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Buyer Protection
25,000+ ha
of British farmland in the programma

70+
farms enrolled
30 years
farmer commitment period
60 cm
physical soil sampling depth
What is VM0042 and why does it matter?
VM0042 Improved Agricultural Land Management is Verra's methodology for quantifying greenhouse gas emission reductions and soil organic carbon removals from regenerative farming. It covers reduced tillage, optimised fertiliser and residue management, diversified cropping, improved water and irrigation use, and improved grazing management — providing a single framework that handles the full range of practices found on a working farm.
In October 2025, the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) approved VM0042 v2.2 for its Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label, with one important condition: soil organic carbon must be measured using a quantification technique approved under the methodology other than Digital Soil Mapping. Regenerate Outcomes meets this condition: it uses Agricarbon's physical soil sampling and laboratory analysis to 60 cm — not modelling or remote-sensed DSM. This positions the project favourably for CCP-aligned demand from corporate buyers seeking the highest-integrity tier of agricultural credits available.
The methodology requires conservative baseline assumptions, third-party validation and verification, and a non-permanence buffer that insures against reversal. Combined with Verra's public registry, full credit traceability, and ICROA endorsement, VM0042 is widely regarded as the most credible international standard for soil carbon removals.
Certification Standard

Verra is the world's largest voluntary carbon standard, managing the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program and Verra registry. Founded in 2005, it sets the rules for project design, additionality, quantification, and verification across more than 2,000 registered projects globally. Verra is recognised for good governance by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) and ICROA. The VCS methodology used by Regenerate Outcomes — VM0042 v2.2 — received ICVCM CCP approval in October 2025, the highest available quality designation in the voluntary carbon market. All issued credits are publicly traceable on the Verra registry under Project ID 4453.
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Regreener's Rating
Regenerate Outcomes is a credible soil carbon project for European buyers looking for high-integrity, locally relevant removals. It builds carbon in British farm soils through regenerative practices like cover cropping, reduced tillage, and rotational grazing, supported by long-term farmer agreements and hands-on mentoring. Soil carbon is measured through physical sampling rather than models or satellite estimates, and the project is registered under Verra's main agricultural methodology (VM0042), which recently received the ICVCM's quality label. A buffer reserve provides some protection against reversal. There are limitations worth understanding. Carbon stored in soil is less permanent than carbon locked into rock or deep underground, sequestration rates in UK soils are modest by international standards, and the project is still building its verification track record. For companies in sectors like food, drink, retail, and FMCG, it can be a useful component of a removals portfolio, ideally alongside longer-lasting options to balance the overall permanence profile.










