Making Social Impact Count: A Dialogue on Trade-offs, Challenges, and Opportunities

​Across global carbon markets, a significant gap persists between stated commitments to social impact and how procurement decisions are actually made. As scrutiny on corporate climate claims intensifies, buyers are being asked to demonstrate measurable value for communities, for workers, for women, not only tonnes. Yet procurement strategies rarely reflect this, and the market infrastructure to support it is still being built.

​Join VNV & WOCAN for a closed-door, buyer-led dialogue exploring how social impact, livelihoods, and gender inclusion can become real drivers, not afterthoughts, in carbon credit procurement.

Joining us for an insightful discussion are:

• Jeannette Gurung, Executive Director, WOCAN

​• Jodi Manning, CEO, Cool Effect

​• Estherine Fotabong Fotabong Director, African Union Development Agency-NEPAD

​• Dr Navjot Sawhney, Founder, The Washing Machine Project

​• Sandeep Roy Choudhury, Co-Founder & CEO, VNV

Organized by Jeannette Gurung (Executive Director, WOCAN) and Sandeep Roy Choudhury (Co-founder & CEO, VNV).