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The research conducted on stakeholder awareness about the carbon marketplace and trading covers a total of ten different areas: employee awareness, managerial awareness, training programs, information availability, level of emission reduction understanding, governmental communications, financial incentives, global trends, sustainability goals, and stakeholder participation. Using descriptive statistics and one-sample t-tests based on a group of 70 participants, it was observed that all the dimensional mean values remained significantly above the neutral threshold (p < .001), thus confirming a high degree of overall awareness. The high levels of awareness about sustainability goals, training programs, and communications by governments highlight institutional and policy support. On the other hand, relatively lower levels of awareness about global trends and employee-level understanding show areas of shortfall and demand for targeted training and enhanced acquaintance with global standards. These findings confirm the importance of awareness as a vital factor for efficient participation in carbon trading and highlight enhanced stakeholder knowledge as necessary to promote participation in climate mitigation and sustainable development.