Ostrom Climate Solutions

What Ostrom Climate Solutions does

Ostrom Climate Solutions Inc. is a Vancouver-based carbon management firm founded in 2005 that provides enterprises and project developers with end-to-end services spanning GHG inventories, carbon footprint assessments, life cycle analyses, climate mitigation roadmaps, net-zero strategy, carbon project development (including REDD+, blue carbon, rice methane, and fuel-switch projects), and verified carbon offset procurement on the BC Carbon Registry and Verra. Its core technology stack is methodological rather than software-led: project development follows international standards (GHG Protocol, ISO 14064, VCS, CCBA, Verra Rice Standard), monitoring relies on field instruments such as observation wells and GHG modeling for rice paddy methane, and customer-facing digital products include an Offsetters Community e-commerce platform and flight/car emissions calculators built on government-sourced emissions factors. Customers are predominantly North American enterprises — including Ballard Power Systems, Harbour Air Seaplanes, Canfor, Dow Chemical, Teck Resources, Novex Delivery, Hemlock Printers, BEST Service Pros, and Vancity — alongside international project partnerships with the Philippines National Irrigation Administration, PhilRice, the Nanwakolas Council, and The Forestland Group. Revenue is generated through professional-services consulting (GHG accounting, reduction planning, LCA studies), end-to-end carbon project development fees (design, validation, verification, offset issuance), and transaction-based offset sales to individuals (via 2/5/10-tonne tiered purchases), enterprises, and registries. In September 2023 the company completed a private placement of approximately $924,543 with NLX Climate to fund ongoing operations and project pipeline.

Name

Ostrom Climate Solutions

Legal name

Ostrom Climate Solutions Inc.

Website

https://ostromclimate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ostrom Climate Solutions is a Vancouver-based carbon management firm that delivers GHG inventories, net-zero planning, carbon project development, and verified offset sales to North American enterprises and international project developers under VCS, ISO 14064, and Verra standards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Management Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Emissions Factors, LCA & Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Platforms (EUABAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Target-Setting, Transition Planning & Performance Management Platforms (EUABAEAF), Climate & Emissions Data Management (Data Lake, Integration, APIs) (EUABAEAC), Decarbonization Strategy & Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) Advisory (EUABAKAC)

Keywords

• Carbon offset sales
• Carbon management consulting
• GHG inventory services
• Carbon project development
• Nature-based solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Carbon Offset Sales: Sale of carbon offsets generated from various climate projects including forest conservation, fuel switch projects, renewable energy, and nature-based solutions. Offsets are verified to international standards and sold on voluntary carbon markets.
2. Carbon Management Consulting Services: Professional consulting services including GHG inventories, carbon footprint assessments, life cycle assessments, risk assessments, climate mitigation roadmaps, and sustainability reporting.
3. Carbon Project Development: Development and management of innovative and high-quality carbon projects for clients, including project design documentation, validation, verification, and offset issuance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ostrom Climate is a North American carbon management firm that helps organizations measure, reduce, and offset greenhouse gas emissions. It sells carbon offsets from verified projects, develops and manages carbon offset projects, and provides consulting services such as GHG inventories, net zero planning, and sustainability reporting.

Product overview

Ostrom Climate Solutions offers a unified carbon management platform comprising three core service offerings—Net Zero Solutions (strategic climate planning), Carbon Intelligence Services (land use and analytical expertise), and Carbon Project Development (project creation and management)—complemented by the Offsetters Community digital platform where customers calculate emissions and purchase carbon offsets. The portfolio includes online tools (Flight Emissions Calculator, Car Emissions Calculator) for personal carbon footprint assessment and a Climate Action Portfolio of verified offset projects available for purchase.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Net Zero Solutions Strategic climate consulting that identifies practical, cost-effective climate strategies to help organizations make decisions toward achieving net zero emissions targets.
• Carbon Intelligence Services Land use expertise that brings effective land use projects to fruition to offset environmental impacts associated with land use, land-use change, and forestry, served by international and domestic land use teams.
• Carbon Project Development Development and management of high-quality carbon offset projects for clients, including project design documentation, validation, verification, and offset issuance.
• Offsetters Community Digital platform that enables organizations and individuals to calculate emissions and purchase carbon offsets from Ostrom's Climate Action Portfolio of verified offset projects.
• Carbon Offset Purchasing Portfolio of verified carbon offset projects available for direct purchase, sold in 2, 5, 10 tonne increments or custom amounts, for organizations and individuals offsetting their carbon footprints.
• Flight Emissions Calculator Online calculator that determines the climate impact of air travel and facilitates offset purchases, based on the GHG Protocol using government emissions factors.
• Car Emissions Calculator Online calculator for determining annual car emissions, allowing users to offset their driving footprint with a CoolDrivePass.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 154,000 metric tonnes offset for Harbour Air since 2007
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, major and core.

