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...
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...
The ForestLink’s Forum for Forest Executives, May 2023 is open for applications. Apply now to be part of this first of its kind platform for bringing together the top leadership of forest companies in the tropics. APPLY NOW I grew up in a home, where both...
Register your interest here for The ForestLink’s Executive Forum. A first of its kind platform for bringing together the top leadership of forest companies in the tropics APPLY NOW Companies benefit when their leaders have a strong network of peers. If you...
Register your interest here for The ForestLink’s Executive Forum. A first of its kind platform for bringing together the top leadership of forest companies in the tropics “It’s lonely at the top” is a common thread extracted from recent conversation with several...
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos finished up last week, with the tagline for this year’s meeting being Cooperation in a Fragmented World. Several factors take the stage in this year’s agenda – recovery from the pandemic, the War in Ukraine, global...
CFO says to CEO “What happens if we invest in our people, and they leave?” CEO says to CFO “What happens if we don’t, and they stay…” Every day for 10 years on my bike ride to and from work, I saw this slogan painted on the window of a leadership development...
I wanted to take this moment to share with you reflections from my business so far in the land of forest investments in the tropics. I will provide my key takeaways from the sector over the last year, and how the ForestLink will be supporting the mobilization of private capital into forest investments in the tropics in 2023.
I know we’re not supposed to pick favorites, but when it comes to UN organizations, UNEP is one of mine. They get it. The UN Environment Programme gets the importance and leverage of private finance for overcoming global environmental challenges, and have several...
In this latest article, I give a few examples of some of the positive things to come out of COP27 from the forestry side of things.
