No matter where your organization is on its journey to net zero, understanding your carbon footprint is a key step towards mitigating your own environmental impacts. Once you understand your carbon footprint and have taken steps to reduce your scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, you can consider reducing your unavoidable emissions by investing in high-quality carbon credits. Carbon credits are equal to one ton of CO2 emissions (that's roughly the equivalent of 2,482 miles driven by an average gasoline-powered passenger car) avoided or captured by a carbon project. Carbon projects undergo a rigorous verification process under the International Carbon Standard and, in the case of Aspiration, our own rigorous screening process. However, there are many types of carbon projects that produce these credits. In general, there are two main types of carbon offset projects; nature-based projects and non-nature-based projects. In this guide, we will explore 9 different examples of carbon offsets and take a deep dive into different types of carbon offset projects that support decarbonization but also have other environmental or social co-benefits that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. (Aspiration)