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Our Track Record

Community-based CDM Projects in Africa and Asia

Sigma Global is co-developer for a range of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) wood stove projects in Africa and Asia. We provide:

  • Development and management of poverty reduction and microfinance activities.
  • Management of legal facets of the project's implementation
  • Financial management, including raising project capital
  • Management of carbon assets and portfolio.

Xstrata Technology

Sigma Global acts as Xstrata Technology’s exclusive carbon manager. Our role includes:

  • Assess carbon accreditation opportunities and market value of carbon assets.
  • Calculate baseline of potential project sites.
  • Coordinate all accreditation documentation, including submission to appropriate body.
  • Educate Xstrata Technology customers on benefits of accreditation for the generation of environmental assets.

OneCarbon

Sigma Global acted as process manager for the successful refinancing of the company. This mandate required us to:

  • Identify potential purchasers.
  • Contribute to the development of the Information Memorandum.
  • Provide an independent valuation of the company.
  • Assist in the formal question and answers process and in management presentations.
  • Provide support in the negotiations of the Share Purchase Agreement and related commercial aspects.

Petratherm

Sigma Global works with Petratherm as their carbon managers to derive maximum value from emission reductions from geothermal project development across the globe. Our role includes:

  • Demonstrating carbon accreditation opportunities and market value of potential carbon assets
  • Identifing and facilitate opportunities for CDM accreditation
  • Structuring deals to realise value from indirect carbon opportunities

Major Mining and Exploration Company

Sigma Global provided this top three minerals company with an integrated strategy to deal with the challenges of the evolving environmental markets. This included:

  • A review of the likely future development of greenhouse gas regulations and the international carbon markets.
  • An assessment of all potential carbon accreditation opportunities and the market value of carbon asset that could be created.
  • Developed an international strategy for carbon project development under the CDM and a voluntary standard.
  • Identified opportunities for trading.
  • Designed an internal carbon asset portfolio structure.

Multi National Development Agency

  • Identified and facilitated carbon opportunities in regions covered by their mandate. Potential projects cover the entire range of project options across all technologies and processes.
  • Sigma Global will facilitate and manage all aspects of the carbon process for feasible projects, including legal and trading aspects.

Technology Company with Patent for CO2 Removal from Natural Gas

  • Reviewed likely development of greenhouse gas regulations and the international carbon markets in the context of rolling out the technology
  • Assessed potential carbon accreditation opportunities and market value of carbon asset.

International Offset Retailer

  • Assisted the company develop its carbon offsetting capabilities.
  • Advised on the establishment of a high quality Carbon Offset Sourcing Policy.
  • Assisted the company in developing a portfolio of high-quality VERs.

European Power Company

In the context of designing a strategy for entering the global carbon markets Sigma contributed to:

  • Identifying in-house technology expertise to be used in project development.
  • Determining promising world regions for project development.
  • Exploring potential bottle necks for expansion.
  • Identifying potential project partners and projects.

Australian Sporting Organisation comprising 305 Clubs

  • Assessed potential emissions reductions from national scheme encompassing all clubs.
  • Developed energy efficiency tool kit for all clubs.
  • Developed feasibility study.
  • Identified and engaged potential investors.

Global Steel Company

  • Calculated carbon finance revenue for CDM and other projects.
  • Assessed asset delivery risks and impact on potential income.
  • Company carbon activity assessment for determination of feasibility of investment.
  • Deal structuring for investment.