Indigo approaches a megaton of carbon removals stored in US cropland
Over 1M carbon removals and reductions achieved cumulatively across Indigo’s programs confirming soil as a new asset class.
Indigo announced the issuance of its fourth carbon crop, consisting of over half a million independently verified carbon credits issued through the Climate Action Reserve. With nearly a megaton of carbon removals now stored in U.S. cropland and more than 64 billion gallons of water conserved, Indigo’s carbon program has now seen nearly 1M credits issued over four carbon harvests. This demonstrates an unprecedented impact on American agriculture and the ability to deliver resilient economic benefits at scale.
“Indigo continues to prove that soil carbon is a real, scalable, and direct investment in economic and natural resilience,” said Dean Banks, CEO, Indigo Ag. “It’s bigger than agriculture, the environmental outcomes impact people’s lives, health, and productivity, from small towns to big tech companies. With this issuance, we’ve reached a tipping point in our ability to mitigate business risk and strengthen rural communities. And we’re just getting started”.
Rooted in science, committed to quality
As Indigo continues to set the standard for rigor in nature-based carbon solutions, Indigo’s focus on continuous improvement backed by science has attracted a growing network of credit buyers. More companies are prioritizing high-integrity credits, further expanding Indigo’s market reach through new sales partnerships.
“At Block, we’re committed to reducing our carbon footprint and aligning our operations with meaningful sustainability efforts. Indigo was our first regenerative agriculture partner—an excellent inclusion to our portfolio of high-integrity carbon solutions,” said Neil Jorgensen, Global Head of Stewardship at Block.
Indigo strategically manages carbon credit transactions to maximize grower returns, with 75% of the credit value going directly back to the farmer under its standard program, selling at real market value year-round and ensuring transparency. Indigo’s carbon program growth is evidence of the ongoing interest in adopting regenerative farming practices and the ability to diversify revenue on the farm and monetize carbon as a separate commodity. This growth would not be possible without the new, durable revenue stream provided by carbon finance, allowing farmers the confidence to adopt new management practices in the face of market uncertainties and risks to their farm business.
What’s to come
Indigo closed its latest carbon harvest in April, and is approaching a megaton of credits issued annually, reinforcing its position as the only company repeatedly delivering registry-issued soil carbon credits at this scale. Impacted by an 85% reduction in the administrative burden of farmer data collection, this breakthrough across Indigo’s sustainability programs focuses on the diversity of management, not the count of fields. This lightning-fast data entry experience is a critical development for sustainability programs across the sector.
Looking beyond Carbon, Indigo’s Sustainability Solutions business, including Carbon and Scope 3 programs, has already achieved over a megaton of reductions and removals of CO2e and nearly 100B gallons of water conserved. These results demonstrate the power of soil carbon to deliver real environmental and economic benefits.
Over 1M carbon removals and reductions achieved