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.
17Member organizations
4Mandate areas
2014Founded, 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
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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-Q1Five 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.
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Ref. R-2026-Q1Citation 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 aggregate418.2MtCO₂e−4.3% YoY
Verified abatement, FY202531.6MtCO₂e+12.1% YoY
Active research projects128projects+9 since Q3
Policy submissions YTD42filings+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 LindqvistDirector-General, tanso.group secretariat
Contact & Secretariat / Section 06
Routes for press, member organizations, and observers