Meet our founders: Mark Eigenraam and Carl Obst
Mark Eigenraam and Carl Obst established IDEEA Group in 2015.
They met while working with the United Nations on the development of the System of Environmental Economic Accounting (UN SEEA), the international standard for natural capital accounting.
The Central Framework of the SEEA was developed in 2012. It is developed and managed by the United Nations, the European Commission, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.
The SEEA principles are now recognised as the world’s most cost-effective, actionable approach to natural capital accounting. As of 2023, 92 countries have compiled SEEA accounts. Many more countries are planning to compile accounts using this standard.
Carl and Mark have played leading roles in the development and authorship of the following:
- SEEA: Central Framework (2012)
- SEEA: Experimental Ecosystem Accounting (2013)
- SEEA: Applications and Extensions (2014)
- SEEA: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (2017)
Our work in this area continues: Carl is currently the lead editor for the revision of the SEEA that is underway.
Find out more about the SEEA and how we use it in our work here.