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Issue 7 | June 2023

Issue 7 | June 2023

An Ode to Generation Climate If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants - Isaac Newton Dear Readers, It’s been two years since Climes was born into the Climate space. The sheer multitude of learnings and experiences we have collected in that short

Cracking The Code: What VCs Seek In Climate Entrepreneurs

Cracking The Code: What VCs Seek In Climate Entrepreneurs

As a Founder starting-up in the nascent yet fast-growing climate industry, understanding the expectations of venture capitalists can be instrumental in helping you navigate the path to success. In this article, we will explore what venture capitalists are looking for in climate Founders, drawing insights from ‘The Voice of Gen-C’

Issue 6 | May 2023

Issue 6 | May 2023

Playing with UI/UX for engaging Climate-Action Today, more and more brands are adopting sustainability and climate action into their business agendas. We, at Climes, believe that everyone should be able to participate and have a say in the climate action of their favourite brands, and not just watch from

Inside Scoop: How To Land A Job In Climate

Inside Scoop: How To Land A Job In Climate

As the impact of climate change becomes more evident, there is an urgent need for individuals, brands and organisations to find newer scalable solutions to tackle the problem. But how can an individual without a degree in sustainable development or environmental science work in climate?

Issue 5 | April 2023

Issue 5 | April 2023

Journey and insights into why we built Climes LITE A little history first, Climes began with the idea that consumers wanted to understand and neutralise their individual carbon footprint, to test this out we went live with multiple brands across fashion, travel, wellness, weddings, and food industry. While this was

Issue 1 | Carbon Compass by Climes

Issue 1 | Carbon Compass by Climes

We published a new blog this month, ‘Of faucets, nature-based solutions, and voluntary carbon markets’. It starts with some fun trivia on how the first carbon credit came to be. I personally think how things have evolved is equal parts poetic and equal parts ironic. Here are a couple of

Of faucets, nature-based solutions, and the Voluntary Carbon Markets

Let’s start with some trivia. Here is the story of the first carbon credit. “In 1988, Applied Energy Services (now AES) planned to build small coal-fired power plants around the United States, selling the electricity to local utilities. But the CEO of AES, Roger Sant, was concerned about climate

Issue 4 | March 2023

Issue 4 | March 2023

climes.soil All carbon credits are equal, some carbon credits are more equal than others. This rather dystopian take is what we keep reminding each other at Climes ever so often. And being a tech-first company, we built a product that tells you whether the 250 kgs you neutralised via

Issue 3 | February 2023

Issue 3 | February 2023

Can we make India the carbon sink for our planet? How cool would it be if we could leverage the power of our democratic VOTE to make this happen? ‘Voting for Climate Finance’ is now an option for your customers! Over the last 8 months, we observed the success of

Issue 2 | January 2023

Issue 2 | January 2023

We realised very early on in our journey that we had to make every individual and stakeholder want to participate in climate action instead of shifting blame. We kept this thought at the core while building Climes and all of our products: Carbon Neutral Checkout - Allow your consumers to

Issue 1 | December 2022

Issue 1 | December 2022

Carbon Neutral Events Learn more about how we help you calculate the event's carbon footprint, obtain credits from impact projects to neutralise your emissions and more. Explore now With Climes, you can now host carbon neutral corporate and private events that are engaging and interactive. This product has been almost

You always remember your first one!

You always remember your first one!

Issue 1 | November 2022 We are 15 months into our journey to make climate action accessible and easy for eco-warriors like you. And this is our first-ever edition of One-point-five or lower. We are doing this for a couple of reasons. 1️⃣ It is important that you are able to

Carbon Stories from the Ground: Reviving community forests in Uttarakhand

Carbon Stories from the Ground: Reviving community forests in Uttarakhand

💡In the last 3 months # of Climers who have supported Community Forests Project - 5130 Total Emissions removed via Climes - 50,936 kgs of CO2e Hello there, It is that time of the year we like! When we bring you stories from the ground. And this time, it is

Carbon Stories from the Ground: Acacia Oxygen Park

Carbon Stories from the Ground: Acacia Oxygen Park

💡In the last 3 months # of Climers who have supported Acacia Project - 4387 Total Emissions removed via Climes - 49,645 kgs of CO2e Hello there, It is that time of the year we like! When we bring you stories from the ground. And this time, it is from

Carbon Stories from the Ground: Farmers for Forests

Farmers for Forests

Carbon Stories from the Ground: Farmers for Forests

Q3 2022 Update - Farmers-led climate action in Maharashtra, India

High-quality Climate Solutions - the Climes Guarantee

High-quality Climate Solutions - the Climes Guarantee

We love talking about our climate solutions, because it helps us explain what goes on behind the scenes. Climes enables brands and individuals take the first step in their climate journey. And it is a responsibility that we take quite seriously. Also read - how consumer brands can take that

Consumers Brands and Climate Action

Consumers Brands and Climate Action

We get it. Climate action means all sorts of things, and is an abstract term that is all-encompassing. Should a brand want to take climate action, where do they start? Here is a quick climate starter pack: You must have noted that all the options listed above are a means

#ThankYouBP

When we think of legendary marketing campaigns, we think of Apple and Nike. Here is an unlikely one. The year was 2004. The good folks at British Petroleum resolved this was the moment. Fossil fuels and petroleum continued to receive a "bad rap" for polluting our planet. They had enough

Carbon-neutral buses, the next big "zing"

Success Stories

Carbon-neutral buses, the next big "zing"

Over 50% of zingbus customers are choosing carbon neutral bus trips, with Climes.

Brand Partnerships

MakeMyTrip 'carbon-neutral' with Climes

Customers booking their flights on MakeMyTrip can now choose to fly carbon-neutral with every flight ticket they purchase. They can neutralise the emissions from their air travel entirely or partially, by contributing to certified carbon removal projects from the Climes portfolio.