Consortium Brief / 2026

A coordinated network for carbon stewardship across industry, science, and policy.

tanso.group convenes seventeen member organizations operating across four mandate areas. Each member contributes data, governance capacity, or applied research toward a shared decarbonization framework — published transparently, audited annually.

  • 17 Member organizations
  • 4 Mandate areas
  • 2014 Founded, Geneva
Mandate taxonomy
  • Governance & Operations
  • Carbon & Environment
  • Research & Innovation
  • Policy & Advocacy
N 46.20°
E 06.14°
Org. Map / v.4.2
17 nodes / 17 edges

Member Directory / Section 02

Twelve principal members across the consortium register

Each member contributes under a signed Mandate Charter. Color-coding indicates the member's primary working group; many members participate in multiple groups in advisory capacity.

Ref. M-2026-Q1 Five additional members hold observer status. The complete register is published in the Annual Transparency Report (Appendix B).

Research Register / Section 03

Working papers, datasets, and methodological notes

Published outputs from the consortium's research arm. Sortable by publication date, mandate, and citation count. All documents are open-access under CC-BY-4.0 unless otherwise noted.

Ref Title Mandate Lead organization Published Cites Status
Ref. R-2026-Q1 Citation counts updated weekly from CrossRef. Click a row reference to retrieve full DOI metadata.

Policy & Advocacy / Section 04

Active engagements with regulatory and intergovernmental bodies

P-026 / EU

Industrial Carbon Accounting Directive — comments on Article 14

Submitted joint commentary on the Commission's draft methodology for Scope-3 attribution within heavy-industry value chains. Recommended a tiered verification schedule and harmonization with ISO 14064-1.

Counterparty
European Commission, DG CLIMA
Filed
2026-02-11
Status
Under review
P-027 / UN

UNFCCC Article 6.4 — methodological supplement on permanence

Co-authored a supplementary note for the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body on quantifying permanence for engineered storage. The note proposes a discount-rate framework calibrated to monitoring uncertainty.

Counterparty
UNFCCC Supervisory Body
Filed
2026-01-22
Status
Accepted
P-028 / ISO

ISO 14068 alignment — terminological annex

Provided technical input on terminological consistency across ISO 14064, 14067, and the new 14068 carbon-neutrality standard. The annex resolves three identified ambiguities in the lifecycle definitions.

Counterparty
ISO Technical Committee 207
Filed
2025-12-04
Status
Published
P-029 / JP

Japan METI — GX League verification protocol

Reviewed the verification protocol for the Green Transformation League's first-mover cohort. Recommended additional disclosure on the boundary treatment of imported clinker and grid emissions factors.

Counterparty
METI / GX League
Filed
2025-11-18
Status
Implemented

Data & Statements / Section 05

Aggregate metrics from the 2026 transparency report

Reported emissions, member aggregate 418.2MtCO₂e −4.3% YoY
Verified abatement, FY2025 31.6MtCO₂e +12.1% YoY
Active research projects 128projects +9 since Q3
Policy submissions YTD 42filings +5 vs. plan
The legitimacy of any consortium rests on what it publishes, not what it promises. Our charter obliges us to disclose method as readily as result — and to let our member organizations be measured against both.
Dr. Mara Lindqvist Director-General, tanso.group secretariat

Contact & Secretariat / Section 06

Routes for press, member organizations, and observers

Secretariat

Rue du Mont-Blanc 18
1201 Geneva, Switzerland

+41 22 555 0142

secretariat@tanso.group

Press & Editorial

Inquiries on research outputs, embargoed releases, and interview requests with member representatives.

press@tanso.group

Membership

Application packets for industry, academic, and observer status. Reviewed twice annually.

members@tanso.group