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Timberland Investment Upgrade
Don’t be the TIMO that gets left behind! Learn more about The ForestLink’s Timberland Upgrade Service. Build on the strength and success of your timberland investment approach to meet the sustainability needs of today’s investors. The prescription for an aging...
When ESG is bad for the Forest
How reputational risk can compromise sustainable forest management You won’t often hear me suggest that ESG should be downgraded in priority in a forest management, business, or investment decision, but a recent experience has caused me to question...
The Financial-Impact Spectrum in Forest Investment
The Forests best suited for your Investment depend on the type of Investor you are If you are new to forest investment and are getting up to speed on forestry as a natural capital investment theme – you may have been presented with some opportunities or...
Financial Risk in Forest Investment – the First Frontier
Understanding various financial and market risks are among the first elements in an investor’s risk assessment when designing a new forest investment strategy Risk is a common language spoken among investors the world over. Whether a VC investor, public equities,...
Making 2024 the Year of Forest Investment
Investor activity, and financial flows to nature and climate did not signal a positive year for natural capital in 2023 2023 was a bit of a disappointment for natural capital investments into forests. Not to take away from few industry wins (such as Mirova’s...
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...
Facilitating Quick-win Forest Investments to meet the Urgent Needs of Climate and Nature
Making Forests the go-to Natural Capital Investment Solution As investors scramble with how to allocate funds to a green transition, we (investment professionals specializing in climate friendly options) have a job to do. We need to make it easy for these investors...
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”....
Forest Investment Strategy 101 – Motivations for Investing in Forests
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...
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...
The Impact-Profit Conflict Analysis for Forest Investment
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...
IFRS and Forestry: Navigating the latest in ESG Standards for Forest Investments
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...