Equitable Earth, a Paris-headquartered organisation providing certification for nature-based carbon projects, has secured €12.6 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate the global expansion of its certification framework.
The round was led by a US-based family office, with continued participation from existing investors AENU, noa and Localglobe. With this raise, Equitable Earth’s total funding now exceeds €25 million.
Building a global standard for nature-based projects
Founded in 2020, Equitable Earth operates a digital certification programme designed to channel climate finance toward conservation and restoration projects in a credible and scalable way. The company’s framework has been formally recognised as eligible under the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market Core Carbon Principles, which represent the highest quality benchmark in the voluntary carbon market.
CEO Thibault Sorret said the funding will support the ambition to establish itself as the global reference point for nature-based certification, helping organisations protect and restore ecosystems through trusted standards.
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Technology-driven certification and community focus
The company’s model combines in-house carbon accounting, risk modelling and digital workflows to simplify and speed up project development. Its centralised platform provides transparent monitoring and reporting while reducing costs for project developers.
A core requirement of the certification programme is the delivery of measurable benefits across climate, biodiversity and local livelihoods. Community engagement plays a central role, with defined safeguards for participation, protection and equitable benefit sharing with Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
According to Arjun Jairaj, investor at noa, demand is growing for scalable, high-integrity nature-based projects that deliver tangible environmental and social outcomes. He noted that the new funding positions the company to meet this demand as the market matures.
Scaling teams, tools and ecosystem coverage
The Series A capital will be used to strengthen Equitable Earth’s technology stack, including data infrastructure, modelling capabilities and user-facing features, enabling faster and more transparent certification within a single integrated system.
The company also plans to expand its research and development, engineering, commercial and certification teams. Over time, Equitable Earth aims to certify millions of additional hectares and increase the supply of high-quality nature-based credits, while developing new methodologies to cover a broader range of threatened ecosystems.
From ERS to Equitable Earth
In July last year, Ecosystem Restoration Standard rebranded as Equitable Earth following its acquisition of Equitable Earth, a forest carbon standard created by a global coalition of more than 125 experts from 60 organisations. The rebrand unified these efforts under a single global standard focused on forest conservation, restoration and fair investment in long-term stewardship.
About Equitable Earth
Equitable Earth is a global certification standard for conservation and restoration projects in carbon markets. Its ICVCM-aligned programme uses technology-driven processes to certify projects that deliver verified benefits for climate, nature and local communities worldwide.
