Kept has received international accreditation for the validation and verification of greenhouse gas claims
Kept has been accredited by the Global Accreditation Bureau as a greenhouse gas validation and verification body in accordance with ISO 14065:2020, including the requirements of the ISO/IEC 17029:2019 standard.
This new service will enable Kept's clients to have their greenhouse gas statements internationally recognized.
The team at Kept Verification LLC will verify:
Greenhouse gas inventory reports for compliance with the international standard ISO 14064-1:2018;
Project design documentation and climate project implementation reports for compliance with the requirements of ISO 14064-2:2019 and the Global Carbon Council (GCC) International Carbon Registry Program.
Under this accreditation, Kept will provide services to companies in the energy, oil and gas, and metallurgical sectors, manufacturing and pulp and paper enterprises, petrochemical plants, transport companies, mining companies, waste management operators, agriculture and forestry, and others.
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The single in Russia: a company founded by the Petroleum Higher School receives UN accreditation
LLC MIP "NES Profexpert" (Limited Liability Company Small Innovative Enterprise "NES Profexpert"), whose founder is the Almetyevsk State Technical University "Higher School of Petroleum," has become the first—and to date the only—Russian organization to be accredited as a Designated Operational Entity (DOE) under the Article 6.4 mechanism of the Paris Agreement.
This status entitles the company to perform independent validation and verification/certification of climate projects in accordance with UNFCCC requirements. The accreditation has been obtained for 15 out of 17 possible sectoral scopes, including energy, industry, construction, transport, agriculture and forestry, as well as waste management.
Currently, only 18 organizations worldwide hold DOE status, and "NES Profexpert" is the only company from Russia included in this list. This opens up new opportunities for operating in the international carbon credit market and confirms that the company's expertise meets the highest global standards.
The "Titan Games" were held as a carbon-neutral event
Following the results of the joint Spartakiad "Titan Games", held in Kemerovo in early July 2026, a comprehensive calculation of the carbon footprint of the event was performed and its full compensation was ensured. Thus, the largest city sports event became one of the first such projects implemented in a carbon-neutral status.
"Titan Games" brought together more than 1.5 thousand participants from 15 regions of Russia and the Republic of Kazakhstan in Kemerovo. During two days, employees of SUEK, SGK and EuroChem competed in eight sports, and fans supported their teams in the stands.
The carbon footprint calculation was performed in accordance with the international standard: air travel of participants, use of ground transport, hotel accommodation, as well as related products released specifically for the Spartakiad are taken into account. The volume of emissions amounted to 355 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Their compensation is ensured by retiring carbon units obtained as a result of the implementation of climate projects of the Melnichenko Foundation's partner — Siberian Generating Company (SGK). Carbon units were received by SGK following the results of modernization of heat supply systems in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Kemerovo and Novosibirsk Regions and credited in the National Register of Carbon Units in favor of the co-organizer of the games — "SUEK-Kuzbass".
"The environmental agenda has already moved beyond industrial production and today concerns, among other things, the organization of large-scale public events. 'Titan Games' showed that a federal-scale sports festival can be held with full compensation of the carbon footprint. For us, this is an opportunity not only to reduce the climate impact, but also to show the participants that a responsible attitude towards the environment consists of many practical solutions"
This year has been special for the "Titan Games": the AIM industrial group celebrates its 25th anniversary. In honor of the anniversary, the Spartakiad was held for the first time in a combined format, bringing together employees of the three largest industrial companies in the country — SUEK, SGK and EuroChem. The games included competitions in futsal, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, chess, darts, tug-of-war and the GTO complex standards. Also, a rich program outside the sports grounds awaited the participants. Interactive zones, creative sites, master classes and entertainment events for children were open for guests. This made the "Titan Games" a real city holiday, uniting residents and athletes from different regions.
The opening ceremony was attended by Ilya Seredyuk, Governor of the Kemerovo Region – Kuzbass.
"This sports project is an important example of how socially responsible business changes people's mood, opens up new prospects for their development. Over four years, the tournament has ceased to be just a corporate event; it has a significant impact on the development of sports – not only in Kuzbass, but also in the country as a whole, and even abroad. 'Titan Games' have become an important addition to the system of support for physical culture and sports that we have created and continue to develop in the region"
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RWB has proposed a unified approach to reducing the carbon footprint of e-commerce
RWB advocates for the introduction of unified market recommendations regarding the reduction of the carbon footprint of e-commerce. Nadezhda Vorontsova, Deputy General Director of RWB for Sustainable Development, stated this at the roundtable "Sustainable Development of Digital Platforms: From Individual Practices to an Industry Standard," organized by the Association of Digital Platforms (ADP) as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
Speaking about Russia's first project for voluntary compensation of the carbon footprint from the delivery of online orders, launched by RWB together with SIBUR in April, Nadezhda Vorontsova presented the first results of the service. As of late May, the total volume of CO₂ offset through the "RWB Participation" platform exceeded 3.7 tons.
"By creating a carbon unit market for ordinary people so that they, along with the state and business, can influence the 'green' agenda, we are already building the eco-friendly infrastructure of tomorrow today — and we invite everyone to join. Therefore, we propose to create a working group under the ADP based on our practice to jointly develop market recommendations. Here we see the following prospect: if during this work it becomes clear that the market needs a ready-made standard product, we will be able to offer such a turnkey solution — based on our joint experience with SIBUR."
"We are ready to share our experience with other business representatives. This will allow the initiative to be scaled to other companies, providing them with an effective tool for responsible consumption and participation in the climate agenda. In the process of launching the project to offset the carbon footprint of RWB user deliveries, we have accumulated significant expertise, which today is truly exclusive."
"We highly value the initiative of RWB and SIBUR to launch Russia's first mechanism for voluntary compensation of the carbon footprint of deliveries. Such a practice is indeed very important. Today, large marketplaces have become an integral part of the daily lives of millions of Russians. People actively use delivery, and the number of online orders continues to grow. In these conditions, the responsibility of industry leaders takes on special significance. RWB, as a market leader, sets a good example for the entire industry, showing how a large-scale business can be combined with real environmental solutions. We are confident that such practices should become the norm. Sustainable development is our common future, shaped by business, the state, and ordinary people alike."
A pilot tool for voluntary compensation of the carbon footprint from the delivery of online orders was launched by RWB together with SIBUR on the "RWB Participation" platform: anyone can make their purchase on Wildberries (part of the RWB Group) carbon-neutral in just a couple of clicks. For more than 90% of deliveries, the cost of offsetting the carbon footprint is three to five rubles, which opens up the opportunity for a truly wide range of users to participate in the climate agenda.
SIBUR acts as a supplier of carbon units, which are used to offset the carbon footprint of order deliveries — they were obtained through the implementation of the company's large-scale climate projects in the field of energy efficiency.
A bonus program is available for users of the service: for compensating the carbon footprint, participants will receive Yagodki cashback, which can be spent on new purchases on Wildberries, as well as a personalized offset certificate and exclusive rewards on the "RWB Participation" platform.
