EACC provides escrow, netting, working capital and cash settlement against registry issued environmental attributes. Registries handle titles.
Multiple transactions between the same counterparties are aggregated and settled as a single net cash and net title movement. Fewer flows, lower operational overhead, reduced settlement risk.
EACC advances capital to suppliers on registry issuance, or purchases receivables from buyers post-delivery. EACC takes the timing and credit risk so participants don’t have to carry it on their own balance sheets.
EACC holds buyer funds in a trust account. Funds release to the seller on verified registry delivery. Neither side takes counterparty risk on the other.
End-to-end coordination across all of the above: registry verification, cash settlement, title transfer, reporting, and audit trail.
EACC structures the settlement, buyer funds enter the trust account for escrow or invoice is prefunded, capital is advanced to the seller against confirmed issuance, or net positions are established for settlement.
Title transfers through the registry. Funds release through EACC per the agreed structure. Both legs are coordinated to settle predictably and verifiably.
EACC issues a settlement confirmation, audit trail, and, where applicable, retirement confirmation. The transaction is closed in EACC’s records and the registry’s.
ELIGIBLE ASSETS
The certificate must be issued by a registry that operates with institutional-grade governance, independent oversight, and transparent issuance records. EACC does not finance certificates that exist only as contractual claims or informal agreements between counterparties.
Every certificate must carry a unique identifier that makes it individually traceable from issuance through to retirement or title transfer. Serial numbers are the mechanism through which EACC verifies that a specific certificate exists, has not been double-counted, and is available for financing.
The registry must support unambiguous title transfer between counterparties. EACC cannot coordinate settlement for assets where ownership transfer is legally ambiguous, manually administered, or dependent on bilateral agreement outside the registry framework.
The asset must have a demonstrated market — active buyers, transaction history, and a reference price discoverable through recognised market channels. EACC does not finance speculative or illiquid certificate classes where exit risk cannot be assessed.
The certificate must have a defined and publicly verifiable end-state — whether that is retirement against a compliance obligation, cancellation against a voluntary commitment, or delivery to a specific buyer. EACC does not finance certificates whose usage cannot be independently confirmed.
Environmental attribute markets span dozens of certificate types, registries, and regulatory frameworks. Not all of them are equal. Some certificates are issued on registries with robust governance and transparent verification. Others are not. Some have deep, liquid buyer bases with observable pricing. Others trade sporadically and without reference prices.
EACC's eligibility criteria exist to ensure that every asset we finance can be verified before funds move, settled with legal certainty, and collected against with confidence. These criteria protect producers, buyers, and the integrity of the market as a whole. They are not static — as new certificate classes mature and meet the standard, EACC's eligible asset universe will expand.
For example, SAF certificates represent the environmental attributes of sustainable aviation fuel that has been produced, blended, and verified against an approved sustainability standard. When an airline or corporate buyer purchases a SAFc, they are claiming the carbon reduction benefit of that fuel production, separate from the physical fuel itself. Certificates are issued on recognised registries following independent verification of the underlying fuel batch.
Why they qualify — SAFc markets are among the most operationally mature in the environmental attribute space. Certificates carry unique serial numbers, are issued on established registries, and have an active and growing buyer base driven by airline decarbonisation commitments and emerging regulatory requirements including CORSIA and ReFuelEU Aviation. Market pricing is increasingly observable through broker screens and traded platforms.
The fastest way to find out is to speak with our team. We will ask about the registry your certificates are issued on, the sustainability standard they’re certified under, the volume and forward pipeline, and the buyer relationships you have in place. In most cases we can give you a preliminary eligibility indication within a few working days.
