About
EcoSecurities is a leading company in the business of sourcing, developing and trading emission reduction credits. The company was created in early 1997 to provide carbon finance expertise to projects reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However the founders of EcoSecurities have been involved in GHG mitigation and the carbon trading sector since the early 1990s where they were key players in the development and implementation of the first carbon-funded projects in the world.
EcoSecurities works with both companies in developing countries to create carbon credits from projects that reduce GHG emissions to organisations in industralised countries to assist them in either meeting their compliance targets or fulfilling their voluntary emission reduction objectives. With a network of offices and representatives in more than 20 countries on five continents, EcoSecurities has amassed one of the industry’s largest and most diversified portfolios of emission reduction projects in the world; the portfolio covers many sectors including renewable energy, agriculture and urban waste management, industrial efficiency and forestry. EcoSecurities has been involved in the development of many of the global carbon market’s most important milestones, some of which have been outlined below:
EcoSecurities credentials:
*Developed the first CDM project registered with the UN under the Kyoto Protocol in 2004
*Structured the CDM component for the first project to receive CERs in the world
*Received Environmental Finances’ award for 'Best CDM/JI Project Developer 2008' for the second year in a row alongside the award for ‘Best Voluntary Market Project Developer’
*In 2007 the Group was ranked number 22 in CNBC European Business Magazine's 'Top 100 Low Carbon Pioneers'
*First carbon project developer to become a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
What we do:
Project Development and Investment
EcoSecurities specialises in sourcing, developing and trading carbon credits from GHG emission reduction projects. EcoSecurities works with companies in developing countries to finance, build, develop and operate these projects. We have the expertise and experience to conduct initial assessments, develop full project documentation, steer the project through the formal UN approval process, and monitor and verify the GHG reductions.
Currently we have one of the largest portfolios of GHG reduction projects in the world, with 385 CDM projects within the portfolio (post due diligence) and 133 registered. We also have a large, constantly growing portfolio of projects operating under voluntary standards, and operating in over 30 countries across the world with 18 different technologies.
Carbon Credit Sales
EcoSecurities’ unique strength in both the compliance and the voluntary market lies in the unrivalled size and diversity of its project portfolio. Buyers can choose from a wide variety of emission reduction types (CERs, EUAs, ERUs, AAUs, VERs), technologies, greenhouse gas reduction methodologies, geographic areas, risk profiles, terms, volumes and sustainability co-benefits. Utilising it’s highly diversified emission reduction portfolio EcoSecurities is able to structure transactions to fit any buyer’s needs, and has executed transactions with both private and public sector buyers in Europe, North America and Japan, including the Japanese Government, Caisse des Depots, Toyota, Yahoo!, eBay and NetJets.
EcoSecurities Consulting
The EcoSecurities Consulting team has been working in the field of climate change since 1997, providing greenhouse gas (GHG) management and climate change strategies to numerous clients all over the world. The team brings together substantial experience in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency, sustainable land-use and forestry, environmental sciences, finance, policy analysis and emissions trading. Through its global network of offices, contacts and partnerships, EcoSecurities Consulting works with project developers, investors, companies, governments and international organisations to add value, offer expert advice and create environmental finance solutions.
EcoSecurities’ CSR Statement
EcoSecurities is a pioneering carbon credit company whose core purpose is to invest in projects which are aimed at reducing the volume of GHGs emitted into the atmosphere thus preventing or reducing the negative impacts of climate change.
Strategy
EcoSecurities is a pioneering carbon credit company whose core purpose is to invest in projects which are aimed at reducing the volume of GHGs emitted into the atmosphere thus preventing or reducing the negative impacts of climate change.
Our vision is to make a positive and lasting difference to the environment, the people with whom we do business and the global community as a whole. We aim to achieve this by consistently applying the principles of sustainable development throughout our business and ensuring that we do not lose sight of our principles, values and beliefs.
In practice this means:
1. Minimising the impact of our operations on the environment - to achieve this objective we aim to reduce our GHG emissions by introducing more energy efficiency measures, actively promoting the use of public transport or walking/cycling to work, purchasing renewable energy, introducing more recycling initiatives and adopting procurement policies that favour sustainably-produced goods.
For example, our main offices in Oxford are fully equipped with light sensors and recycling centres. All appliances are energy efficient and the use of public transport or cycling/walking to work is positively encouraged. It is testament to EcoSecurities commitment to low carbon practices that less than 10% of employees in Oxford drive to work. EcoSecurities procurement policies ensure all our paper and ink cartridges come from recycled sources, and the waste from these products are recycled in turn. Plastic bottle wastage has also been reduced by investing in a water filter dispenser which connects directly to the mains.
2. A central component of our CSR strategy is achieving carbon neutrality across our operations, initially through internal abatement measures and secondly offsetting our GHG emissions by promoting emission-reduction projects in developing countries.
Whilst EcoSecurities core business involves developing projects to reduce and remove GHG emissions, the company also conducts a yearly third-party audit of its own emissions. Emissions for the year to 31 December 2007 were 4,298 t/CO2e. The 2008 emissions are currently in the process of being formally audited however the unaudited emissions are 3,153 t/CO2e. EcoSecurities is committed to reducing its emissions year on year even taking into consideration its rapid growth in size. Unavoidable emissions are then offset via the procurement of robust VERs to achieve carbon neutrality. The VERs are procured from one of our 385 projects located worldwide. For example, 2007 emissions were offset with VCS accredited offsets from the Nobrecel renewable biomass project in Brazil. The project displaces the use of fossil fuels to power a paper plant, a great project which we felt fitted very well with our carbon neutral strategy.
3. We ensure that the projects we promote conduct environmental impact assessments to avoid any negative impacts on the environment. Whenever feasible, we will use our influence to promote the adoption of modern and cleaner technologies. Additionally, we aim to encourage our clients and suppliers to adhere to the same principles and values that we adopt ourselves.
EcoSecurities supports many companies in their carbon neutral strategies by assessing opportunities to reduce emissions within their organisation. We help companies measure their GHG impact, identify critical hotspots in processes and operations and implement a plan to reduce the amount of emissions released. We can also provide high quality CERs and VERs to help offset emissions which cannot be abated by internal measures alone. Our clients normally choose to invest in projects that have specific relevance to their operations as well as projects that have strong socio-economic benefits to the local communities. The procurement of CERs or VERs in the voluntary market has the twin benefit of helping to achieve a carbon neutral status by offsetting crucial emissions and setting a benchmark cost within organisational divisions. Procuring offsets can incentivise a carbon neutral organisation to become more efficient as it strives to have less emissions year on year.
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