The Greenhouse Gas Management Institute will begin accepting applications to a new global certification program for the world’s leading carbon management professionals.

There is growing demand for reliable GHG accounting, reporting, analysis, and verification work globally. In time, there will be ever more voluntary and regulatory drivers like mandatory GHG reporting, regulatory and voluntary carbon markets, ESG disclosures, net zero transition planning, and supply chain GHG assessment, to name a few. All countries under the Paris Agreement must now conduct more rigorous biennial GHG reporting and mitigation tracking.

With the growth of our profession, comes the risk that it will not be sufficiently filled with well-skilled and highly ethical practitioners. We cannot afford a lack of technical competency or integrity to undermine the credibility of voluntary actions or regulations. Similarly, as companies need to increase their talent pool within this field, they need a trusted, reliable benchmark of competency to hire.

While there are existing programs for the accreditation of organizations that provide GHG validation and verification services, our profession lacks a trusted professional certification program for individual GHG management professionals. But no more…

GHGMI, in partnership with Environmental Careers Organization of Canada (ECO Canada), will be offering a uniquely rigorous and globally recognized certification under an ISO accreditation process.

What is professional certification?

Professional certification confirms a person’s skills and qualifications through evidence-based knowledge testing, demonstration of skills, and peer review. Certified individuals have proven their competencies and experience and face disciplinary consequences if they do not uphold ethical norms and must maintain their expertise over time.

Elevate Your Company, Career, and Impact

By earning this certification, you will:

✔ Gain professional distinction in a meaningful field.

✔ Be part of a global network of elite GHG professionals.

✔ Verify your expertise to employers, clients, and regulators.

✔ Elevate your company’s profile amongst competitors.

✔ Stay on top of developments in the field and maintain your certification.

✔ Enhance public and policy maker trust in GHG reporting, analysis, and verification.

Shape the future of carbon management! Applications open in late 2025.

 

 

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An Ideal Partnership for GHG Certification

  • Premier global experts in GHG management and professional training
  • World’s largest alumni of GHG management trainees across 226 countries and territories
  • Unparalleled insight into the needs of employers, climate program administrators, and practitioners
  • Creator of the first and strongest global network of GHG professions
  • Champion of career development for environmental professionals
  • Certifier of environmental professional designations since 2001
  • Aligned with ISO 17024 international standard for personnel certification bodies
  • Canada is the host of the ISO/TC 207 Secretariat, the international technical committee that develops and maintains all ISO 14000 environmental management standards.