What Ecofund Queensland does

CO2 Australia Pty Ltd is a privately-held Australian environmental services firm headquartered in South Brisbane, Queensland, that delivers end-to-end carbon and biodiversity solutions to government agencies, corporate enterprises, and landholders. Founded in 2000, the firm operates with a 13-person team of ecologists, environmental scientists, carbon project managers, and field-based project officers, and has executed over 100 biodiversity offset engagements and established more than 95,000 hectares of new protected areas.

The company's core offering spans three service lines delivered under a professional services model: Biodiversity Services (impact evaluation, offset requirement assessment, securing, monitoring, and managing biodiversity offsets), Carbon Services (carbon credit offsets, project feasibility assessment, Clean Energy Regulator scheme compliance, and data collection/reporting), and Training Workshops (classroom and field-based instruction on Queensland's regional ecosystem framework, vegetation management legislation, and BioCondition assessment). Its proprietary intellectual property includes Australia's first vegetation methodology administered by the Clean Energy Regulator and the generation of Australia's first Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). Notable enterprise clients include Woodside Energy, Santos, Forico, Gold Coast Airport, and Sojitz Blue.

Revenue is generated through consultative enterprise sales targeting emissions-intensive industries (energy, mining, plantation forestry) and government departments, with multi-year engagements anchored by long-tenured relationships. The firm holds certifications under the Australian Carbon Industry Code of Conduct, Climate Active, and Accounting for Nature frameworks. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and requires direct consultation. Distribution is exclusively direct enterprise sales with no digital self-service or marketplace channels.

Name

Ecofund Queensland

Legal name

CO2 Australia Pty Ltd

Website

https://ecofund.net.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CO2 Australia Pty Ltd is a privately-held Australian environmental services firm providing carbon and biodiversity offset solutions, carbon project development, and ecological training to government agencies, corporate enterprises, and landholders, with a 20+ year track record of industry-first regulatory methodologies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Forest Carbon Projects & Ecosystem Services (Carbon Credits, Biodiversity) (IMAMAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Forestry Project Development & Origination (Afforestation/Reforestation/IFM) (IMAMAJAD), Timberland Carbon & Natural Capital Project Development (Offsets/REDD+) (AFAMAKAH), Carbon Accounting, Verification & Registry Services (MRV, Audits, Certification) (IMAMAJAE)

Keywords

• Carbon offset services
• Biodiversity offset consulting
• Environmental advisory services
• Carbon credit project development
• Revegetation and land management

Headquarters

HQ city

South Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Carbon Services: Commercial solutions managing carbon emissions through cost-effective carbon credit offsets, assessing carbon project feasibility, carbon scheme compliance management and data collection and reporting
2. Biodiversity Services: End-to-end ecological services evaluating impacts and offset requirements, securing, monitoring and managing offsets for government and corporate clients
3. Training Workshops: Classroom-based theory and field traverse training sessions for Queensland's regional ecosystem framework, vegetation management legislation, and BioCondition assessment

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ecofund Queensland, operating commercially as CO2 Australia, provides environmental advisory and project management services to governments, corporates, and landholders. Its core offerings comprise Biodiversity Services (end-to-end ecological impact evaluation, offset requirement assessment, securing, monitoring, and managing biodiversity offsets), Carbon Services (carbon project feasibility, ACCU generation, carbon credit offsets, compliance management, and reporting), and Training Services (workshops on Queensland's regional ecosystem framework, vegetation management legislation, and BioCondition assessment).

