It seems like every month another forest or nature-based solutions funding initiative is announced – each heavily promoting sustainability and its ability to deliver climate benefits. If you are a Fund or Asset manager that has been wondering where to start with a...
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...
You would be hard pressed to find a new forest investment strategy these days that doesn’t tout the benefits of climate and nature. Amidst rising shareholder demand and regulatory requirements for sustainable investments that benefit the environment, forest investment...
How do you navigate which sustainability standards to follow for Forest Investments? I recently attended a Sustainable Finance event at the Euronext Stock exchange in Milan. One of the primary complaints presented by CFOs of major Italian corporations was that...
Does the age of big data apply to forestry? Absolutely! As a forest investor, forest data helps you make investment decisions. What to grow, where to grow it, and how long to grow it for sets the stage for what forestry data is needed by the investment community. But...
Following best practices in the forest sector goes beyond applying modern silviculture, and maximizing efficiency in harvesting and processing systems. Those who know the sector well, know that being cognoscente of Health and Safety issues is paramount.
In recent years, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors have gained significant importance in the world of investment. Investors are increasingly recognizing that financial returns alone are not enough to evaluate...
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is widely recognized for setting the bar on sustainable forest management with its voluntary certification standard. For forest investors, when an asset they invest into has FSC forest management certification, it gives great...
Biodiversity credits are making waves in the nature-based solutions space – albeit with few transactions. However, there have been several lessons learned from the voluntary carbon market that the biodiversity credit market wants to learn from and build on. In...
Last year, during a drought (I live in Northern Italy, where we weren’t making headlines for forest fires, but for the lakes being at an all-time low), we were having some earthworks on our property to channel ditched uphill farm runoff into a pipe. When they were...
