Owen Hewlett

Chief Technical Officer - Gold Standard Foundation

Bristol, UKJoined March 2026

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Greenhouse gas accounting and claims Science-based targets International standards and assurance Paris Agreement and Article 6 mechanisms Biodiversity frameworks and policy, including the Convention on Biological Diversity Clean cookstove projects UN Sustainable Goals Carbon markets Energy transition Carbon dioxide removals Just transition Afforestation and reforestation Climate action Emissions reduction Carbon credits Digital monitoring reporting and verification

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Owen is chief technical officer at Gold Standard Foundation.

He is responsible for all standards development and innovation at Gold Standard.

Since joining Gold Standard, he has led the development of pioneering climate and SDG standard, Gold Standard for the Global Goals as well as the organisation’s attainment of ISEAL member status.

Owen also led development of several innovations including gender responsive frameworks, value chain interventions approaches, and impact fund verification.

He is a technical council member for the science based targets initiative, a member of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s independent standards board, and is a published thought leader and a regular speaker at key conferences.

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