In 2025, the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), supported by members of the Carbon Accounting Alliance, will launch the Register of Carbon Accountants, a groundbreaking initiative that allows professionals like you to showcase your expertise in carbon accounting and auditing. This is your opportunity to help shape the competencies required for organisational, product, and project-level carbon accounting.
Why the Register of Carbon Accountants Matters
The Register will provide a clear, credible way for individuals and organisations to demonstrate their qualifications and experience in carbon accounting to clients, regulatory bodies, and voluntary reporting schemes. Whether you’re an individual professional or part of a consultancy, registration will give you the tools to show that you meet the industry’s rigorous standards for managing carbon data effectively and ethically.
Setting the Standard for Carbon Accounting
The main goal of the Register is to promote effective carbon accounting practices by establishing high-quality standards based on the knowledge and experience of professionals in the field. By becoming a registered carbon accountant, you’ll not only enhance your professional credibility but also contribute to building trust and transparency in carbon reporting.
The Register will also provide a defined career pathway, offering opportunities for growth and recognition as the demand for skilled carbon accountants continues to rise.
Three Tiers of Expertise
We’ve proposed three distinct grades for carbon accountants: Associate, Practitioner, and Principal. Each grade comes with its own set of competencies, tailored to the level of expertise required.
We want to ensure that these competencies align with the real-world needs of the profession. That’s where you come in! We invite you to review the proposed competencies and let us know if we’ve covered all the key skills and whether the levels are appropriately aligned. Your feedback is crucial in making the Register a success.
How You Can Get Involved
- Review the competency matrix: Take a look at the proposed competencies for each grade here.
- Share your feedback: We want to hear from you! Let us know if the competencies are comprehensive and appropriately assigned to each grade. You can contribute to the survey here.
Administered by Experts
The Carbon Accounting Register will be part of IEMA’s Specialist Registers portfolio, managed by the Professional Standards team and administered day-to-day by IEMA’s Membership and Standards team. This ensures that the Register maintains the highest level of quality and professionalism.
Chloë is the Senior Policy and Engagement Lead for Climate Change and Energy at IEMA. Within this remit she works on projects relating to greenhouse gas reporting and transition planning and reporting, as well as adaptation. She is particularly interested in finding practical solutions and approaches which lead to standardised, replicable and trustworthy reporting, so that decision-makers have better data to work with. Previously Chloë has worked at senior levels in the manufacturing and retail sectors, and in climate and sustainable development planning roles in the public sector. Her prior business experience and her understanding of the way that the public sector functions inform her approach to climate change and energy and social sustainability policy and engagement at IEMA. She is a Trustee on the board of Uttlesford Citizens Advice and a District Councillor and is active in her community. In her spare time she enjoys live music and cooking for family and friends.
