Carbon offsetting allows businesses to invest in environmental projects around the world to reduce their carbon footprint.
Beneath the surface of any commitment to offset emissions are risks and value-add opportunities that are not addressed equally by others in the market. Our value proposition and our leading role in the market ensures that the carbon offset projects we undertake and invest in, have undergone a rigorous due diligence process to guarantee quality, integrity, and measurable carbon abatement impact. At TEM, we believe transparency is the key to both impact and accountability.
We’ve partnered with [ChannelPartner] to achieve their carbon neutral and net zero emissions goals through risk-managed carbon offset solutions.
Our program provides a carbon-offsetting solution for corporate businesses to offset their operational or unavoidable emissions to reduce their environmental impact.
More about TEM
Tasman Environmental Markets Australia Pty Ltd (TEM) is a corporate authorised representative (ABN 97 659 245 011, CAR 001297708) of TEM Financial Services Pty Limited (ABN 58 142 268 479, AFSL 430036). TEM is authorised to provide financial services to wholesale clients (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001).TEM is a certified B Corporation, certified carbon neutral by Climate Active, has achieved Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Endorsement, is a member of CMI and signatory to the Australian Carbon Industry Code of Conduct.
Frequently asked questions
Why TEM?
At TEM, we believe transparency is the key to both impact and accountability.
TEM engages with carbon standards that are endorsed by the International Carbon Reduction & Offset Alliance (ICROA) and the Australian Government’s Climate Active program. These include:
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Verified Carbon Standard / Verra
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Gold Standard
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Clean Development Mechanism
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Australian Emissions Reduction Fund / Australian Carbon Credit Unit standards
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American Carbon Reserve
But TEM goes further than this. Through TEM’s due diligence process, we assess key aspects of carbon projects to mitigate any potential risks such as:
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Whether the project represents emissions abatement that is additional to what would have otherwise occurred in a ‘business-as-usual’ scenario.
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Whether the project methodology has been applied at best practice.
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Any issues identified in the project’s monitoring, verification, and validation reports.
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Any association of the project to bribery, corruption, environmental damage, or landholder mistreatment.
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The reputation of the project developer.
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Local community perception the projects; and
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The permanence and longevity of the project.
What are the benefits my business will gain by offsetting?
Offsetting plays a critical role across all businesses carbon strategies. Some of the key benefits include:
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Meeting customer, investor and staff expectations to cut carbon pollution.
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Enhanced brand reputation and value.
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Improved brand integrity.
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Increased customer loyalty and sales.
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Meeting other strategic business goals, like Reconciliation Action Plan targets and aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Establish industry leadership.
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Market and geographic synergies from project co-benefits.
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Delivering co-benefits beyond carbon reductions, including biodiversity, gender equality and Indigenous employment.
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Meet emission-reduction targets while working towards long term sustainability changes.
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Inspire your workforce to engage in carbon reduction activities in house, in turn reducing your costs and supporting your goals.
What will I receive with my purchase?
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Send you content and copy relating to the projects you're supporting. Expect this within 1x business day of your purchase!
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Add your company to our customer page. This will show: the projects you have supported and the volume of offsets per project. We won’t share any financial info.
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Retire the offsets you have purchased. If you choose a company-specific retirement certificate, we'll retire your offsets in your name within a few days of your purchase and send you the certificate then. If you are happy with bulk retirement, we will retire them in bulk (in TEM’s name rather than your company’s name) in the month following your purchase, along with other TEM+ customers. Note: you will need individual retirement for Climate Active and other certification purposes.
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The evidence of retirement will include: the listing on each registry that relates to the offsets you have purchased, a TEM-branded retirement certificate, and a link to the customer page (point 2 above).
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Keep you updated on new projects as they’re added to TEM+. Of course – you can choose to opt out of those emails!