What Project Developer Forum does

Project Developer Forum (PD Forum) is a UK-incorporated, non-profit industry association founded in 2009 that serves as the collective voice for companies and practitioners developing and financing greenhouse gas emission reduction and removal projects globally. Headquartered in Wigan, the Forum represents over 65 member organizations spanning Africa, Asia, Latin America, and other geographies, and holds UNFCCC observer status, which gives it direct access to international carbon market rulemaking under the Paris Agreement and CORSIA. Its core activity is policy advocacy and practitioner collaboration rather than technology development, with working groups focused on Article 6 implementation, Digitisation, and CORSIA supply dynamics.

The Forum delivers value through a recurring membership model priced at GBP £800 per annum for corporate members and GBP £400 for non-profit organizations, supplemented by working group participation, weekly member calls, webinars, workshops, and direct engagement with regulatory bodies at events such as the UNFCCC COP conferences. Its go-to-market is community-led: membership is the primary engagement mechanism, with member recruitment conducted through industry networks, LinkedIn presence, and direct outreach. The organization publishes position papers and press releases on emerging carbon market rules and advocates against regulatory changes (such as retroactive Paris alignment rules) that could strand high-integrity climate projects.

The PD Forum has no software products, no proprietary technology stack, and no digital service offerings. Its capabilities reside in institutional expertise accumulated over more than 15 years of engagement with UNFCCC flexibility mechanisms, voluntary carbon market standards, climate finance, and country-specific carbon initiatives. Revenue is generated exclusively through membership fees, with no disclosed funding rounds, grants, or commercial revenue streams. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors and an elected leadership team (Chair and Co-Vice Chairs) who serve in voluntary capacities.

Name

Project Developer Forum

Legal name

Project Developer Forum

Website

https://pd-forum.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Project Developer Forum is a UK-based, UNFCCC-recognised industry association founded in 2009 that represents over 65 carbon project developer organisations globally, advocating for credible international carbon market policy under Article 6 and CORSIA through membership subscriptions and policy publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Market Industry Association

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Finance, Carbon Markets & MRV Systems (BPADALAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

Keywords

• Carbon market advocacy
• Carbon project development
• Paris Agreement Article 6
• CORSIA carbon markets
• Voluntary carbon markets

Headquarters

HQ city

Wigan

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The PD Forum generates revenue through annual membership fees from carbon project developer companies, consultants, and NGOs. Membership fees are GBP £800 per annum for Members and GBP £400 per annum for non-profit organizations. Discretionary fees may be available upon application for certain organisations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Project Developer Forum (PD Forum) is an industry association that serves as the collective voice for companies and practitioners financing and developing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction and removal projects globally. It provides advocacy, policy analysis, and collaborative working groups on Paris Agreement Article 6, CORSIA, and voluntary carbon market standards, while operating as a UNFCCC observer organization to influence international carbon market rules.

Product overview

The Project Developer Forum (PD Forum) is an industry association and collective voice for carbon project developers, not a product company. It does not offer software products or services in the traditional SaaS sense. The organization provides membership services, publishes policy papers and press releases, facilitates networking among carbon market practitioners, and engages in advocacy for international carbon market integrity under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, CORSIA, and voluntary carbon markets. Its activities include weekly member calls, working groups on regulatory topics, policy consultation responses, workshops, webinars, and an Annual General Meeting. There are no named software products, modules, or digital offerings to enumerate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PD Forum Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 65 member organisations representing carbon project developers globally
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IATA Supporting Alliance for CORSIA EEU SupplycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 June 2026The PD Forum signed as a founding participant in IATA's Supporting Alliance for CORSIA EEU Supply, backing goals under the Aviation Markets Compact. The Alliance brings together over 32 airlines, standards bodies, registries and carbon market participants to boost availability of CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units (EEUs) to 225-250 million tonnes by spring 2027, ahead of the January 2028 compliance deadline.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Sylvera: Sylvera is an independent carbon credit ratings agency that assesses project quality and integrity. It intersects with PD Forum's mission of credible carbon markets but operates commercially on the ratings side rather than as a developer advocacy body.
• BeZero Carbon: BeZero is a commercial carbon credit ratings agency evaluating project integrity and risk. Like Sylvera, it operates in the carbon market integrity ecosystem where PD Forum's developer members are active, and its ratings shape demand for project-level supply.

Broad incumbents

• Verra: Verra operates the largest voluntary carbon market registry and standards (VCS). As the dominant supply-side standard, Verra is a critical counterpart to PD Forum members and a comparable convening actor in international carbon market policy debates.
• Gold Standard Foundation: Gold Standard is one of the major voluntary carbon market standards. PD Forum regularly engages with Gold Standard on rule changes (e.g., Paris Alignment rules), making it both a peer standards body and a frequent subject of PD Forum advocacy.

Others

• Carbon Market Watch: Carbon Market Watch is a civil society organisation scrutinising carbon offset integrity and policy. It is a counterpart to PD Forum in carbon market policy debates, often taking a more critical stance on offset quality and Article 6 implementation.
• Ecosystem Marketplace: Ecosystem Marketplace is a leading information platform on environmental markets, including voluntary and compliance carbon markets. It is thematically adjacent to PD Forum, providing market data and analysis that complements PD Forum's policy advocacy.

Direct peers

• International Emissions Trading Association (IETA): IETA is the leading global trade association for businesses engaged in emissions trading and carbon markets. Like PD Forum, it engages directly with the UNFCCC on Article 6 and CORSIA, but IETA's membership skews toward corporate buyers and traders rather than project developers.
• Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Council (VCMI): VCMI develops integrity guidance for voluntary corporate use of carbon credits. Like PD Forum, it operates at the intersection of voluntary carbon market standards and credibility, but is focused on demand-side claims code rather than project developer representation.
• ICROA (International Carbon Reduction and Offsetting Alliance): ICROA is an industry alliance of carbon offset providers and project developers focused on voluntary carbon market quality. It is the closest peer to PD Forum in member profile (offset providers and developers) and policy advocacy stance on VCM integrity.
• International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP): ICAP is a government-to-government partnership that facilitates cooperation among emissions trading systems worldwide. It is directly comparable in operating as an international forum focused on carbon market rulemaking, although its members are governments rather than project developers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/project-developer-forum-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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