McKinsey & Company carbon credit retirements
Built from registry retirement records that name this organisation as beneficiary. Retirements that name no beneficiary, or name it differently, are not included, so this view is partial.
Key figures
Tonnes retired
805,108
Retirements
83
Years
2021 to 2023
Projects
37
Registries
3
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Retirements by year
Tonnes by the year the retirement was recorded.
| Year | Tonnes retired |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 217,094 |
| 2022 | 192,014 |
| 2021 | 396,000 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By project type
| Type | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 515,620 | 64% |
| Not specified | 149,488 | 18.6% |
| Fuel Switching | 100,000 | 12.4% |
| Renewable Energy | 24,000 | 3% |
| Energy Efficiency | 16,000 | 2% |
Types as the registries record them.
By registry
| Registry | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Verra | 617,108 | 76.6% |
| Gold Standard | 148,000 | 18.4% |
| American Carbon Registry (ACR) | 40,000 | 5% |
By vintage
The year the emission reduction or removal took place.
| Vintage | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Before 2016 | 199,609 | 24.8% |
| 2016 to 2020 | 473,948 | 58.9% |
| 2021 onwards | 131,551 | 16.3% |
ICVCM status of methodologies
| Current status | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| No ICVCM decision on the methodology yet | 473,120 | 58.8% |
| Methodology assessed and not approved | 124,000 | 15.4% |
| Methodology not matched to ICVCM records | 110,500 | 13.7% |
| Methodology under assessment | 41,488 | 5.2% |
| Methodology approved for the CCP label | 40,000 | 5% |
| Some versions of the methodology approved | 16,000 | 2% |
Status shown is the methodology's current ICVCM status. It may have been decided after these credits were retired.
Removals and avoidance
| Class | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Impermanent removal | 44,394 | 5.5% |
| Mixed removal and reduction | 82,871 | 10.3% |
| Reduction or avoidance | 677,843 | 84.2% |
Removals: 44,394 tonnes (long-duration and impermanent). Reduction or avoidance: 677,843 tonnes.
Projects retired from
Largest first. 37 projects, page 1 of 2.
| Project | Registry | Country | Tonnes | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARIBA REDD+ PROJECT VCS902 · Forest | Verra | Zimbabwe | 150,000 | 2021 to 2022 |
| Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project VCS1748 · Forest | Verra | Cambodia | 121,209 | 2021 to 2023 |
| The Envira Amazonia Project - A Tropical Forest Conservation Project in Acre, Brazil VCS1382 · Forest | Verra | Brazil | 70,000 | 2021 to 2022 |
| Samsun Landfill Gas to Energy Project Turkey GLD935 | Gold Standard | Türkiye | 68,000 | 2021 |
| The Kasigau Corridor REDD Project - Phase II The Community Ranches VCS612 · Forest | Verra | Kenya | 60,000 | 2021 |
| Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project VCS674 · Forest | Verra | Indonesia | 50,172 | 2023 |
| Chol Charoen Group Wastewater Treatment with Biogas System I (Chacherngsao) VCS428 · Fuel Switching | Verra | Thailand | 50,000 | 2021 to 2022 |
| Delta Blue Carbon - 1 VCS2250 | Verra | Pakistan | 41,488 | 2023 |
| Tropical Mix GLD2940 | Gold Standard | Panama | 40,000 | 2021 |
| Chol Charoen Group Wastewater Treatment with Biogas System I (Khonkaen) VCS427 · Fuel Switching | Verra | Thailand | 32,704 | 2021 to 2022 |
| Domestic Biogas Project for rural households in India GLD6275 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | India | 24,000 | 2021 |
| ILTF/NICC & SIG Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Forest Carbon Project ACR637 · Forest | American Carbon Registry (ACR) | United States | 20,000 | 2023 |
| ILTF/NICC & SIG Fond Du Lac Band Forest Carbon Project ACR634 · Forest | American Carbon Registry (ACR) | United States | 20,000 | 2023 |
| Chol Charoen Group Wastewater Treatment with Biogas System I (Cholburi) VCS430 · Fuel Switching | Verra | Thailand | 17,296 | 2022 |
| EVERGREEN REDD+ PROJECT VCS2539 · Forest | Verra | Brazil | 15,000 | 2023 |
| GS1247 VPA 108 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kayonza District Borehole Project Rwanda GLD5394 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Rwanda | 7,646 | 2021 |
| GS1247 VPA 107 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kayonza District Borehole Project Rwanda GLD5393 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Rwanda | 3,646 | 2021 |
| Fazenda Sao Paulo Afforestation VCS1663 · Forest | Verra | Brazil | 1,880 | 2023 |
| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 009 VCS996 · Forest | Verra | Kenya | 1,500 | 2023 |
| The Mai Ndombe REDD+ Project VCS934 · Forest | Verra | DR Congo | 1,037 | 2023 |
| Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation Project VCS1477 · Forest | Verra | Indonesia | 1,037 | 2023 |
| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 006 VCS899 · Forest | Verra | Kenya | 1,000 | 2023 |
| GS1247 VPA 106 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kayonza District Borehole Project Rwanda GLD5392 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Rwanda | 795 | 2021 |
| GS1247 VPA 157 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kayonza District Borehole Project Rwanda GLD6837 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Rwanda | 776 | 2021 |
| Rio Anapu-Pacaja REDD Project VCS2252 · Forest | Verra | Brazil | 692 | 2023 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Questions about McKinsey & Company
How many carbon credits has McKinsey & Company retired?
Registry records name McKinsey & Company as beneficiary for 805,108 tonnes across 83 retirements since 2021, as of 1 June 2026.
Which projects has McKinsey & Company retired credits from?
KARIBA REDD+ PROJECT (150,000 tonnes); Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project (121,209 tonnes); The Envira Amazonia Project - A Tropical Forest Conservation Project in Acre, Brazil (70,000 tonnes). The full list of 37 projects is on this page.
Is this a complete record?
No. It includes only retirements whose registry record names this organisation. Retirements that name no beneficiary, or name it differently, are not included.
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