Focusing first on the food and beverage sector, Danone, Gold Standard, Livelihoods Funds, Mars, TREES Consulting, and UNIQUE forestry and land use GmbH drafted Soil Carbon Guidance to demonstrate how to quantify carbon sequestered in soil, a severely neglected source of carbon sinks and a linchpin in farmer productivity.

Note that there are further plans to develop guidance for priority sectors, including sustainable apparel, chemicals, electronics and transport.