Grade Partners with 3T to Support Transparent Climate Investment

Founded by Ian Shimizu, who leads the company as CEO along with Jo Choi, CFO and COO, and Solo Yamoah, CDO, 3T works directly on the ground to create and manage nature-based carbon projects, including large-scale tree planting initiatives. Unlike many organisations in the carbon market that aggregate credits from multiple providers, 3T develops, operates and sells offsets from its own projects.

This integrated model allows the company to offer greater transparency and credibility to organisations looking to invest in climate-positive initiatives.

3T already works with several major corporate partners in Japan, including Tokyo Gas and Kansai Electric and is now preparing to scale its operations and investor engagement.

Grade will initially support 3T with brand and design work, helping shape how the organisation communicates its projects, impact and investment opportunities. This work will lay the foundation for the potential development of a digital platform designed to provide clear, transparent reporting to project investors.

On the partnership, Grade’s CEO and Founder Matt Bachle shared;

The work 3T does makes a tangible positive impact to the environment, and the communities in which it works. Communicating that impact clearly, and in an engaging manner, will help the organisation reach a wider audience, which in turn create opportunities to grow their projects materially. We’re incredibly excited to partner with the team.

Echoing that sentiment, 3T's Ian Shimizu added;

Our local team members do incredible work every day, bringing communities together and shaping our projects. That work deserves a voice and a spotlight, and Grade is the ideal partner to deliver our message in a consistent and compelling way. The collaboration will begin with brand and design work, with the digital platform development phase to follow.

For more information, please contact:

Abbey Batchelor
Strategy Director
abbey@grade.net.au