The Administrator monitors and reviews compliance under the Code to ensure that Signatories continue to operate professionally and comply with Code obligations.
The Australian Carbon Industry Code of Conduct (ACI Code) Administrator protects the integrity of the market and consumers through three actions:
- Conducting and reviewing compliance self-audits of Code Signatories to assess compliance with Code standards.
- monitoring
- Investigating complaints and alleged breaches against Signatories and sanctioning those found in breach.
- Working with the Independent Code Review Panel to investigate complaints and alleged breaches.
The Administrator of the ACI Code will add information to this page over time, in accordance with the Code’s requirement for the Administrator to publish information on certain compliance activities.
All Signatories have committed to complying with the Code of Conduct. All potential breaches of the Code are investigated, and action may be taken if a Signatory fails to meet their obligations.
Further information about the complaints procedure can be found in the Code Administrator’s complaints handling and breaches procedure here.
The following information is a summary of known breaches of the Code, actions that have been taken, and sanctions that have been enforced. Data that is more detailed can be found in the Annual Compliance reports.
Compliance for financial year 2024-2025
Key highlights from FY25:
- Signatory coverage: Around 72% of land-based ACCU projects registered since 2018 are now covered by the Code.
- Compliance results: 88% of Signatories fully met Code requirements, reflecting stronger governance, transparency, and client engagement.
- Complaints: 15 complaints were received, the highest recorded, indicating growing stakeholder confidence in using the Code’s accountability mechanisms.
- Signatory growth: The Code closed FY25 with 46 Signatories and three government partners, welcoming nine new organisations during the year.
- Resources for landholders: Release of the Landholder Guidance: A Checklist for Partnering on Carbon Farming Projects, developed with support from the Queensland Government.
Priorities for 2025–2026 include:
- Implementing the Independent Review recommendations and consulting on Version 3 of the Code.
- Strengthening engagement with governments, corporate buyers, landholders, and First Nations communities.
- Supporting Signatories with practical guidance, training, and tools to maintain best practice and market integrity.
Reports
The following reports are the Code compliance activities.
- Code Administrator’s Annual Report 2025
- Code Administrator’s Annual Report 2024
- Code Administrator’s Annual Report 2023
- Code Administrator’s Annual Report 2022
- Code Administrator’s Annual Report 2021
- Code Administrator’s Annual Report 2020
- Code Administrator’s Annual Report 2019
Current Signatories
Breakdown of Signatories Categories
Signatory Applications
The yearly financial number of new signatories who have been onboarded, are in the process of onboarding or have been rejected since the Code became operational.
*This data is current as at 01 November 2025.
Withdrawal
Number of Signatories who have withdrawn from the Code or have paused their Signatory status.
Name of entities that have withdrawn from the Code
| Company | Withdrawal Period |
| Alterra Ltd | Financial year 2020-21 |
| Carbon Conscious Investments | Financial year 2020-21 |
| Evolve Environmental | Financial year 2021-22 |
| Carbon Offsets Australia | Financial year 2021-22 |
| Ellis Richmond Pty Ltd | Financial year 2022-23 |
| Frontier Carbon Pty Ltd | Financial year 2022-23 |
| Natural Carbon Pty Ltd | Financial year 2022-23 |
| Ternes Agricultural Consulting Pty Ltd | Financial year 2023-24 |
| Wealthcheck Funds Management Limited (Bondi Agri) | Financial year 2023-24 |
| Biologic Carbon PTY LTD | Financial year 2023-24 |
| Climate Revive | Financial year 2023-24 |
| DECARBONOLOGY PTY LTD | Financial year 2023-24 |
| Market Advisory Group (MAG) | Financial year 2023-24 |
| Argyle Foods Group Pty Ltd | Financial year 2023-24 |
| DIT Agtech | Financial year 2023-24 |
| The Carbon Farming Foundation Ltd | Financial year 2024-25 |
| AgCoTech Australia Pty Ltd | Financial year 2024-25 |
| AirSeed Technologies Australia PTY LTD | Financial year 2024-25 |
| NATUREBASE Pty Ltd | Financial year 2024-25 |
| Oceanwise Australia Pty Ltd | Financial year 2024-25 |
| Planning 4 Sustainable Development Pty Ltd | Financial year 2024-25 |
| Reforest Australia Pty Ltd | Financial year 2024-25 |
| Sensand Technologies Pty Ltd | Financial year 2024-25 |
| Decarbonisation Solutions Australia Pty Ltd | Financial year 2024-25 |
Complaints
Complaints received by the Administrator and finalised by 20 January 2025.
Breakdown of complaints received from July 2024 to July 20245
Breaches
All Code Signatories have committed to complying with the ACI Code. We are currently investigating breaches to the Code and action may be taken if it is found that a Signatory has failed to meet their obligations.
Further information about the complaint’s procedures can be found here.
There are no current breaches of the Code.
Suspensions
Companies identified in the below table have been suspended from being a Signatory to the Code, by the Code Administrator or the Code Review Panel. They have no rights to use the Code brand or describe themselves as a Signatory to the Code during the specified period of suspension.
There are no current suspensions from the Code.
Removals
Companies identified in the below table have been removed from being a Signatory to the Code, by the Code Administrator or the Code Review Panel. They have no rights to use the Code brand or describe themselves as a Signatory to the Code.
| Company | Removal Reason | Date of removal |
| Carbon Offsets Australia |
Code Administration actions not completed within reasonable time frame |
13/10/2021 |