Control Union Malaysia Advances Carbon Market Integrity at ACMF 2026

Control Union Malaysia Contributes to Regional Dialogue on Strengthening Carbon Market Integrity

Control Union Malaysia was honoured to participate in the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) Carbon PRISM Capacity Building Programme, contributing to regional discussions focused on strengthening the integrity and credibility of carbon markets across ASEAN.

Representing Control Union Malaysia, Managing Director, Supun Nigamuni, shared industry perspectives on one of the most critical challenges facing today’s carbon markets: ensuring carbon claims are credible, transparent and supported by robust assurance processes.

Strengthening Trust in Carbon Markets

As carbon markets continue to evolve, the focus is no longer solely on developing methodologies or quantifying carbon reductions. Increasingly, market confidence depends on the ability to independently validate, verify and assure carbon claims against internationally recognised standards.

During the session, several key challenges affecting carbon project integrity were highlighted, including:

• Data quality, transparency and traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Governance expectations and increasing stakeholder scrutiny.
• Land tenure, community engagement and local implementation challenges.
• Integrity considerations across both nature-based and technology-driven carbon projects.

A key message emerged throughout the discussion: the long-term success of carbon markets depends on trust, and trust can only be built through independent assurance, transparency and credible verification.

Supporting High-Integrity Carbon Projects

Control Union Malaysia supports organisations throughout their carbon and sustainability journey with comprehensive assurance and verification services designed to enhance market confidence and regulatory compliance.

Our services include:

• Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Validation and Verification
• Carbon Project Validation and Verification
• Sustainability Assurance Services
• Traceability Solutions
• Carbon and Climate Advisory Support

By combining local expertise with internationally recognised standards, our teams help organisations build credible, transparent and reliable carbon projects that meet both national and global expectations.

Building Confidence Across ASEAN

As ASEAN continues to strengthen its carbon market ecosystem, independent assurance will play an increasingly important role in enabling climate finance, supporting investment confidence and ensuring environmental integrity.

Control Union Malaysia remains committed to supporting governments, project developers, businesses and investors by providing trusted verification and assurance services that strengthen confidence in carbon markets across the region.

We extend our appreciation to the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF), the ASEAN-UK Partnership, KPMG Malaysia, and the Securities Commission Malaysia for organising this valuable industry dialogue and bringing together key stakeholders to advance credible and transparent carbon markets.