Microsoft has purchased 60,000 soil carbon credits from Indigo Ag, expanding on a previous acquisition of 40,000 credits made last year. The credits were issued in April by the Climate Action Reserve as part of Indigo’s fourth and largest carbon issuance to date.
Indigo’s carbon programme, which aims to incentivise regenerative farming practices, has generated nearly one million tonnes of carbon impact to date, according to the company. The latest credit issuance is expected to direct tens of millions of dollars to farmers implementing regenerative practices across the United States. Under the programme’s terms, 75% of revenue from credit sales is paid directly to participating farmers.
The credits are designed to reflect long-term carbon storage in soils, following a set of registry-approved methodologies and verification procedures. Indigo uses peer-reviewed research and a monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) framework to assess the impact of its projects.
Microsoft said the purchase aligns with its broader strategy to include a variety of carbon removal approaches in its climate portfolio. “We conduct extensive due diligence when selecting projects,” said Brian Marrs, Senior Director of Energy and Carbon Removal at Microsoft. “This effort contributes to measurable climate impact and also supports soil and water health.”
Indigo’s CEO, Dean Banks, said the deal reflects growing interest in soil-based carbon removals and highlights the scale the company has reached through its partnerships with farmers across multiple regions.
Other recent buyers of Indigo-issued carbon credits include HubSpot, which made its purchase through the platform Watershed.
The transaction comes amid broader efforts to develop high-integrity carbon markets, with soil-based removals increasingly being considered as part of corporate climate strategies.
