Wildlife Works

Does the core business genuinely avoid or reduce emissions, or build climate resilience? Share of revenue that is actually 'green'. Fossil-dependent models score low.

Wildlife Works' core activity — preventing deforestation in Kenya and DRC — is a direct and measurable form of emissions avoidance, certified under VCS and independently verified, and claiming over 10 million tonnes of CO₂ avoided annually; however, sector-wide academic and investigative scrutiny of REDD+ baseline methodologies means the true net climate impact may be materially lower than headline credit volumes suggest, warranting a discount to the score.

Credible, science-based targets (SBTi), a real net-zero plan with progress to date, and CDP disclosure — not just a dated press release.

No evidence of SBTi-validated targets, CDP disclosure, or a published corporate net-zero roadmap was found in public records; Wildlife Works articulates project-level impact goals (e.g., 5 million hectares protected) but lacks the corporate-level science-based climate commitments expected of a sustainability-credible operator.

Operational footprint, labour and social practices, and governance quality across the company's own operations and supply chain.

Wildlife Works demonstrates above-average community governance through Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) frameworks, Local Carbon Committees, and a community-first model that has distributed direct financial benefits to over 118,000 community members, and holds Wildlife Friendly certification; operational footprint as a small private company is minimal, though independent audits of labor and governance practices are not publicly detailed at the corporate level.

Quality of disclosure, independent third-party verification, and how much hard data backs the company's claims.

Wildlife Works publishes project-level monitoring reports verified by independent auditors under VCS and CCB standards, and tracks leakage and additionality per Verra methodology requirements; however, there is no corporate-level sustainability report, CDP filing, or consolidated public financial disclosure, and the company is a private entity with limited governance transparency.

Controversies, litigation, pollution, fossil-fuel lobbying, conflict-zone involvement and governance scandals. Higher means cleaner.

No company-specific greenwashing litigation, pollution incidents, fossil-fuel lobbying, or governance scandals were identified in public records; however, Wildlife Works operates in the broader REDD+ voluntary carbon market, which has been the subject of major investigative journalism in 2023 raising sector-level questions about credit quality and overestimated baselines at Verra-certified projects, creating reputational overhang even for higher-integrity operators like Wildlife Works.