Chris Janiec
The tech giant is by no means done with its buying spree – any onlookers wishing to get in on the action might have to move fast before supply becomes constrained.
Managing director John Morton linked plans for a 'landscape-scale regenerative agriculture play in Africa' to the future prospects of carbon markets at Climate Week in New York.
Chief sustainability officer Mark Wishnie says concessionary capital is critical to delivering scale and impact from BTG Pactual’s Latin American reforestation strategy.
Managing director Scott DeVos says Lil Bucks will be attractive to larger consumer packaged goods companies.
CDPQ managing director Nicolas Leyssieux says the regional timber platform established with Oregon-headquartered Chinook Forest Partners could surpass $200m in value.
Chief sustainability officer Mark Wishnie says resilience against potential future regulatory regimes is among factors driving buyers toward high-quality carbon credit projects.
Head of sustainability Rachel Hurley says the addition of a formal Hunting Ground devoted to decarbonization helps make investments in plastics reduction and water more likely.
Pollination director Tara Davids says concessional capital will be required to develop the investment structures necessary for regenerative agriculture to scale.
Managing director Pier Luigi Rossi says his firm is working to consolidate in an Italian market many investors find ‘interesting but scary’ as it seeks $200m for Fund II.
Farmland LP’s Craig Wichner says lower prices, water regulation and debt exposure discouraged institutional participation in the auction of almond assets managed by Trinitas Farming before its bankruptcy.