News

News & events

Milestones, announcements and where you’ll find Straatos — from the field to the standards bodies.

News & milestones
Event

Paddle & Breakfast at London Climate Action Week

Straatos hosted a sunrise paddleboard, canal litter-pick and climate breakfast at Paddington Basin during LCAW 2026.

Jun 2026 →
Milestone

Straatos joins the VCM+ Collaborative

Listed as a market participant in the Verified Carbon Market Collaborative, alongside Sylvera, BeZero, Isometric, Pachama and others.

Jun 2026 →
A Straatos presenter on stage at the Blue Catalyst Challenge Demo Day, before a seated audience at Temasek Shophouse, Singapore.Milestone

Top 6 at Singapore’s inaugural Blue Catalyst

One of ten finalists chosen from 130+ applications across 37 countries (WWF-Singapore × Hatch Blue, with EDB support), then one of the six selected at Demo Day on 22 May.

May 2026 · Hatch Blue →
Event

On stage at HederaCon 2026, Miami

Raphaël De Ry on the “Proven Finance to Sustainable Impact” panel on the Trust Layer Stage.

May 2026 →
Milestone

First digitalized Verra methodology (VM0033) shipped

A live, machine-readable implementation of Verra’s VM0033 — around 30,000 lines of code. Already done, not a roadmap slide.

Early 2026 →
In the press

Verra names Straatos in its digital-first carbon market

Verra publicly frames a digital-first carbon market and names Straatos as one of three platforms, with Hedera Guardian and its own Project Hub.

Mar 2026 · Verra →
In the press

“Why Verra’s Deal with Hedera Really Is Big”

Steve Zwick’s analysis of the Verra–Hedera partnership names Straatos and quotes Raphaël De Ry — the earliest public naming of the platform.

May 2025 · Steve Zwick →
Event · heritage

Gold Standard GrowToZero — “The future is digital”

A closing-panel appearance at Gold Standard’s flagship London conference — the earliest durable public statement of the digital-MRV thesis.

Jul 2023 · Gold Standard →
Milestone · heritage

Saly, Senegal — where the fairness thesis began

A workshop on fairness and equity in carbon markets in Casamance — “conservation without money is just conversation.” The origin of the Cui Bono thesis.

Sep 2022 →
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