Net Zero
Together

We guide businesses on their journey towards a greener tomorrow, ushering in an era of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Net Zero
Together

We guide businesses on their journey towards a greener tomorrow, ushering in an era of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Our mission is to help you minimize and offset your environmental footprint, transforming your impact into a sustainable legacy.

Our projects

About us

Carbon Neutral Consulting is the pioneering firm with the exclusive privilege of managing and marketing the very first reforestation project in Italy and Europe, accredited by VERRA.

Environment

Carbon Neutral Consulting’s core mission is the stewardship of our planet, an overriding aim that fuels our innovative value proposition for modern businesses. Through a fresh approach to the business model, we provide tools designed to integrate seamlessly into your corporate growth, fostering value generation in line with the most current sustainable development landscapes.

It’s not just about business growth—it’s about cultivating a future where growth and sustainability go hand in hand.

Biodiversity

At the heart of protecting our environment and communities is a commitment to preserving biodiversity, taking every possible step to reduce risk factors that could upset the delicate balance of the world’s biosystems. Carbon Neutral Consulting’s offsetting projects are meticulously designed to ensure this precious equilibrium. Join us in fostering a diverse and balanced natural world, where every organism has its place in the symphony of life.

Community

Carbon Neutral Consulting is dedicated to involving individuals and organizations to generate a constructive impact on local territories through our offsetting projects. Our intricate network spans research bodies, universities, cultivators, suppliers, greenhouses, and nurseries—all handpicked resources mobilized nationally to translate the choice to invest in an increasingly sustainable future with tangible, lasting results.

Come join us in this concerted effort, where every member plays a pivotal role in shaping a greener tomorrow.

Carbon Neutral Consulting stands as the premier firm specializing in reforestation projects in Italy and Europe, dedicated to generating Certified Carbon Credits.

In our pursuit of high-quality Verified Carbon Standards (VCS), we actively engage in every stage of the project:

1: Generation of VCS on new installations located in Italy.

2: Assessment of CO2 emissions reduction offset for each project.

3: Verification and marketing f VCS on international platforms.

4: Management of VCS supply and purchase for companies committed to voluntary offsetting.

Team

Tailored Expertise Serving Your Goals

The specialists at Carbon Neutral Consulting accompany you on your sustainability journey, providing all the necessary tools and know-how to fully harness the potential of VCS in your sustainable growth strategies. Together, let’s turn your sustainability aspirations into tangible accomplishments.

Lorenzo Carugno

Founder

Is a partner at Carbon Neutral Consulting and is responsible for overseeing all of Carbon Neutral Consulting’s programs. He also supervises all GHS projects, as well as the financial and legal operations of Carbon Neutral Consulting. Throughout his career, Lorenzo has held numerous governance roles in Italian and foreign companies and is currently engaged in the execution of structured finance operations. Lorenzo has also served as a master lecturer in administration and finance at various Italian business schools and has been a publicist in the fiscal and administrative sectors. Since 2014, Lorenzo has been residing in Lugano.

Alessandro Iazzetti

Founder

Is a partner at Carbon Neutral Consulting and is in charge of the commercial division. Throughout his career, Alessandro has held several governance roles in Italian and foreign companies, especially in the automotive sector, in addition to collaborating in various structured finance operations. Alessandro has been living in Lugano since 2015.

Mission

Italian Carbon Credits
VERRA Certified

Carbon Neutral Consulting was founded to provide solutions for companies committed to pursuing the offsetting goals outlined in the Paris Agreement.

Signed in 2015 by 196 COUNTRIES, it pledges to limit the increase in global atmospheric warming compared to the pre-industrial era within 1.5°C, envisaging the achievement of Net Zero (nullifying greenhouse gas emissions) by 2050.

An Ambitious Global Goal

This goal is necessarily and structurally tied to a process of emissions offsetting, regulated through the carbon credit market.

Purchasing and Utilizing Carbon Credits

You can reduce your net GHG emissions via Verified Carbon Standards (VCS), if generated by greenhouse gas absorption projects, thereby contributing to the financing of sustainability-focused initiatives.

VCS Made in Italy

Carbon Neutral Consulting promotes offsetting projects in Italy that meet the most rigorous international standards, positioning itself as an effective and transparent alternative to traditional extra-European reforestation initiatives.

New Offsetting Solutions

Carbon Neutral Consulting delivers high-quality solutions through innovative, timely, and comprehensive consulting, aiming to ensure a constant availability of VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) to meet every offsetting need.

A COMMON GOAL

Net Zero Together

Becoming Carbon Neutral by 2050 is the goal set by the European Union to combat climate change and contain global temperature increase within 1.5°C.

Carbon Neutral Consulting is founded with the mission to guide companies through the transition towards an economy with net zero greenhouse gas emissions, equipping them with the necessary tools to reduce and offset their environmental impact.

CARBON CREDITS

A Global Asset Class,
Managed at Every Step

The process of identifying, assessing, and acquiring Verified Carbon Standards (VCS) requires specific skills, engaging corporate resources in a structured series of operations.

Thanks to active involvement in implementing forestry projects in Italy in collaboration with top-tier universities, Carbon Neutral Consulting meets corporate offsetting needs by supporting management at every stage:

Assessment of the VCS necessary for offsetting
Selection of projects and VCS.
Validation and certification of VCS on VERRA
Registration and creation of the client company’s account on platforms
VCS Purchase.
VCS migration to the client’s account

The Verified Carbon Standards selected by Carbon Neutral Consulting represent an innovative asset at the international level, thanks to:

Limited Offering of VCS from European projects

Crop development requires significant time and resources, leading to an appreciation of their value.

VCS credits

can be used globally, unlike some mandatory market credits that are limited to certain countries.

Fluid

VCS are usable by every sector of the economy, without limits set by national states or political unions.

Increasing Interest

An asset class of growing interest to investors.

Growth of VCS Exchanges in International Markets

Such as the New York-based Xpansiv CBL and Singapore AirCarbon Exchange (ACX).

Existing Regulation by Government

Bodies With the upcoming use to offset CO2 in the mandatory EU market.

Green Economy ETF

A financial instrument under study that supports corporate investment programs aimed at achieving greater energy efficiency, involving banks, investment funds, and other financial operators.

PROJECTS

Tangible Projects,
Exceptional Results

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GAIA Srl
Agricultural Company

The first Italian and European forestry project already present on the VERRA platform, it plans for the removal of 2,815,000 tons of CO2 annually for a duration of over 30 years.

Developed in collaboration withthe University of Messina, it currently has 10 million VCS available for placement in the market. Carbon Neutral Consulting exclusively manages its marketing.

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Genesi Pegaso Srl
Agricultural Company

The second Italian and European project to be placed on VERRA involves reforestation in Northern Italy with giant bamboo plants over an area of 55 hectares, for an estimated removal of 500,000 tons of CO2 annually for a duration of over 30 years.

As the project coordinator, Carbon Neutral Consulting exclusively manages its marketing.