Three signals from the last week of August 2026
CBAM verification guidance, Japan's carbon market design and an EU ETS price above €80 all point the same way for procurement teams.
By Carbon3 team1 min read
The European Commission published CBAM verification guidance on August 24. Procurement teams sourcing CBAM-covered goods now have a concrete incentive to co-invest in supplier measurement systems that support verification.
Japan released its initial national carbon market design on August 28. The mechanism allows covered entities to use credits generated from upstream decarbonization projects, provided chain-of-custody documentation meets new registry standards.
EU ETS prices climbed to €82.87 on August 28. CFOs reviewing capital plans must therefore recalibrate hurdle rates for supplier co-investment programs. Lenders are already embedding ETS-linked covenants into new facilities.
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Originally published on LinkedIn, 30 August 2026.
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