NSTDA Advances “Food Surplus Credit,” Turning Surplus Food Recovery into Carbon Credits to Drive Asia’s Sustainability Agenda

Thailand’s NSTDA is advancing the “Food Surplus Credit” concept through T-VER methodology T-VER-S-METH-09-09, approved by the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization. The methodology quantifies emissions avoided when eligible edible surplus food is recovered and donated instead of being landfilled, while deducting emissions from refrigeration, freezing, transportation, food preparation and packaging. Eligible food must be clean, safe and donated free of charge, while beverages are currently excluded. Verified emission reductions can be certified as TVERs and traded in Thailand’s domestic voluntary carbon market, creating incentives for businesses to reduce food waste and supporting transparent ESG reporting. Thailand’s Food Bank integrates expertise from NECTEC, BIOTEC and MTEC to improve food redistribution. NSTDA is also engaging with the Asia Carbon Institute to explore aligning the methodology with ACI’s framework and adapting the Thai approach for wider application across Asia.
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