Impact Elevator

for Asset Managers

Get Impact-Investor Ready – in days, not months

 

You’re under pressure to deliver more than returns.
But what does that actually mean?

You’ve built solid forest investments on the strength of your track record. You know how to deliver returns. You already operate sustainably. But now investors are asking:

“What impact can you deliver – and why should we back you?”

They’re not just asking about carbon tonnes or certification anymore.

In today’s market, investors want impact they can understand, trust, and connect to financial performance. And if you can’t articulate that clearly, capital may go elsewhere.

 

Your challenge?

  • You won’t compromise financial returns in the name of impact.
  • Your team isn’t fully aligned on what impact really means for your strategy.
  • You don’t have time to wade through jargon or tick-box standards.
  • You’re unsure what’s credible, what’s noise, and what can actually drive capital.
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Imagine being the manager investors remember – and back

In investor meetings, you walk investors through your strategy and get genuine engagement – not difficult questions you wish you’d prepared for.

Instead of skirting questions on sustainability or impact, you respond with clarity and confidence.

You’re able to clearly demonstrate:

  • Commercial Value – How your impact approach strengthens returns and resilience.
  • Team Track Record – Why your team is equipped to execute on expectations.
  • Credibility – How impact will be tracked, managed and communicated.
  • Differentiation – Why your strategy deserves attention.

That’s exactly what the Impact Elevator is designed to help you achieve.

Because new capital to the forestry asset class demands impact – and now, you’re ready to deliver it.

The Impact Elevator

Your Rapid Roadmap to Raising Impact Capital

Value Creation

The Impact Elevator is a focused expert engagement that helps asset managers become impact-investor ready quickly.

Whether you are refining an existing strategy, preparing to launch a new one, or getting ready for investor conversations, you’ll gain clarity on what matters most before capital is on the line.

Through a confidential 90-minute interview, we will assess your:

  • Investment case – How clearly financial returns and impact reinforce each other.
  • Team Readiness – Whether your team is aligned and equipped to deliver the impact strategy credibly.
  • Impact Investor Readiness – How well prepared you are for LP scrutiny, due diligence, and difficult impact questions.
  • Strategic Priorities – The areas most likely to influence fundraising success and investor confidence.

    Within 3 days of the session, you’ll receive your Impact Elevator roadmap, with clear, practical next steps covering:

    • Current Position – Where you are strongest, and where impact investors may hesitate,
    • Differentiation – The impact strengths and opportunities that set your strategy apart.
    • Critical Gaps – Issues to address before they slow fundraising progress.
    • Priority Actions – A focused action plan to strengthen impact investor readiness quickly and confidently.

    It’s a rapid, focused engagement designed to deliver immediate clarity and practical next steps – whether you implement internally or decide you’d like support executing them. 

      Who this is for?

      The Impact Elevator is well suited for Asset Managers who:

       

      • Are refining an existing strategy or preparing to launch a new one.
      • Are raising capital from impact investors now or in the near future.
      • Need outside perspective to pressure-test their strategy before investor conversations.
      • Want to fast-track clarity without months of internal debate.
      • Want to reduce the risk of dead-end investor conversations.

        This is NOT FOR YOU if you’re looking for:

         

        • Investor introductions or placement services. 
        • Pitch deck re-writes, policy drafting, or documentation development as a first step.
        • Ongoing advisory support before clarity on priorities and investor readiness.

        Ready to become the manager investors remember – and back?

        If you’re refining a strategy, preparing a launch, or raising capital now, the Impact Elevator is the fastest way to strengthen investor readiness and position your strategy to attract impact capital with confidence.

         

        Investment: €3,500

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        Client-testimonials

        A highlight of working with The ForestLink was the workshop which united our team’s vision around the environmental and social impacts we could achieve while still pursuing attractive forest investments. This has become a keystone piece of work in our nature-based solutions strategy.

        MaryKate Bullen, Forest Investment Associates

        I would absolutely recommend Shauna, highlighting that her strong, hands-on sector experience and deep understanding of the core business, combined with a solid theoretical and analytical approach is a powerful combination from which anyone operating in the forest sector would benefit.

        Jyri Hietala, CapMan

        Our team benefitted from working with Shauna in a number of ways – specifically on providing detailed feedback to a deal we were due diligencing, supporting a harmonized development of our team’s investment process and assessing and evaluating risks. I very much appreciated her highly structured approach in building the team’s capacity on going about transactions.

        Markus Grulke, Arbaro Advisors

        From Shauna’s work in leading our NBS investment thesis development, we have a ready to go structure and approach, which is quite innovative and diversified in terms of market targets.

        NbS Project Developer (Confidential)

        Shauna’s contributions have not only elevated our decision-making processes but have also added a distinct strategic advantage to our company.

        Maria Filmanovic, Abatable

        Shauna Matkovich, The ForestLink

        Why The ForestLink?

        Shauna Matkovich, Founding Director of The ForestLink has 20-years of combined experience in operational sustainable forest management, international forest investment management, ESG and Impact management and business development of new forest investment strategies.

        Shauna’s unique skillset and her collaborative get-things-done personality have helped numerous investment organizations in achieving their forest investment goals. Her combined focus on profitability, risk reduction and impact creation with expertise on how working forests operate is what you need if you care about sustainability and want it integrated into your organization and investment strategies.

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        Limited Availability

        I take on a limited number of Impact Elevator clients each month to ensure depth, quality and focused attention.

        If you’re preparing to raise impact capital, the sooner you book, the sooner you’ll gain clarity on your next steps – so your upcoming investor conversations are approached with confidence.

        Not sure if this is the right fit for your needs?

        If you’re unsure whether the Impact Elevator is appropriate for you, you can book a 15-minute fit call.

        This is not a sales call – it’s a chance to clarify:

        • Your current goals,
        • Whether the Impact Elevator is a fit right now, and
        • How to get the most value from the process.
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