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BeZero Carbon applies for ESMA recognition

  • BeZero Carbon

Today BeZero Carbon submitted its application to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). We are applying for recognition as a third-country ESG rating provider under the EU ESG Ratings Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/3005).

This follows BeZero notifying ESMA of its intention to apply on 9 July 2026. We appear on ESMA’s list of firms that have notified under Article 51.

All required disclosures are public:

Being regulated represents an exciting new chapter for independent carbon ratings, and BeZero.

Further reading: 

How ESMA regulation can make carbon markets stronger

A user’s guide to carbon ratings under ESMA regulation