Schwyz, Switzerland, Dec 17:  The Hashgraph Group (THG), the Swiss-based Web3 technology engineering company operating within the Hedera ecosystem, has announced the launch of EcoGuard, a secure, scalable, and sustainable carbon credit workflow platform. Built on the Hedera network the world’s most energy-efficient distributed ledger technology (DLT), EcoGuard redefines carbon market infrastructure by automating digital trust and data provenance across the entire carbon asset lifecycle—from creation and verification to issuance, tracking, and retirement, ensuring full traceability of every carbon credit.

The global carbon market, now a trillion-dollar ecosystem and projected to reach USD 5 trillion by 2035, is largely driven by the Compliance Carbon Market (CCM) but continues to face structural inefficiencies, greenwashing risks, and scalability challenges. EcoGuard addresses these gaps with a platform that is architecturally, technologically, and operationally superior, designed specifically to support large-scale, production-grade, tokenized ESG systems for governments, with a primary focus on enforcing regulatory frameworks for CCM.

Unlike traditional ESG platforms, EcoGuard does not enforce a fixed data model. Instead, it offers extensible workflow orchestration, decentralized identity (DID), and verifiable credential (VC) management via IDTrust, enabling organizations to customize solutions to sector-specific and regulatory needs. Powered by the jBPM workflow engine, EcoGuard supports complex multi-stakeholder processes with cryptographic proof anchored on Hedera at every step, ensuring transparency, auditability, and trust.

Stefan Deiss, Co-Founder & CEO, The Hashgraph Group, said:

“EcoGuard provides an end-to-end, fully managed solution built on Hedera. It transforms compliance from a burden into a sustainable revenue opportunity while enabling enterprises to accelerate their journey toward net-zero targets with verifiable climate action.”

EcoGuard forms part of THG’s Hashgraph for Enterprise (H4E)® Web3 product suite, delivering developer-friendly, auditable, and interoperable ESG solutions for both the Compliance Carbon Market (CCM) and Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM). Its PostgreSQL-based data reliability, integrated risk management, and monitoring capabilities reinforce operational stability, compliance, and scalability.

Micha Roon, Head of Engineering at THG, added:

“EcoGuard builds on our proven digital identity platform, IDTrust, delivering a cost-efficient, enterprise-grade trust solution anchored on Hedera. The architecture ensures scalability without compromising security or transparency.”

To strengthen global carbon market integrity, EcoGuard integrates cryptographically anchored data, advanced fraud-detection mechanisms, and Agentic AI-driven workflow automation for compliant ESG reporting. The platform is backed by HashCare, a 24/7 ITIL-compliant managed services framework, offering proactive monitoring, automated fault resolution, and enterprise-grade SLA support.

EcoGuard aligns with THG’s broader mission to deliver trusted, transparent ESG solutions on Hedera and builds on its work with government institutions worldwide, including its agreement with the Mahatma Phule Backward Class Development Corporation (MPBCDC) to implement the world’s first State Carbon Bank for the Government of Maharashtra. THG will also announce new government-backed carbon bank partnerships at WEF Davos 2026, reinforcing its leadership in digital transformation and sustainability.