
The History of Climate Neutral
Climate Neutral was born out of the direct experience of our two founding organizations, BioLite and Peak Design, which have been carbon neutral since 2012 and 2018. They knew first-hand that every business contributes to climate change, but most businesses find it too complicated to do anything about it.
Jonathan Cedar, CEO of BioLite, and Peter Dering, CEO of Peak Design, came together with the shared belief that it must be simpler to measure and remove carbon emissions, and if it were, more businesses would do it. Together they launched Climate Neutral in early 2019.
Addressing the planet’s need for urgent climate action, Climate Neutral enables both consumers and brands to take immediate action. Our process makes it easy for brands to zero out their carbon footprint and reduce future emissions, while our label helps consumers quickly identify those brands who have done so.
We've set our sights set on scaling our impact and are now welcoming brands to get certified for prior year emissions. Join us in our mission to decrease global carbon emissions.
The Team

Austin Whitman
Chief Executive Officer

Caitlin Drown
Brand Engagement Manager

Isabella Todaro
Certification Manager

Lauren Frisch
Program Manager
Board of Directors

Peter Dering
CEO, Peak Design

Jonathan Cedar
CEO, BioLite

Sierra Peterson
Lionheart Ventures

Jane Franch
Director of Strategic Sourcing & Sustainability, Numi Organic Tea

Gihan Amarasiriwardena
Co-Founder and President, Ministry of Supply
Advisors
Greg Norris
Advisor on Methodology Development for GHG Measurement
Ian Monroe
President & CIO, Etho Capital
Liz Willmott
Program Strategy Manager
Stephanie Sharron
Legal Advisor/Partner, Morrison Foerster
Advisory Committee
on Eligible Carbon Credits
Reviews and advises on Climate Neutral's standards for carbon credit verification. This helps ensure the highest impact from certified brands' carbon offsetting investments.
Brian Jones
Senior Vice President, M.J. Bradley & Associates
Cathy Diam-Valla
Owner and Manager, Accessible Energy
Charlotte Streck
Co-Founder and Director, Climate Focus
Dan Nepstad
Executive Director, Earth Innovation Institute
Derik Broekhoff
Senior Scientist, Stockholm Environment Institute
Matt Evans
Chief Executive Officer, Up Energy Group
Max Scher
Head of Clean Energy & Carbon Programs, Salesforce
Nancy Bsales
Carbon Offset Strategist, Freelance Consultant
Seth Baruch
Chief Executive Officer, Carbonomics
Advisory Committee
for the Climate Neutral Standards
Reviews and advises on our Climate Neutral Certified standard to assess and create alignment with other global standards and evolving definitions.
Barbara Wong
Product Director, Yerdle Recommerce
Eric Brody
Principal and Founder, Shift Advantage
Georgia Basso
Independent Consultant
Marie Gustafsson
Senior Consultant, South Pole
Marisa Sanchez Urrea
Senior Manager, Point Advisory
Michael Sadowski
Consultant, Erb Institute, University of Michigan
Sarah Leugers
Director of Communications, The Gold Standard Foundation