{"id":73193,"date":"2026-02-16T06:42:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T22:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=73193"},"modified":"2026-02-10T01:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:45:57","slug":"confed-and-ecoguard-global-sign-agreement-to-build-phs-first-digital-carbon-office-on-hedera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2026\/02\/16\/confed-and-ecoguard-global-sign-agreement-to-build-phs-first-digital-carbon-office-on-hedera\/","title":{"rendered":"CONFED and EcoGuard Global sign agreement to build PH’s first digital carbon office on Hedera"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Confederation of Coconut Farmers Organizations of the Philippines (CONFED)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0EcoGuard Global AG<\/a> signed an agreement to establish the Philippines’ first Carbon Office, powered by a digital carbon financing and exchange platform (the “EcoGuard Platform<\/a>“) built on Hedera. The initiative will be developed with\u00a0Telenym\u00a0as the local technology partner.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The agreement marks a significant step in the evolution of\u00a0Carbon Markets 2.0, as governments and investors increasingly demand real-time verification, auditability, and transparency across carbon markets. The EcoGuard Global Platform will digitise and automate the entire carbon asset lifecycle from project registration and digital Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (dMRV) to issuance, tracking, trading, and retirement, ensuring full traceability and data provenance for every carbon credit.<\/p>\n

EcoGuard Global’s infrastructure enables regulated carbon bank capabilities and managed carbon marketplaces across both compliance and voluntary markets. By connecting interoperable domestic and international platforms, the solution strengthens market integrity while enabling governments and enterprises to monetise decarbonisation in line with evolving regulatory frameworks, including\u00a0Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.<\/p>\n

CONFED represents over\u00a03 million coconut farmers\u00a0across the Philippines and, under the country’s COCAL Program, manages an estimated\u00a0540 million tonnes of CO\u2082e\u00a0through regenerative agriculture spanning\u00a03.6 million hectares. As part of this agreement, EcoGuard plans to register\u00a0347 million coconut trees\u00a0on its platform – enabling farmers to monetise the carbon sequestration already taking place across the country’s coconut landscapes, while supporting national net-zero objectives.<\/p>\n

Speaking about this historic collaboration with EcoGuard Global,\u00a0Charles Avila, President of CONFED\u00a0said,\u00a0“With Philippines preparing for Carbon Markets 2.0, with real time dMRV (digital Monitoring, Reporting, Verfication) reporting replacing manual, episodic audits, we can now ensure that when a farmer sequesters carbon, the financial incentives and rewards are delivered immediately and accurately rather than at the end of a multi-year cycle and after a significant value loss on account of administrative overheads, errors, and the cost of non-compliance. EcoGuard brings a high-integrity, optimized platform that meets the strict requirements of institutional carbon investors and buyers, facilitating the value capture and climate finance at scale.”<\/p>\n

EcoGuard Global AG (“EcoGuard”)\u00a0is a Swiss-headquartered carbon technology company providing digital carbon market infrastructure for governments and multinational corporations. Built on\u00a0Hedera Hashgraph<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the world’s leading and the most energy-efficient distributed ledger technology (DLT), EcoGuard ensures that every transaction across the carbon value chain is immutable, transparent, and auditable using one of the world’s most energy-efficient distributed ledger technologies. EcoGuard is currently deploying similar\u00a0State Carbon Banks in India<\/a>\u00a0and other jurisdictions globally, while actively participating in carbon markets as a developer and market enabler for high-integrity climate projects.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the agreement,\u00a0Yashodhan Ramteke, CEO, EcoGuard Global, said,\u00a0“Carbon markets will only scale when they work for the people delivering measurable climate impact. Through this partnership with CONFED, we are enabling millions of Filipino farmers to access global climate finance via a Carbon Markets 2.0 framework – digitally verifiable, investor-grade, and aligned with Article 6.\u00a0Built on Hedera, this platform ensures that value flows transparently, efficiently, and at fair value to farmers, while establishing national-level carbon infrastructure that the global market can trust.”<\/p>\n

EcoGuard is part of\u00a0The Hashgraph Group<\/a>\u00a0(“THG”), the pioneering Swiss-based Web3 technology engineering company operating within the global\u00a0Hedera\u00a0ecosystem. Earlier in November 2025, THG signed a\u00a0Collaboration Agreement with the Department of Science & Technology (DOST), Philippines<\/a>\u00a0to jointly build technology applications in smart agriculture (traceability and food safety), sustainable communities program, and circular economy and carbon credit initiatives, leveraging Hedera as the underlying DLT network.<\/p>\n

Under the agreement with CONFED, EcoGuard will deploy, operate, and manage the CONFED Carbon Office, customised to national and sectoral requirements. The platform is targeted for deployment by\u00a0June 2026\u00a0and will support international carbon credit trading under the United Nations’ Article 6 framework. Built on industry-standard jBPM (Java Business Process Management) workflow engine, the platform is designed to automate complex, multi-stakeholder carbon processes, with cryptographic proof anchored on Hedera at every step.<\/p>\n

The Philippines is the world’s\u00a0second-largest coconut producer, generating approximately\u00a015 million tonnes annually. Article 6 presents a significant opportunity for the country to access higher-value international carbon markets. Revenues generated will be distributed among farmers to improve livelihoods, while also supporting CONFED’s large-scale replanting programme targeting\u00a0100 million new coconut trees by 2028\u00a0and investments in smart farming technologies to improve productivity and climate resilience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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