Microsoft has expanded its collaboration with Indigo Ag, purchasing 60,000 new carbon credits from the company’s latest batch issued in April 2025 by the Climate Action Reserve.
This deal builds on a previous collaboration between the tech corporation and the sustainable agriculture firm, where Microsoft purchased 40,000 credits back in June 2024.
Through the sales made from its most recent carbon credits, Indigo Ag will be able to provide financial support to US farmers focused on regenerative agriculture, who will tap into a pool of millions of dollars from private buyers.
Indigo Ag’s climate-saving approach is based on technology that enables farmers to adopt sustainable practices that also unlock meaningful financial benefits.
The company develops digital and biological solutions, like plant-boosting biostimulants, that significantly improve the health and resilience of agricultural crops.
The carbon credits generated by Indigo Ag come from a partnership with more than 40 agribusinesses that help thousands of US farmers transition towards soil-improving practices while also conserving water.
As part of the company’s standard program, 75% of profits made through carbon credit sales go directly into the hands of farmers.
The carbon credits are generated following Climate Action Reserve’s Soil Enrichment Protocol, along with Indigo’s in-house team of scientists and tech and policy experts.
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To ensure these credits meet the highest market quality standards, the company uses a monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) system that aligns with the guidelines and best practices provided by the IPCC.
Besides this deal with Microsoft, Indigo Ag recently also locked in a sale with HubSpot, which purchased soil-based carbon credits via Watershed.
Commenting on the partnership with Indigo Ag, Brian Marrs, Senior Director of Energy and Carbon Removal at Microsoft, stated, “We conduct extensive due diligence when choosing projects for our portfolio and are pleased to support this project as part of Microsoft’s broader portfolio of high-quality carbon removal solutions.”
“The collaboration aims to protect the economic security of our agri-food system with a measurable and scalable approach to nature-based carbon removal,” he added.
