Carbon offset & CO2 certificates for businesses
CO2 certificates & offset for individuals
Swiss precision for your ESG and sustainability strategy. FutureTree provides verified, ex-post carbon certificates aligned with CSRD, Scope 3 reporting, and the highest transparency standards.
Take responsibility for your environmental impact and make a measurable contribution to climate action by offsetting your personal carbon footprint with transparent CO2 certificates.
CO2 Compensation – A Strategic Business Tool
Corporate carbon compensation has moved from optional to essential. Under the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), companies above certain thresholds are now required to disclose their full emissions footprint — including Scope 1 (direct emissions), Scope 2 (purchased energy), and increasingly Scope 3 (supply chain and indirect emissions). For most businesses, Scope 3 represents the largest and hardest-to-eliminate share of their carbon impact. Verified compensation is a recognised, strategically sound tool for addressing what cannot yet be reduced. The quality of a carbon credit matters enormously in this context. Auditors, investors, and regulators distinguish clearly between speculative forward-looking offsets and credits backed by physical, independently verified carbon storage. FutureTree operates on an ex-post principle — certificates are only issued once carbon has been measurably stored in growing wood, never in advance. Every credit is traceable to a specific European plantation, audited by independent third parties, and documented with a unique certificate ID that holds up to scrutiny in any ESG disclosure or due diligence process. FutureTree's Nature Capital Credits represent a quantified amount of CO2 physically absorbed through managed forestry in Central Europe — not accounting tricks or overseas promises, but real carbon stored in growing European trees. The result is compensation that genuinely strengthens your sustainability position rather than creating future liability.
From Tree Growth to Certified Credit
- 1Trees planted in professionally managed plantations.
- 2CO2 absorbed continuously through growth and biomass development.
- 3Carbon storage calculated via monitored forestry data systems.
- 4Independent third-party verification confirms accuracy.
- 5Ex-post certificates assigned to your company with full traceability.
How Businesses Use FutureTree CO2 Certificates
Path A: Retirement (CO2 Neutrality)
Offset unavoidable emissions. Receive an official, tamper-proof retirement certificate with unique ID for direct inclusion in your sustainability report.
Path B: Trading (Value Creation)
Use certificates as an additional revenue stream. Sell generated carbon credits through our integrated trading platform to other companies seeking verified offsets.
What Your Certificate Package Includes
- ✓Verified carbon offset volume linked to plantation data
- ✓Official CO2 Offset Certificate documentation with unique ID for audit trails
- ✓ESG-ready reporting documentation for corporate sustainability reports
- ✓Dashboard access for real-time plantation monitoring
- ✓Ex-post certification is the gold standard: no certificates issued speculatively. This protects your company from reputational and compliance risk.
How Much CO2 Should Your Company Offset?
Every company´s carbon exposure is different — shaped by industry, size, supply chain, and the emissions categories that fall under your reporting obligations. The table below offers a rough orientation based on company size, to help you think about the right scale of compensation for your business. For a more tailored picture, our experts are happy to walk through your specific Scope 1, 2, and 3 situation in a consultation call.
| Small organisations | Partial footprint balancing — energy, facilities, business travel. |
| Growing enterprises | Structured annual CO2 offset programmes covering key categories. |
| Large corporations | Comprehensive FutureTree nature capital credits within full ESG frameworks. |
Understanding Voluntary Carbon Offsets
Carbon offset is the removal or reduction of CO2 from the atmosphere through verified climate projects. Unlike compliance markets, where companies are legally required to purchase credits, voluntary offsets allow individuals to take personal responsibility for emissions that are otherwise difficult to eliminate. The integrity of an offset depends entirely on how it is measured, verified, and issued. Many low-cost certificates on the market are based on projections and promises; FutureTree operates on an ex-post principle, meaning certificates are only issued once carbon has been verifiably and physically stored in growing wood — never speculatively in advance. FutureTree's credits come from sustainable forestry — a nature-based solution with broad ecological co-benefits. Beyond carbon sequestration, our plantations restore degraded land, support biodiversity, and create fair employment in rural communities. Each tonne of CO2 offset through FutureTree is traceable to a specific plantation, independently audited, and documented with a unique certificate ID — giving you a level of transparency that generic offset platforms simply cannot match.
