Industry challenges
- Annual residual CO2 emissions must be stored in the long term
- Necessity of science-based targets, i.e. real sustainability with a proven impact
- SBTi only recognizes C-sinks for compensation of residual emissions
- In addition to moors, the forest is the only natural C sink in Germany
- Upcoming "Nature Positive" approach considers the impact of industry on other aspects such as biodiversity and surface water quality
Our certificates
- QF offers the possibility to store CO2 in German forests (carbon sinks) and guarantees real sustainability
- Long-term, SBTi-compliant storage of the residual CO2 emissions with a positive impact on the forest ecosystem in Germany ("nature positive" approach) as well as on reputation, employer branding, capital market (7 of 17 SDG and 5 out of 6 taxonomy goals)
Benefits for forest owners
- We support forest owners in adapting their forests to climate change
- Preservation of forests and their protective functions ("nature positive" approach)
- Certification standard for the ecosystem service "CO2 sink" of the forest
- Support for sustainable forestry management of the forest
- Maintaining stocks and using wood is still possible
- Model for certifying the CO2-binding performance also for forest inventory and analysis of tree vitality
- Ecosystem services ("nature positive" approach) of the forest measurable, usable and fairly priced.
