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 2 of 2.
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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