• United Way Social Purpose InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018In 2018, Hemlock adopted a social purpose with support of the United Way Social Purpose Institute to be a positive force in society. Ostrom assisted Hemlock in selecting offset projects that aligned with their social purpose.
• UNEP DTU PartnershipmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Beginning in 2016, UNEP in collaboration with Danish Technical University (DTU) enlisted NatureBank to lead in the design of financial products and mechanisms for Peru's Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) for coffee producers.
• National Irrigation Administration (Philippines)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOstrom Climate works in close cooperation with the Philippines National Irrigation Administration (NIA), which provides invaluable expertise in water management and infrastructure, and directly partners with Ostrom Climate staff on the Farmer Field School program for rice farmers.
• Philippines Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOstrom Climate benefits from the expertise and support of The Philippines Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) which provides research and infrastructural support for the Upper Pampanga Rice Climate-Smart Rice Project.
• Center for Conservation Innovations Philippines (CCIPH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOstrom Climate is partnered with the Center for Conservation Innovations Philippines, which lends their world class expertise in monitoring and measuring biodiversity and socioeconomic impacts of environmental projects.
• MINAGRI (Peru Ministry of Agriculture)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNatureBank engaged with MINAGRI (Peru's Ministry of Agriculture) in the design of a rollout targeting 6000 coffee producers, leveraging results-based finance and mobile data management for climate-smart coffee production in Peru.
• Agrobanco (Peru State Agrarian Financial Institution)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNatureBank engaged with Agrobanco (Peru's state agrarian financial institution) in the design of financial products for climate-smart agricultural practices among smallholder coffee producers.
• Dow Chemical CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple projects developed under the Dow-IOC Carbon Partnership including Aratu Biomass Cogeneration Fuel Switch Project with ERB, Low Carbon Tile Adhesives Project with Termokir Industries, PSX Technology Infrastructure Project, PASCAL Technology Energy Efficiency Project, and Reactor Catalyst Switch Project with Petronas Chemicals Glycols.
• CANFORcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOstrom Climate supported Canfor for full project cycles including project design and documentation, validation, activity reporting, verification, and offset registration and issuance for five sawmill fuel switch projects.
• Nanwakolas CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOstrom Climate provides policy and project admin support to Nanwakolas regarding all aspects of the Great Bear Forest Carbon Project carbon project, and acts as marketing and sales agents that sell Great Bear tonnes on the voluntary market.
• Great Bear Carbon Credit Limited PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOstrom Climate manages all aspects of the carbon project including validations and verifications, and provides policy and project admin support for the Great Bear Forest Carbon Project.
• BC ParksmajorOthersCarbon financing provided by Ostrom Climate enabled the purchase and protection of Denman Island as a BC Park. Ostrom secured carbon financing to complete the purchase.
• LOCO BCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOstrom Climate quantified the GHG benefits of five distinct products for Vancity's Shop Local campaign created in partnership with LOCO BC.
• NatureBankcoreOthersNatureBank developed green, micro-financial products for Peru's NAMA for coffee producers, engaging with MINAGRI and Agrobanco. NatureBank is a related entity or predecessor organization.
• Centre for Conservation Innovations (CCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOstrom Climate – Centre for Conservation Innovations (CCI) consortium collaborated on a feasibility study for a mangrove conservation and restoration initiative in Palawan province, Philippines.
• The Forestland Group LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOstrom Climate led the design and implementation of field inventories for measuring carbon on the Laguna Seca project and spearheaded community engagement meetings for The Forestland Group LLC's REDD+ project in Belize.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NativeEnergy: NativeEnergy helps organizations and individuals offset emissions through verified project portfolios and offers carbon management consulting. Direct competitor in North American voluntary offset market with similar project development and retail channels.
• South Pole Group: South Pole is a global carbon consultancy and offset developer offering emissions reduction strategies and project development across forestry, renewable energy, and community projects. Most directly comparable to Ostrom by virtue of dual consulting/project origination model with international project portfolio.
• 3Degrees: 3Degrees provides carbon offset procurement, project development, and renewable energy advisory, with strong North American enterprise clients. Closely matches Ostrom's hybrid model of offset sales plus project origination, especially across forestry and methane abatement.
• Terrapass: Terrapass sells verified carbon offsets to individuals and businesses and offers carbon footprint calculators and consulting. Comparable to Ostrom's Offsetters Community platform and consumer-facing offset retail along with enterprise sales.

Emerging players

• Persefoni: Persefoni is a climate management and accounting platform for enterprises to measure, manage, and disclose emissions. Competes specifically with Ostrom's GHG inventory and reporting service line, especially as mandate-driven reporting scales.
• Sylvera: Sylvera provides independent ratings and data on carbon offset projects, helping buyers evaluate credit quality. Adjacent to Ostrom's project development business with potential to either compete on transparency or partner for independent ratings on Ostrom's portfolio.
• Watershed: Watershed is a software platform for carbon accounting and offset procurement, serving enterprise customers with measurement and disclosure-grade reporting. Competes with Ostrom's Carbon Intelligence Services as enterprise climate teams adopt software-first approaches.
• Carbon Growth Partners: Carbon Growth Partners is a carbon project developer and advisor focused on nature-based solutions and ARR/forest projects with global footprint. Direct overlap with Ostrom's nature-based project development and international project portfolio.
• Pachama: Pachama is a technology-driven carbon marketplace focused on nature-based solutions with satellite-based verification and ML-based project assessment. Competes with Ostrom on forestry and nature-based project origination but differentiates through technology-first approach.
• Rubicon Carbon: Rubicon Carbon is a carbon credit management and development firm built by former JP Morgan carbon trading executives, focusing on high-integrity project origination and advisory. Comparable to Ostrom on project origination with stronger capital backing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ostromclimate
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ostrom-climate-solutions-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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