Product overview

CO2 Australia offers a unified suite of environmental services organized around three core offerings: Biodiversity Services, Carbon Services, and Training Services. The company functions as a service provider rather than a software platform, delivering advisory services, expert land management solutions, and carbon project management to governments, corporates, and landholders. The Biodiversity and Carbon services are designed to work together, enabling clients to address both environmental protection and carbon liability management through integrated environmental projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biodiversity Services End-to-end ecological services for government and corporate clients that evaluate environmental impacts and offset requirements, then secure, monitor, and manage biodiversity offsets through to completion. The service is delivered by ecologists and field-based project officers and is supported by over 100 prior biodiversity offset engagements.
• Carbon Services Commercial carbon advisory and project management services that help businesses operating in emissions-intensive industries reduce carbon liabilities through cost-effective carbon credit offsets, carbon project feasibility assessment, ACCU scheme compliance management, and data collection and reporting. The service includes development of Australia's largest commercial carbon estate (for Woodside) and Australia's first plantation forestry carbon project (for Forico).
• Training Services Classroom-based and field-based training workshops covering Queensland's regional ecosystem framework, vegetation management legislation, and BioCondition assessment, aimed at professionals and stakeholders needing applied understanding of regional ecosystem assessment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered over 100 biodiversity offset engagements
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 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

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Icon WaterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on CO2 Australia's website. Nature of partnership collaboration not specified in detail.
• Gold Coast AirportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration partner since 2015 for offset delivery and management projects including Project Lift.
• Brisbane City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partner for environmental and carbon offset projects in the Brisbane region.
• SantoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor energy sector client since 2010, engaged for GLNG Project offset delivery and monitoring services.
• Queensland Government Department of Environment and SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for environmental protection and carbon management initiatives in Queensland.
• ForicocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Australia's first plantation forestry carbon project using the Plantation Forestry methodology.
• Birdlife AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation organization partner for biodiversity and environmental protection initiatives.
• Accounting for NaturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental accounting framework partner for the Wilga Park Project and other biodiversity assessment initiatives.
• Woodside EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped Australia's largest carbon estate for Woodside - delivering their biggest commercial emissions offset program.
• SojitzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMining sector partner for Meteor Downs South offset monitoring and reporting services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• South Pole Group: Global climate consultancy and project developer offering carbon offset origination, advisory, and climate strategy services. Overlaps with CO2 Australia in nature-based project origination but operates at much larger global scale across voluntary and compliance markets.
• Verra: Global standards body and registry for voluntary carbon credits (VCS Program). While not a direct competitor, Verra sets the methodological framework that constrains and enables CO2 Australia's project work across voluntary markets globally.

Direct peers

• Finite Carbon: US-based forest carbon project developer originating Improved Forest Management and afforestation/reforestation offsets. Closely comparable business model to CO2 Australia's forestry carbon origination and biodiversity offset delivery.
• Climate Friendly: Australian carbon offset developer focused on nature-based projects including reforestation, soil carbon, and savanna burning. Competes with CO2 Australia for ACCU project origination and serves overlapping corporate and landholder customer segments in Australia.
• New Forests: Australian forestry and natural capital investment manager with deep expertise in afforestation/reforestation carbon projects and timberland management. Closely comparable to CO2 Australia's forestry carbon project development work and landholder engagement model.
• Carbon Growth Partners: Australian carbon project developer and advisor focused on ACCU origination for corporate and government clients. Direct peer competing for similar nature-based carbon mandates across Australia.
• GreenCollar: Australia's largest carbon project developer, originating ACCU-generating nature-based projects for corporates and governments. Directly comparable to CO2 Australia in methodology expertise, project origination model, and target buyer segments (mining, energy, infrastructure).

Regional players

• Indigo Ag: US-headquartered agriculture carbon developer and marketplace for soil carbon and regenerative agriculture credits. Comparable to CO2 Australia's nature-based project origination but focused on US cropland rather than Australian forestry/vegetation.

Emerging players

• Pachama: Tech-enabled carbon credit marketplace using satellite monitoring and AI for nature-based project verification. Represents a technology-led emerging approach to the carbon origination and verification market CO2 Australia serves via more traditional project development.
• Sylvera: Carbon credit ratings and analytics provider using satellite and ML to assess project quality. Adjacent competitor as buyers use Sylvera ratings to evaluate the very nature-based credits CO2 Australia originates, influencing pricing and demand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CO2Aus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecofund-queensland
• Instagraminstagram.com/co2australia

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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