Proud to be a pioneer in new environmental markets across water, biodiversity and plastics
Founded in 2008, GreenCollar developed some of the first projects under the Carbon Farming Initiative (2011) and is now the largest provider of nature-based carbon abatement in Australia. We have established over 200 projects across rural and regional areas, working alongside private landholders, traditional owners, research organisations, government, natural resource management (NRM) and community groups.
In 2017, GreenCollar created the Reef Credits Scheme, the first, innovative market solution for improving water quality in catchments of the Great Barrier Reef. The market launched in 2020. It is continuing to grow, with new methodologies that reward farmers and other land managers for water quality outcomes delivered via ecosystem services and improvements in land management practices.
GreenCollar is committed to working with farmers, graziers, traditional owners and other land managers to design appropriate, individual projects which complement existing operations or aspirations, while achieving positive commercial and environmental outcomes. GreenCollar possesses full end-to-end, in-house expertise in the development, management, legal and technical implementation of commercial environmental projects.
We focus on building and maintaining positive relationships with our clients, on-site, and are dedicated to going above and beyond routine compliance and monitoring.
Pioneering new environmental markets across water, biodiversity and plastics.
Major milestones reached
2024
- GreenCollar made a strategic investment in of EnergyLink Services Australia to create new end-to-end service partnership for businesses seeking to decarbonise
2023
- Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan acquires KKR and other shareholder investments in GreenCollar to become majority shareholder
- GreenCollar announced a major new three-year collaboration with The Australian Museum (AM) for the AM’s Climate Solutions Centre (CSC) to research and communicate climate change impacts on Australia’s and the Pacific’s biodiversity as well as technology and community solutions
- NaturePlus™ issued first 8500 credits in November and GreenCollar publicly released the NaturePlus™ Standard, Guide and Claims Guidance
- $10million purchase of Reef Credits by the Queensland Government injects confidence into this burgeoning environmental market
- Partnership with MAMS Group and Queensland Banana Growers Council produces Australia’s first and world’s second verified plastic credits
2022
- Launched NaturePlus™, a world-first biodiversity conservation scheme
- Received AFR Sustainability List Award
- Mara Bun and Catherine Harris join Board of Directors
2021
- Listed in the AFR Boss Magazine Best Places to Work
- Acquired consumer-facing start-up Go Neutral
- Established biodiversity pilot projects under the Accounting for Nature Standard
- Co-Chaired Taskforce to develop the Integrated Farming Method
- Sold the first credits under the Queensland Government’s flagship Land Restoration Fund
- Became a facilitating member of the People’s Forest Partnership an industry first coalition that aims to mobilise private investment in community-driven forest conservation and restoration projects
- Signed a partnership with soil carbon project developer AgriProve, becoming the first developer to offer the full-suite of available nature-based carbon farming methodologies
- OTPP investment announced
- 19 contracted Reef Credit projects in place and over 25,000 Reef Credits generated representing over 25,000 tonnes of Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen prevented from reaching the Great Barrier Reef
2020
- Established world-first pilot projects under Verra’s Plastics Standard in Far North Queensland
- KKR Global Impact Fund investment announced
- First Reef Credits issued and sold to HSBC and the Queensland Government
2019
- Climate Solutions Fund (CSF) committed a further $2bn to the ERF
- Signed Greening Australia partnership and first Reef Credits expected to be sold
- Launches plastic credits program feasibility study
- SA Government tender for carbon projects won
- Reef Credit Standard and Reef Credit Guide V1 issued
- Methodology for accounting for reduction in nutrient run-off through managed fertiliser application approved
- Methodology for accounting for sediment reduction through gully rehabilitation approved
2018
- GreenCollar deploys Accounting for Nature / biodiversity framework as well as developing partnerships to accelerate growth initiatives
- Reaches 100 projects
- Instigates establishment of the voluntary Carbon Industry Code of Conduct and becomes foundation signatory
2017
- Developed and launched Reef Credits offering
- Formed research partnership with UTS CFCC and an MoU with a group of QLD environmental groups
- Banksia Natural Capital Award finalist for Carbon and Reef Credit Initiative
- Became certified B Corporation
2016
- Paris Agreement ratified
- Forms Catchment Conservation Alliance with QLD Government using HIR methodology
- Designs Reef Credits program
- Established MoU with multiple NRMs for community approach to carbon projects
- Secures largest ERF contract to date of 20Mt
- Began working with the Major Integrated Project to develop Reef Credits – a new water quality market targeting the Great Barrier Reef
2015
- First ERF auction takes place. CER commits to purchase 47m tonnes of abatement. GreenCollar receives c.45% of allocation
- Paris Agreement drafted
- Developed the first Avoided Clearing (AC) Projects in QLD
2014
- Instrumental in advocating for ERF with cross-bench support
- ERF established with $2.55bn for carbon purchasing
Becomes major diamond sponsor for the Carbon Market - Institute Emissions Reduction Summit, Australasia’s largest carbon industry conference
2013
- Carbon Farming methodology approved by CER. Revenue from first projects received (backdated to 2010)
- Issued first ever Carbon Credits for Native Forest Protection project
- Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee endorse AD methodology
2012
- First Over the Counter ACCU transactions sold to Liable Emitters covered by the Clean Energy Act, with over 4m ACCUs sold
2011
- Carbon Farming Initiative introduced
- Conducts its first Avoided Deforestation (AD) project generating its first credits. Other projects followed in Human Induced Regeneration (HIR) and soil carbon
- Only private company to be awarded funding via the Government’s Filling the Research Gap Program
2010
- Develops methodology for “Improved Forest Management Through Conversion of Logged to Protected Forests”
- Projects commenced for which credits were created in the future under the Carbon Farming Initiative
- Sydney’s Environmental Business of the Year
