The VCS Association wishes to thank the following Supporters.

PricewaterhouseCoopers
The VCS Board thanks PWC for its assistance in developing the VCS Association business plan and in providing ongoing strategic advice to the VCS Board.

UK Department for International Development
The VCS rules for AFOLU projects were made possible through the significant and very generous financial support of the UK Department for International Development.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
ISO support was critical to making the VCS user friendly by allowing inclusion of critical clauses of ISO 14064-2 and ISO 14064-3 in the VCS. The VCS Association also recognizes the critical work that ISO has done on environmental standards ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 14004:2004.

Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance
Undoubtedly, the VCS 2007 would not have been developed without the tireless work of Anne-Marie Warris from Lloyds Register Quality Assurance Limited who volunteered her time to write the standard based on inputs and guidance from the Steering Committee. The VCS Association extend special thanks to her for her patience, intelligence and dedication to this project.

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation provided financial support for the development of the VCS.

Norton Rose
We would like to thank Norton Rose LLP for its pro-bono assistance with aspects of the VCS documentation.

Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance assisted with the incorporation of the VCS entity.

Syngenta Foundation
The expert work to develop the innovative VCS rules for AFOLU projects was made possible through the generous financial and technical support of the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture.

VCS Steering Committee
The VCS Steering Committee volunteered long weeks of their company and personal time over a two year period to develop the VCS. The following people participated on the Committee:

• Jan-Willem Bode, Ecofys
• Derik Broekhoff, World Resources Institute
• Mike Burnett, Climate Trust
• Robert Dornau, SGS
• Steve Drummond, CantorCO2e
• Mitchell Feierstein, Cheyne Capital
• Yoshito Izumi (Observer), Taiheiyo Cement
• Mark Kenber, The Climate Group (co-chair)
• Adam Kirkman, WBCSD
• Andrei Marcu, International Emissions Trading Association (co-chair)
• Erin Meezan, Interface
• Ken Newcombe, Goldman Sachs
• Mark Proegler, BP
• Robert Routliffe, Invista
• Richard Samans, World Economic Forum
• Marc Stuart, Ecosecurities
• Einar Telnes, DNV
• Bill Townsend, Blue Source
• Diane Wittenberg, Californian Climate Action Registry

Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) Advisory Group
The VCS Association thanks the following members of the VCS AFOLU Advisory Group and all the authors and expert reviewers that volunteered their time:

Ken Newcombe (VCS AFOLU AG Chair) - Goldman Sachs
Bernhard Schlamadinger - TerraCarbon
Toby Janson-Smith (VCS AFOLU project manager) - Conservation International
Tanja Havemann - Climate Change Capital