Major corporate buyers including Shell, Disney, and Gucci have purchased millions of credits from projects later found to deliver minimal or zero climate benefit. The issue isn't isolated to a few bad actors; it's structural. Verification standards vary wildly, monitoring is often inadequate, and the economic incentives favor quantity over quality.

Environmental, Social, and Governance strategy has graduated from corporate lip service to boardroom mandate. With 71% of executives viewing sustainability as competitive advantage and ESG-claiming products delivering 56% of total market growth, the transformation is reshaping capital allocation, talent strategy, and long-term value creation across industries.