The founding partners of the VCS are The Climate Group, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

The Climate Group
The Climate Group's mission is to put the world on track for a low carbon economy by rapidly expanding the uptake of best practice on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
www.theclimategroup.org

The International Emissions Trading Association
The International Emissions Trading Association is dedicated to:

• the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and ultimately climate protection;
• the establishment of effective market-based trading systems for greenhouse gas emissions by businesses that are demonstrably fair, open, efficient, accountable and consistent across national boundaries; and
• maintaining societal equity and environmental integrity while establishing these systems.

www.ieta.org

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development's mission is to provide business leadership as a catalyst for change toward sustainable development, and to support the business license to operate, innovate and grow in a world increasingly shaped by sustainable development issues.
www.wbcsd.org