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Voluntary climate protection is about taking responsibility and actively working to protect the climate. And just as everyone is part of the problem, everyone can also be part of the solution.

Voluntary carbon offsetting is a voluntary payment for an additional climate protection measure that saves the amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with one process at another location. The terms CO₂ compensation, offsetting, voluntary compensation or compensation payment are used synonymously in the sense described here.

Even if your industry is not currently heavily regulated, future legislation could change this. At natureOffice, we help you take proactive measures to be prepared for future regulations. This allows you to position yourself as a pioneer in sustainability at an early stage.

Especially in economically challenging times, CO₂ reduction measures can enable long-term savings. At natureOffice, we develop customised solutions that offer short-term cost reductions and contribute to your long-term business success. CO₂ measures often finance themselves through savings. We also help you to make optimum use of available subsidy programmes and tax incentives.

At natureOffice, we offer supplementary services, such as analysing Scope 3 emissions or customised climate protection projects. Even if you already have a partner, we can uncover additional potential and further optimise your climate strategy.

By working with natureOffice, your company can not only sustainably reduce its carbon footprint, but also communicate this effectively and credibly to the outside world. This demonstrates environmental responsibility and strengthens the trust and loyalty of your customers in an increasingly environmentally conscious society.

Climate neutrality through carbon offsetting buys us time until we have developed more efficient technologies that emit significantly less CO₂ than before or until we have adapted our consumer behaviour to the necessities.

Greenwashing is only a problem if carbon offsetting is viewed in isolation and no measures are taken to reduce emissions. Credible CO management involves transparent communication, genuine reduction strategies and the use of certified offsetting projects. This shows stakeholders that the company is pursuing long-term climate goals and taking serious action.

At natureOffice, we only work with high-quality climate protection projects that are certified according to strict standards (e.g. Verified Carbon Standard, Gold Standard). These projects make a demonstrably positive contribution and are regularly reviewed.₂

Transparency is of central importance to us at natureOffice. We provide detailed information and reports on our climate protection projects that show how your money is being used. You can be sure that your investments are channelled into certified, effective projects.

The mechanism of climate neutrality goes back to the Kyoto Protocol (https://unfccc.int/resource/docs/convkp/kpger.pdf). According to the definition of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it defines climate neutrality as follows: If an emission source (e.g. corporate activity) is offset by an emission sink (climate protection project), no additional damage is caused to the climate. We then speak of a term known as ‘climate neutral’.

Source: IPCC (https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/chapter/glossary/)

Climate neutrality is an environmental policy goal of not exerting any additional negative influence on the climate through production and consumption. This is based on the assumption that the climate system can buffer a certain level of greenhouse gas emissions without having a significant impact on the climate. However, climate neutral does not mean that no greenhouse gases have been produced or that the company has been able to reduce and avoid them to such an extent that it is emission-free. Products, services or companies can be climate-neutral if the greenhouse gas emissions are offset after determining the CO₂e balance (e.g. according to the GHG Protocol). In addition to voluntary commitment to climate protection, the avoidance or reduction of greenhouse gases is imperative and important, but according to the IPCC it is not a prerequisite for achieving climate neutrality. For more information on what companies contribute to avoiding or reducing CO₂e emissions beyond CO₂e offsetting, or which system limits have been taken into account for CO₂e offsetting, please contact the above-mentioned company itself.

What companies do to avoid or reduce greenhouse gases beyond the pure offsetting of greenhouse gas emissions (according to Kyoto) should be described on the companies' websites.