Jaan Sepping is the CEO and founder of Ecobase, an Estonia-based, European forestry carbon project developer, which he set up in 2021, with the goal to unlock carbon finance for European landowners and accelerate the potential for climate action in Europe via natural carbon sinks.
Ecobase runs the largest European Afforestation/Reforestation carbon project, having partnered with landowners across 19 countries. The company also launched an Improved Forest Management program during 2023. Ecobase sees itself becoming a trusted carbon project adviser and developer to its landowners, offering them a wider suite of services and solutions. Prior to Ecobase, Jaan worked for 7 years in investment banking in Vienna and London. He has also been consulting various companies on deploying or developing carbon solutions in their business models.