The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol provides the world’s most widely used standards for measuring and managing greenhouse gas emissions. 97% of disclosing S&P 500 companies report their GHG inventories using the GHG Protocol. For more than two decades, the Protocol has served as the global framework for business, government, and organizational climate action—enabling the transition to a low carbon economy through consistent, transparent, and credible GHG accounting and reporting methods. The GHG Protocol’s mission is to develop the most credible, accessible, and widely used greenhouse gas accounting and reporting standards and to proactively facilitate their global adoption and implementation.
Co-hosted by World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the GHG Protocol is focused on carbon accounting standards that meet rapidly evolving expectations in the market. The GHG Protocol recently updated its governance and organizational structure to meet the evolving demands of the GHG accounting ecosystem and stakeholders. It started by creating a Steering Committee and an Independent Standards Board in 2024. It followed by entering into an MOU with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in 2024 and a strategic partnership with the International Standards Organization (ISO) in 2025.
JOB HIGHLIGHT
As a next step, the GHG Protocol is seeking an Executive Director to lead the organization into its next era, one defined by institutional growth, increased global profile, and rapidly expanding market demands. This new Executive Director position will oversee the GHG Protocol’s existing seasoned leadership team, drive the organization to deliver on its mission at the scale and pace the market needs, and fulfill its post Belém COP mandate on global carbon accounting harmonization.
This position will be responsible for the GHG Protocol’s strategic positioning and plan, governance, culture, operations, funding, and stakeholder engagement. This position will be responsible for ensuring that the GHG Protocol’s standards drive decarbonization and are market adoptable. The Executive Director shall be guided by the GHG Protocol’s vision: that all private and public entities account for their GHG emissions, enabling an acceleration in reductions in line with the global warming limits required by climate science. This is a unique opportunity to lead the world’s most widely adopted carbon accounting system at a pivotal moment for global climate action.
The Executive Director will both represent and advance the GHG Protocol on the global stage, and be responsible for all GHG Protocol operations, while maintaining absolute respect for the independent nature of the standards-setting process. Success requires the ability to deliver timely outcomes with a close ear to addressing both market needs and blind spots, while honoring multi-stakeholder legitimacy—balancing speed with inclusion, viability with mission integrity, and bold action with transparent governance.