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The Deputy Managing Director, Forest & Carbon Investing is part of the NatureVest leadership team and oversees the development and execution of The Nature Conservancy’s Forest Investing strategy and portfolio. They will originate and manage numerous projects across multiple geographies in coordination with Global Strategy and Regional Leadership colleagues, and oversee a team of deal leads and forestry specialists.

Chinese Carbon Emissions Allowances (CEAs) this week fell to their lowest level since the market launched, with traders expecting further drops in the weeks ahead amid a lack of demand.

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*PREMIUM LISTING – Reporting to the Senior Director of Business Development, the Value Change Business Development and Key Account Manager’s main responsibilities will be to expand this portfolio and deepen relationships with existing Value Change clients to ensure client satisfaction and to enable opportunities for these clients to scale up their efforts.

*PREMIUM LISTING – Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Quality and Compliance (Q&C) Manager will have several important responsibilities:  (1) administrating the QMS for accredited services; (2) providing oversight of the QMS for accredited services (3) acting as a focal point for SC’s ISO accreditation

*PREMIUM LISTING – Reporting to the Head of Finance and Operations (under recruitment), the Operations Director is responsible to drive an effective customer satisfaction strategy across the organisation. She/he will be responsible for the management of SustainCERT’s Saas platform support services and will serve as a cross-functional resource for business process improvement across the company with a focus on client satisfaction.

*PREMIUM LISTING – Reporting to the Head of Finance and Operations (under recruitment), the Finance Director will play a critical role in driving the organisation through its next phase of growth by supporting the transition to a Saas business model, developing a compelling HR strategy to attract and retain talents, partnering with different departments to implement robust financial systems, and producing timely, concise management reports to support CEO and board level discussions.

*PREMIUM LISTING – The Sr. Data Engineer / Scientist will work closely with stake holders across the organization in order to drive forward the company’s data platform and capability. This is a great opportunity for a data engineer and/or data scientist to influence and contribute to a high-impact organization and a vital mission.

*PREMIUM LISTING – Reporting to the Value Chain Senior Program Manager, the Value Change Initiative Intern (based in Amsterdam) will have three main responsibilities. She/he will be responsible for the support of the general operation tasks of the Secretariat, administrative and support tasks that are needed to manage partner and participant contributions, engagements and communications of the Value Change Initiative Secretariat, including contacts management, invoicing, platform admin.

*PREMIUM LISTING – Reporting to the Head of Commercial & Partnerships, the Value Change Initiative Director (based in Amsterdam) will have four main responsibilities. She/he will be responsible for fundraising and strategic partnership management, developing and driving the long term strategy, as well as drive the initiation of new Value Change programs and corporate working groups, and support communications and outreach.

California Carbon Allowances (CCA) prices surged to a new record just one day after the publication of a bullish Q3 WCI auction settlement, while RGGI Allowances (RGAs) continued to fall from recent highs.

RGGI compliance-oriented entities possessed carbon permits slightly above their year-to-date emissions during the second quarter, while activity in the Northeast US cap-and-trade programme has risen above pre-pandemic levels due to more participants, according to a new report released on Thursday.

US biofuel credit (RIN) prices in recent days pared back roughly half of their recent losses this week heightened by gasoline imports, but those gains quickly evaporated on Thursday as reports emerged of the EPA sending the next Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes to the White House for review.

The president of Alberta offset project developer and advisory firm Bluesource Methane has joined the team of a new technology solutions provider and large-scale project developer.

Planning permission for Uniper’s Datteln 4 coal power plant was granted illegally, a German court ruled on Thursday, putting the future of the big-emitting facility in doubt just a year after it opened.

EUA prices erased early losses amid a very quiet morning's trading on Thursday, amid weaker energy prices.

Australia's Clean Energy Regulator on Thursday announced it had registered nine more ERF projects, taking the total number of Australian offset projects to 1,000.

Australian oil and gas company Santos on Thursday became the world’s first company to be sued over its net zero target, with a non-profit shareholder advocacy group bringing the case.

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California distributed the largest number of compliance offsets this week since winter 2020, with forestry projects contributing to the bumper issuance, according to data from state regulator ARB published Wednesday.