sustainability studio / guardian
Policy, meet performance
Guardian is an open-source studio that combines programmable policy-as-code templates with Hedera’s high-performance, energy-efficient network. It enables organizations to digitize ESG policies and issue verifiable digital records that deliver trust, transparency, and efficiency in climate and sustainability initiatives.
key differentiators
The Guardian difference
Trust and transparency
The Studio logs every step of the sustainability data lifecycle on Hedera, making the process tamper-proof and transparent to all stakeholders, from regulators to end customers.
Reduce fraud and greenwashing
Guardian uses verifiable credentials and traceable data built into smart workflows to reduce the risk of false or misleading sustainability claims. Auditors can quickly and confidently validate data and claims.
Faster and more efficient carbon markets
Guardian automates the issuance of digital environmental assets, improving liquidity and trust while reducing the time and cost involved in issuing, reporting, and verifying ESG instruments like carbon credits.
modular and customizable
Open-source toolkit for ESG tokenization
As a Digital Measurement, Reporting and Verification (dMRV) tool, Guardian enables trusted tokenization of sustainability assets. Organizations can extend or adapt the platform for use cases like supply chain emissions tracking, green bonds, or renewable energy certification.
industry standards
At the intersection of public-private climate innovation
The Studio supports global standards and partnerships with collaborations like the InterWork Alliance and Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC).
case study
Verra chooses Hedera as its chain of record
Verra Project Hub, the world’s largest carbon credit standards body, is using Hedera to anchor trusted environmental data. By integrating the Allcott Blue Carbon (ABC) Mangrove Restoration Project in Senegal through Hedera, Verra is helping eliminate inaccurate, fragmented data and prevent premature or unsupported claims.
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Sustainability ecosystem
Guardian integrates with third-party providers, offering tools and services for the next generation of sustainability and ESG solutions.
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Trusted for the real world
This collaboration represents a significant advancement in Verra’s digitalisation strategy, enhancing our ability to deliver more efficient, transparent, and scalable climate action. Integrating Hedera Guardian with the Verra Project Hub represents a meaningful step toward improving the way we serve our stakeholders.
Mandy Rambharos
CEO
Hedera provides the network bandwidth and low-costs that B4E requires to process the amount of data needed to tokenize robust environmental claims. This is critical for the scaling required for industry-wide adoption.
Rebecca Hoffman
CEO
We are delighted to contribute to this collaboration by digitally submitting ALLCOT ABC Mangrove Senegal, one of our flagship projects, to the Verra Project Hub through Hedera Guardian. This collaboration between Verra and Hedera marks a transformative leap forward for the carbon market, empowering projects to ‘speak digitally’ and enabling stakeholders to gain faster access to transparent, interoperable data, which enhances trust and scales climate action.
Alexis Leroy
CEO