The 5 Pillars of High-Quality Forestry ESG Due Diligence 

The 5 Pillars of High-Quality Forestry ESG Due Diligence 

Due diligence is one of the most important steps in the investment process. It determines whether to invest, and after an investment, can support a smooth transition and eventual success. If not conducted appropriately, an eventual investment can experience all kinds...
What is Monoculture? 

What is Monoculture? 

Why Forest Investors need to stop using the word Monoculture and focus instead on the nuances of Sustainable Forest Management  This article is inspired by a comment to the photo of my last article, which stated “That photo looks awfully like a monoculture”. It...
TNFD, Double Materiality and Forest Investment 

TNFD, Double Materiality and Forest Investment 

I was recently attending the Building Bridges Sustainable Finance event in Geneva, where the European Launch of the TNFD (Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures) was taking place. I’ve been watching the TNFD unfold over the past few years, and thought it’s...