How It Works

You start here: visit thegreensweep.org and click "Get Started." We'll ask for an email address and a username. That's it. No password. No lengthy questionnaire. No financial information.

We send you a magic link. You click it, confirm your email, and you're live. Your account is created. Your profile is public (you're identified by username, not real name). You can update your profile later—add a bio, a photo, or nothing at all. Your choice.

Nothing else. No tracking pixels. No selling to data brokers. No harvesting for targeted advertising.

Typical time: 30 seconds

Once logged in, you see the Project Gallery. This is the heart of GreenSweep. Every project here is independently verified by Gold Standard, Verra/VCS, or Plan Vivo—the same standards used by governments, the UN, and major foundations.

You can filter by:

• •Project type: Reforestation, ocean cleanup, renewable energy, biodiversity, agriculture
• •Region: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, Pacific
• •Verification standard: Gold Standard, Verra, Plan Vivo
• •Impact focus: Carbon, biodiversity, community, water

Click any project to see the full story: location, organization running it, impact metrics, timeline, and how your vote contributes. For example, the Amazon Reforestation Initiative might show you:

No marketing fluff. No emotional manipulation. Just verified data. You know exactly what you're funding, where it's happening, and what outcome to expect.

Portfolio: 25+ verified projects across four continents

You've found a project you care about. You click the Vote button. Your vote counts immediately.

Key things to understand about voting:

• •No cost. Voting is free. Always.
• •One vote per project, one account. You can vote for multiple projects, but only once per project per voting cycle.
• •Changeable until the cycle ends. You can change your vote anytime during the voting window. Only your final vote counts.
• •All votes weighted equally. Your vote counts exactly as much as anyone else's. No bidding. No paying for influence.
• •Public by default, private optional. Your votes are visible in the community leaderboard (username only, no personal details). You can opt to keep votes private if you prefer.

Your vote appears immediately on the project's running total. You can see real-time vote counts, helping you gauge community support. The Impact Dashboard shows which projects are winning votes and which need more attention.

Voting cycle: Monthly

Here's where the magic happens. When you create an account, vote, share with friends, or engage with the platform in other ways, advertising partners pay us. These are legitimate, mainstream networks used by thousands of businesses globally.

How much? Typically a few euros per user action. For example:

• •Account creation: ~€2–3
• •Voting: ~€1–2
• •Referral: ~€3–5

These numbers add up across our user base. Today, each user generates approximately€11 in direct environmental funding.

Transparency is core: We don't hide this. Many platforms obscure how they make money. We tell you exactly. You're not a product; you're a stakeholder in a mission. The commercial value of your engagement flows to environmental projects, not into a venture capital fund.

Revenue generated today: ~€11 per user
Target: Up to €150 per user as all three layers mature

At the end of each monthly voting cycle, here's what happens automatically:

1. We calculate total votes received by each project
2. We count GreenSweep's revenue for the cycle
3. We allocate 70% of that revenue to projects based on voting proportions
4. Each project receives funding matching its vote percentage
5. The remaining 30% covers operations, compliance, platform costs, and growth

This allocation is:

• •Automatic: No board meetings, no discretion. The algorithm runs.
• •Transparent: You can see every transaction on the Impact Dashboard.
• •Auditable: Full logs available for inspection. No hidden transfers.
• •Proportional: Your vote directly influences where funding flows.

Projects receive notification of their allocation and begin deployment immediately.

Allocation timing: Monthly, at cycle end

The final step: impact verification. Projects publish quarterly reports using the same verification standards they were certified against. You can see results in real time on the Impact Dashboard.

Examples of what you'll see:

• •Reforestation: "150,000 trees planted in Q1 2026. Survival rate: 94%. CO₂ avoided: 2,500 tons."
• •Ocean cleanup: "47 tons of plastic removed from the Pacific. 250,000 marine organisms protected."
• •Solar: "3,500 households now powered by renewable energy. 18,000 tons of CO₂ avoided annually."

These aren't estimates. They're verified by third-party monitors using the same standards that governments and the UN accept. You voted for these outcomes. Now you watch them happen.

This closes the loop. You voted. You generated funding. Projects implemented. Impact was measured. Verification was third-party. Results are published. No greenwashing. No ambiguity. Just real environmental work, real outcomes, real accountability.

Reporting: Quarterly per project
Verification: Independent auditors
Standards: Gold Standard, Verra/VCS, Plan Vivo