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Greg Campbell led the firm through a two‐year sales process resulting in the sale of the company to the joint venture company Australian Outback Beef.

Chris Leavy told Agri Investor that his previous career experience identifying “undervalued assets in inefficient markets” was motivation for having recently joined MedMen as co-chairman and partner. In fact, it pulled him out of retirement.

Investors looking to integrate impact principles into their portfolios without foregoing performance ought to consider timber funds.

The amount represents a $100 million increase in the bank’s normal lending volume for the targeted industries: agri-food, ocean technology, information and communication technology, and tourism.

Hal Berger, principal with Marina, told Agri Investor that the company's primary mandate will be to act as 'an accelerator for companies in need of growth capital and operating experience to take their companies to the next level.'

Cargill is exiting the cattle feeding business to free up additional working capital to grow its North America protein business.

In a new report by Cambridge Associates and Global Impact Investment Network, impact funds delivered and 80% higher return than conventional funds through June of last year.

CIO Roland Lescure said the challenge in doing so has been finding ways to measure the actual environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts of the companies his firm invests in.

When family members told Harn Soper 10 years ago it was his turn to take over the family farm, he did it under one condition: “That we convert it all to organic.”

“CPPIB annually updates progress on strategy, including the repositioning of any program,” a company spokesperson told Agri Investor.