Carbon Gold was set up in 2008 by Craig Sams. Craig is the founder of Green & Black’s and the former Chairman of the UK’s Soil Association. Carbon Gold was established to find a way to contribute to the struggle against climate change and its damaging effects on our planet. It has identified opportunities for the commercial development of biochar to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and improve soil fertility globally.

In 2008 Venearth LLC invested in the company to support early stage development.

The senior management now includes Craig Sams (Executive Chairman), Simon Manley (CEO) and Ian McChesney (Head of Supply Chain and Engineering)