From Tree to Verified Certificate
- 1Calculate your annual CO2 footprint or book a consultation with our experts.
- 2Purchase your personal tree package.
- 3The trees on our monitored plantations absorb CO2 naturally as they grow.
- 4Once carbon is verifiably stored in wood (ex-post principle), the certificate is issued and credited to your dashboard.
- 5Your environmental impact is documented with a unique, traceable certificate ID.
What One of Our Kiri Trees Does for You
One Paulownia tree neutralises on average per year:
- ●approx. 191 km of car travel (mid-range petrol vehicle)
- ●approx. 306 km of air travel (economy class)
- ●Produces enough oxygen for approximately 40 people for a full year
* Figures based on verified biomass growth data from monitored plantations.
Your Personal CO2 Certificate Includes
- ✓Verified offset quantity (tonnes CO2) linked to real plantation data
- ✓Official certificate documentation with unique ID
- ✓Traceable confirmation of plantation-based CO2 absorption
- ✓Personal dashboard access: live growth and certification status
How Much CO2 Should You Offset?
Every person's carbon footprint is different — but most of us emit CO2 more than we think. Flights, heating, commuting, and daily consumption add up fast. The table below gives you a sense of where the biggest sources of emissions typically sit, based on global average estimates, so you can make an informed decision about how many trees make sense for you.
| Activity / Category | Approx. CO2 Emissions |
|---|---|
| Global average individual | 4 – 10 tonnes CO2 per year |
| Short-haul flight | 0.15 – 0.25 tonnes CO2 per passenger |
| Long-haul flight | 1 – 2+ tonnes CO2 per passenger |
| Global average household | 15 – 20 tonnes CO2 |
Frequently asked questions
Our Kiri trees currently grow on carefully selected plots in Switzerland, Romania, and soon in other European regions. We work with local partners to use land in an ecologically and economically meaningful way. Additionally, we are starting to plant grass, pumpkin, or mint between the tree rows.
Our Kiri trees currently grow on carefully selected plots in Switzerland, Romania, and more European regions will follow. We work with local partners to use land in an ecologically and economically meaningful way. We are also starting to plant grass, pumpkin, or mint between the tree rows.
The return consists of two components: the sale of high-quality wood after about 7 years and the value of the CO₂ certificates generated cumulatively from the 2nd year after planting. Both markets are dynamic. We do not give guarantees, but we transparently show scenarios. Wood market: https://www.finanzen.ch/rohstoffe/holzpreis CO₂ certificate price: https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/carbon
Every tree is digitally recorded and can be tracked in your personal dashboard, including location, planting year, and project data. From Q4 2025, we will also measure over 16 factors live, such as pH value, soil moisture, and growth rate. From the second year of cultivation, the CO₂ binding of the trees will be shown. Certified third parties regularly check our data.
Our plantations are maintained and monitored by local teams. We rely on robust locations, risk-minimizing cultivation concepts, and where necessary and possible, insurance protection mechanisms.
The wood is sustainably processed, e.g. into furniture wood or building materials. Our goal is to have complete control over sales prices in the value chain with the right partners and to sell the end products in order to ensure fair prices, transparency, and maximum margins. The proceeds are shared with our tree partners.
You can sell your CO₂ certificates yourself via our platform, use them for your company, donate them, or simply keep them. We provide the necessary infrastructure and support you with your strategy.
As with any business, there are risks such as fluctuating market prices or force majeure such as natural events. We work with experts to minimize these risks. FutureTree plants an extra tree for every fifth customer tree to be able to help in certain cases. You can find all details in our terms and conditions.
FutureTree is building a tangible and profitable climate movement that does what it promises. Instead of empty words and idealized visions, we offer a concrete tool with which everyone can directly contribute to change. With real trees in Switzerland and Europe, transparent impact, and economic sense. We work independently, with selected partners, and rely on radical transparency.
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