BURN receives first-ever CORSIA-tagged cookstove credits through the insurance pathway

Nairobi, Kenya – 15th December 2025 – BURN, Africa’s leading clean cookstove manufacturer, distributor, and carbon project developer, has received its first CORSIA-tagged carbon credits, marking a major milestone for the company and for the carbon sector.

Gold Standard confirmed the tagging of the 180,867 credits as CORSIA Phase 1 eligible following the successful completion of all requirements. This included a Letter of Authorization, a carbon insurance policy underwritten by OKA, and credits issued through a methodology that meets ICAO’s requirements for permanence, additionality, and environmental integrity.

BURN is the first project developer to receive CORSIA-tagged carbon credits through the insurance pathway, setting a new benchmark for quality assurance and risk management in compliance carbon markets.

“Receiving our first CORSIA-tagged credits shows the integrity behind every credit we generate,” said Chris McKinney, Chief Commercial Officer at BURN. “CORSIA sets one of the highest global benchmarks for credible climate action, especially for the aviation sector. Meeting these requirements, supported by robust methodologies and insurance, shows that BURN’s projects deliver real, verifiable impact and are ready to meet the growing demand for high-integrity, compliance-grade credits.”

"I’ve seen first hand how clean cooking transforms daily life, improving health, reducing pressure on forests and cutting emissions at the same time,” says Margaret Kim, CEO of Gold Standard. “With our support to projects, such as our insurance pathway under CORSIA, Gold Standard is helping projects reach new markets and scale impact for people and nature. We congratulate BURN for the first CORSIA labelled credits issued through this approach."

“Oka is delighted to partner with BURN to bring high-quality clean cooking credits to the CORSIA market,” said Chris Slater, CEO & Founder of OKA. “Corresponding Adjustment Protect – one of the first private insurance policies approved by Gold Standard – backstops double-claiming risk so that high-quality credits can reach the aviation industry, unlocking critical supply and enabling the global mandatory offsetting scheme to scale with integrity."

The CORSIA tag serves as a quality mark within the international aviation sector, ensuring that credits used for compliance under ICAO’s global offsetting mechanism meet robust environmental and social safeguards. Achieving this tag through insurance reinforces an emerging trend, with underwriting set to become a powerful tool for market access, protecting against “revocation risk” if government policy towards carbon markets changes.

With its first insured CORSIA-tagged credits now issued, BURN is positioned to expand the use of insurance-driven integrity mechanisms across its wider portfolio, strengthening market trust and unlocking greater investment into clean cooking solutions across Africa.

Since 2011, BURN has distributed over 6 million biomass, LPG, and electric cooking appliances across 12 African countries, including its award-winning, IoT-enabled ECOA Induction Cooker. These stoves reduce fuel use by up to 80%, cut household emissions, and lower exposure to deadly indoor air pollution. To date, BURN’s products have improved the lives of over 32 million people, saved 35.4 million tons of wood, and generated 9.5 million Gold Standard carbon credits.

About BURN

Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, BURN is Africa’s leading clean cooking company and one of the only carbon project developers managing the entire carbon value chain—from project design and in-house monitoring to credit issuance and sales. Operating in 11 African countries, BURN employs over 3,000 people. Its cookstoves have generated 9.5 million Gold Standard credits, reduced indoor air pollution by up to 100%, and protected forests by saving over 35 million tons of wood. Learn more at burnstoves.com.