Regulatory compliance is an opportunity, not a burden

Twenty-five years ago, the generation of greenhouse gases by human activity was rarely considered. Today, a wholly new and vigorous global market has evolved and the goods traded in this market are units of emitted CO2,

As established by the United Nations' Kyoto Protocol, governments establish mandatory monitoring and reporting of emissions. Overall emissions totals are generally set on a regional basis and then regulated for each facility within these regional boundaries.

Emissions trading are the most common form of environmental credit trading. These market-based programs to achieve environmental goals by giving companies the flexibility to choose their own cost-effective solutions. The programs are based on CO2 emission units such as Verified Emission Reduction (VER) and Certified Emission Reduction (CER).

Because trading programs signal the market as to the price of CO2 emissions, companies respond by establishing CO2 budgets and carbon management systems and by engaging engineers to identify innovative and cost-effective ways to reduce their emissions, both by improving current production processes and investing in new technologies. Cost-effective emission reduction makes sound business sense and motivates not just companies, but individuals, communities and governments to participate in carbon abatement.

New businesses emerge as a result of the carbon market: carbon traders, carbon finance specialists, carbon management specialists, carbon auditors and verifiers. In recent years, new financial products such as carbon funds have entered the market.

These emerging carbon markets are the most obvious results of the first attempts to regulate the mitigation of climate change. The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (the "EU ETS") has led the way in the enormous recent growth in carbon trading, valued at US $64 billion (€47 billion) in 2007.


The opportunities that emission regulations present are bigger than many firms realize. Emissions regulations affect industries and governments across the U.S. and around the world. Any holder of an emission permit - or anyone who requires one - is a potential market participant

When a firm reduces its carbon emissions to below the level allocated to it, that firm generates "carbon credits" that may be sold for cash. Alternatively a firm may invest these carbon credit assets to implement long-term and profitable emission strategies.


As a vertically integrated company that extends across the entire carbon credit value chain, CERPD is among the leading interdisciplinary firms in the dynamic and just-emerging carbon markets. CERPD combines outstanding competence and expertise in project and methodology development as well as financial knowledge in carbon credit commercialization and climate neutral expertise. Federal, regional and state governments are now implementing mandatory emissions-trading schemes and markets. At CERPD, we've already developed significant experience at this level. And in the near future, when these programs are expected to translate into initiatives by the U.S. federal government greenhouse-gas programs, CERPD will help your firm acquire, create, quantify and bank environmental assets, then go beyond that to help you develop a comprehensive environmental asset management strategy.


1. Carbon Asset Development
CERPD develops projects and originates carbon credits through a global network.We trade carbon credits and broker their direct sale to third parties.
CERPD will assess the technical and commercial feasibility of your carbon abatement project
CERPD will guide your firm through registration process, employing the identified standards that will allow you to create carbon offset credits
CERPD will purchase and market your carbon credits under terms precisely tailored to your company's profile and needs.

2. Project Financing
A sound carbon abatement strategy must be built on a sound financial base. CERPD has a comprehensive track record as financial advisors and managers.
CERPD can help your company build a sound financial structure and support that structure with financial, technical and management expertise.
CERPD can help your company assess, manage and mitigate risk.
CERPD is there when your company needs technical, legal and financial due diligence.
CERPD's network can provide your company with access to financing sources.

3. The Sale and Trading of Carbon Credits
CERPD offers custom trading and risk management solutions for companies regulated under the European Union Emission Trading System and other emission trading compliance schemes. CERPD's Carbon Investment Advisory Team supports fund managers in the structuring and development of carbon funds and related investment decisions.
As a buyer, intermediary and investment advisor, CERPD identifies emission reduction opportunities worldwide. On behalf of our clients, we facilitate the development, financing and implementation of your emission reduction project. We provide innovative investment solutions for owners of and investors in emission reduction projects by tapping both conventional and carbon-specific financing sources. Through CERPD's network, your firm can:
Purchase and sell your emission allowances
Access the most important international markets
Develop custom solutions for trading emission allowances and managing your portpolio
Develop and implement trading and hedging strategies
Learn about current developments promptly and comprehensively
Establish a carbon asset management system

4. Climate Neutral Services
CERPD is a first-class provider of climate neutral services, such as corporate climate neutral strategy development, corporate carbon footprint assessment, climate neutral marketing and IT-communications solutions, and the purchase and retirement of high quality emission reduction credits from a global VER project portfolio.