than two decades of experience in global finance, compliance, and operational leadership. He comes to Winrock from Chemonics International, […]
Winrock International joins Science Based Targets Network
April 10, 2025
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS – April 10, 2025 − Winrock International is pleased to announce it is now an official NGO Partner of the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) and has joined the SBTN’s Corporate Engagement Program and Referral List. Joining the SBTN enables Winrock to expand the reach of its technical assistance and validation services […]
ACR presents annual Carbon Market Awards
March 26, 2025
Climate scientist Carlos Nobre, Arbor Day Foundation, Duke University, and Grupo Perú and the Ministry of Environment of Perú recognized for enduring and innovative commitment to climate action. [This news release originally appeared on ACRcarbon.org. Photo credit: ACR.] LOS ANGELES – March 26, 2025 – ACR recognized trailblazing individuals and organizations for their commitments to […]
The Winrock Q&A… with Bikash Pandey, Director of Clean Energy & Circular Economy
March 24, 2025
Bikash Pandey’s experience encompasses more than 20 years in policy review, design and implementation of a range of clean/renewable energy projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. A technical specialist in micro- and mini-hydropower systems, he has designed and implemented numerous community-based electrification and clean transportation projects, small-scale mini-grids and home energy systems. He has […]
From Maine to Thailand: The power of carbon markets to drive solutions
February 3, 2025
New case study series published by ACR at Winrock International digs into the stories of people and organizations taking climate action by tapping carbon markets. “When ACR was founded in 1996, before the December 1997 adoption of the Kyoto Protocol, we were the first private greenhouse gas registry in the world,” says Mary Grady, executive […]
Intercontinental Exchange plans 2025 launch of environmental registry services to bring state-of-the-art infrastructure to carbon markets
January 28, 2025
This news release was originally published on ACRcarbon.org. ATLANTA — Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, and the world’s largest operator of environmental derivatives markets, today announced plans to launch an environmental registry technology service to bring best in class infrastructure to registries and registry users and support the […]
Resilience in the face of adversity: Ella’s journey home
December 28, 2024
Note: Names have been changed to protect the privacy of the individuals involved. For years, Migrasia, supported by the USAID Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons project, has been a lifeline for countless Overseas Filipino Workers − a term often used to refer to Filipino migrant workers, or people with Filipino citizenship who reside temporarily in another […]
White House statement highlights role of ART-TREES standard in groundbreaking deal to protect Amazon rainforest
November 19, 2024
A statement issued by the White House during President Joe Biden’s recent trip to Brazil cites new initiatives aimed at combating climate change and protecting forests, including in the Amazon, and highlights the importance of the ART-TREES standard in the future verification of high-integrity forest carbon credits sought by the Brazilian state of Pará. Winrock […]
New York Times story on cyber-scams and forced criminality in Asia cites research by USAID Thailand CTIP
October 28, 2024
An in-depth story in The New York Times about cyber-scamming and forced criminality in South Asia cites a report conducted by the USAID Thailand Counter Trafficking in Persons project and a social enterprise partner, Humanity Research Consultancy. The feature story in the Times, by reporter Tara Siegel Bernard, is headlined: “Swindled Savings: Lured by a […]