There are many pitfalls that offset projects can fall into.  In order to safeguard our clients from such risks we operate our CarbonZero offset projects under a unique set of Principles that sets us apart from other offset providers: - 

• Highest financial barrier test in the world provides unimpeachable additionality - we work on the 50 – 50 rule in that that at least half of the capital cost of our in-house projects is funded from the sale of the carbon credits, making it clear that the project would not have been implemented without carbon funding.
• No supply chain – as these projects are managed by co2balance staff the supply chain is simply the client and co2balance.
• Backed by the CarbonZero Guarantee - co2balance guarantees to deliver all credits bought by its clients.
• All credits recorded in the CarbonZero Registry - To ensure transparency for clients and to provide a clear and open audit trail, all our carbon offset credits are recorded in the CarbonZero Registry, built along the same principles as the registries associated with the Clean Development Mechanism.
• Trackable –  co2balance’s GPS tracking system on its carbon offset projects shows clients, using Google Maps, exactly where their funds have been invested, down to individual items of equipment.