Carbon buyer-readiness QA

Find the gap before the buyer does.

A focused pre-sale review for one carbon project or inventory. Turn scattered evidence into a traceable register, reconcile buyer-facing claims, and get a clear GO, HOLD or NO-GO finding before serious due diligence begins.

Request a 15-minute fit call See the exact scope

Commercial-readiness QA only. This is not validation, verification, certification, brokerage, a legal title opinion or a sale of carbon credits.

48 hoursDraft findings after complete intake
6 outputsFrom evidence register to buyer brief
1 scopeOne project or defined inventory
0 promisesNo certification, sale or price guarantee

Where deals stall

Carbon buyers do not buy a folder of PDFs.

They need a coherent chain from project claim to current evidence, quantity, authority and status. Small contradictions create big pauses.

  • 01
    Claims do not match documents

    Public copy, pitch materials and diligence files use different quantities, vintages, methodologies or status language.

  • 02
    Authority is assumed, not shown

    The right to market, represent or transfer the inventory is unclear, incomplete or spread across several parties.

  • 03
    Inventory is not reconciled

    Issued, retired, reserved, sold and available units are not tied to one current source of truth.

  • 04
    The buyer brief overreaches

    Marketing language gets ahead of validation, verification, issuance or other documented milestones.

The six outputs

A compact diligence layer built for the next buyer conversation.

Every finding points back to a named document, evidence owner and current status. You leave with an action list, not a vague score.

01 / Evidence register

What exists, where it lives

A structured index of the materials reviewed, with source, date, owner, status and material gaps.

02 / Claim reconciliation

One version of the truth

A comparison of buyer-facing claims against project documents, registry references and stated status.

03 / Authority checkpoint

Who can say and sell what

A commercial-readiness check of the documents supplied for marketing authority, title pathway and transfer roles.

04 / Quantity check

Inventory that adds up

A reconciliation of vintage, quantity, issuance, retirement, reservation and availability information provided.

05 / Decision memo

GO, HOLD or NO-GO

A concise finding, ranked gaps, document requests and the safest next commercial step.

06 / Buyer brief + call

Clear without overclaiming

A sanitized one-page summary for initial buyer discussions, followed by a findings walkthrough.

Decision language

A useful answer, even when the answer is not yet.

GO

Ready for a qualified conversation

The supplied evidence supports a controlled buyer discussion, subject to the limits and open items recorded.

HOLD

Promising, but close the gaps first

One or more material inconsistencies or missing documents should be resolved before broader marketing.

NO-GO

Do not market this inventory yet

The supplied record does not currently support the proposed buyer-facing claim, authority or availability position.

These are internal commercial-readiness findings, not an assurance opinion, certification decision or legal conclusion.

How it works

Fast because the scope is deliberately narrow.

STEP 01

Fit call and scope

We confirm the inventory, decision deadline, target buyer type, available evidence and whether the sprint is appropriate.

STEP 02

Complete intake

You provide the agreed documents through a mutually accepted channel. The 48-hour draft window starts only when intake is complete.

STEP 03

Findings and action

You receive the register, decision memo, buyer brief and a walkthrough focused on the next safe commercial move.

Intake

Bring the current record, including the awkward parts.

The sprint works best when the source material is complete enough to compare claims, quantities, roles and status.

  • Project summary, geography, activity and named parties
  • Methodology, standard and current validation or verification status
  • Registry links, project IDs, serial ranges or issuance records, if applicable
  • Documents supplied for title, marketing authority and transfer pathway
  • Vintage, issued, retired, sold, reserved and available quantity records
  • Current website, deck, term sheet, buyer brief and other public claims
  • Known disputes, reversals, changes, restrictions or unresolved diligence questions

Self-serve option

Organize the file yourself with the same decision structure.

The Carbon Buyer-Readiness Workbook is a lower-cost Excel system for teams that want to index their own evidence, reconcile claims and inventory, and assign gaps before deciding whether they need a human review.

  • 10 linked worksheets with a live readiness dashboard
  • Evidence, claims, inventory and authority registers
  • Calculated availability and quantity variance checks
  • Buyer-question preparation and gap action plan
  • Formula-driven GO / HOLD / NO-GO signal
  • Sanitized one-page buyer brief template

Scope boundaries

Clear limits keep the finding useful and honest.

The sprint reviews the materials supplied for commercial readiness. It does not replace the regulated, technical or legal work below.

No project validation, verification or certification
No registry issuance, retirement, transfer or account work
No legal opinion on title, contracts, tax or regulation
No brokerage, buyer representation or transaction execution
No methodology selection, project design or monitoring report
No guarantee of sale, buyer acceptance, price or timeline

Next step

Start with a 15-minute fit call.

Bring the project name, methodology and status, approximate inventory, target buyer or deadline, and the biggest diligence question you already know about.

Email holler@jimicohen.com