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Market data infrastructure and trading platform Xpansiv said Thursday it had purchased US brokerage Evolution Markets in a bid to grow its trading and settlement platform for voluntary carbon offsets. Xpansiv, which is seen to own the ‘plumbing’ around carbon trading, announced Monday it completed its acquisition of APX, which owns energy and environmental trading … Continued

Blackstone Inc.​ ​will invest $400 million in Xpansiv, a platform that lets investors trade assets tied to the energy transition such as carbon offsets and renewable-energy credits​.​ The upstart exchange is trying to provide the tools needed to standardize prices for carbon in the financial system. Analysts say that is a vital step to spur … Continued

The CBL Nature-based Global Emissions Offset (N-GEO) futures contract is the clear frontrunner to become the de facto benchmark of the voluntary carbon market with traded volumes, open interest and participant numbers all up in the past year, said CME Group. Owain Johnson, CME’s global head of research and product development, said the N-GEO’s popularity … Continued

A major global carbon credit marketplace has partnered with a ratings agency to host grades for voluntary carbon market offsets on its site, it announced Thursday.​ ​Xpansiv CBL has teamed up with BeZero to show ratings from more than 230 projects from all major accreditors. The move follows Xpansiv CBL’s displaying of carbon credit ratings … Continued

Carbon prices are no different from other commodities and look set to rise amid a wider rise in inflation and interest rates, a panel said Tuesday. Carbon prices should start to track higher after a recent selloff and are already showing signs of rebounding, panel members told an audience at a webinar organised by environmental … Continued

Emsurge Carbon Marketplace has originated its first deal that was concluded in partnership with the ​CBL exchange, it announced Tuesday.​ ​The trade for 50,000 REDD credits was settled through CBL’s post-trade processing platform.​ ​Xpansiv’s CBL offered a way to finalise the deal quickly while work on the documents for future trades was completed. “By working together … Continued

Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, is proud to join Xpansiv’s new Digital Fuels™ Program and deliver data quality assurance, carbon intensity benchmarking and independent certifications. Xpansiv, the global marketplace for ESG commodities, recently launched Digital Crude Oil™ (DCO), the latest addition to the company’s Digital Fuels (DF) Program. DCO units … Continued

Contributed article by Xpansiv CFO Suzy Taherian Buying offsets doesn’t mean companies stop pursuing other green initiatives. Carbon offsets offer a risk-management tool akin to buying fire insurance or hedging foreign exchange risk. CFOs purchase cybersecurity insurance, but that doesn’t mean they abandon strong cybersecurity policies, teams, and controls. Similarly, purchasing carbon offsets allows CFOs … Continued

Aussie investors could soon get their hands on arguably one of the most unique offerings on the ASX – the ESG unicorn called Xpansiv. Xpansiv is a global company that runs the world’s biggest voluntary carbon credit marketplace.​ ​Its trading platform executes at least 90% of all​ exchange-traded​ voluntary carbon credit transactions globally, matching corporates who … Continued

Xpansiv’s unlike much else on the ASX or listed globally; it owns the dominant carbon trading platform and associated services, including registry, data/trading infrastructure and the like. It’s also growing like a weed. Xpansiv’s carbon credit market CBL posted record volumes in the three months to March 31, crossing contracts worth 46.8 million tonnes. Including water … Continued