The Reason they say “No” to Biodiversity 

The Reason they say “No” to Biodiversity 

BloombergNEF recently announced the publishing of The Biodiversity Finance Factbook. The publication provides finance, policy and sustainability professionals with important data to gauge current and required finance flows to biodiversity and further identifies where...
ESG Factors, Or are they? 

ESG Factors, Or are they? 

An Investor associate of mine said to me recently, “Our investees in [country], don’t even know what ESG is, let alone how to manage it.” I was shocked at first, but after giving it some more thought – it made sense.   This investee my associate spoke of,...
Don’t Let Forest Investment Risks Fall Between Chairs 

Don’t Let Forest Investment Risks Fall Between Chairs 

Managing risks in a forest investment is a responsibility that sits with several people. Financial risks with the Financial Controller, operational risks with Forest Managers and Investment Managers and ESG risks with the Sustainability Manager and so on. However, the...
Reducing Risk in REDD+ 

Reducing Risk in REDD+ 

I’ve been contemplating over the past few weeks if I dare add to the opinion pieces circulating around the recent Guardian articles. In its January 2023 piece, the Guardian claimed that an analysis they conducted found that at least 90% of Verra’s rainforest carbon...
6 Traits of Credible ESG in Forestry 

6 Traits of Credible ESG in Forestry 

In this article, I explore the 6 traits of credible ESG in forestry. So, what is ESG? ESG – a light acronym with heavy interpretations. To some, ESG represents the collection of risks in the catch-all Environmental, Social and Governance aspects of investments. To...