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Conflicts of interest and biases are “structural flaws” in offset auditing -paper

Published 14:07 on July 11, 2025 / Last updated at 14:07 on July 11, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Auditors responsible for verifying claimed reductions in the offset market face fundamental conflicts of interest and self-serving biases, leading them to often fail in their job of preventing over-crediting, a paper published this week has claimed.
Auditors responsible for verifying claimed reductions in the offset market face fundamental conflicts of interest and self-serving biases, leading them to often fail in their job of preventing over-crediting, a paper published this week has claimed.


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