Climate

The vehicle has been rejigged into a permanent crop-only play and a separate fund will now execute the strategy’s planned forestry investments.

A growing number of impact funds are pursuing forestry and other natural capital strategies, but navigating the market is far from easy.

Report shows Europe leads the US on impact investing and allocating to emerging markets.

Cibus Capital founder and chief investment officer Rob Appleby says the competitive investment landscape for novel solutions could help better align the industry with climate and human health goals.

The natural capital investment director says five key developments suggest the asset class could have a breakout year in 2025.

The vehicle has hit its fundraising target and received commitments from LPs including Clean Energy Finance Corporation, AP2 and Kyushu Electric Power.

The year brought significant fund closes for traditional AFF strategies as nascent natural capital funds also made their presence felt.

Impact measurement and reporting could be transformed with artificial intelligence tools.

Our annual impact report takes a look at how carbon and biodiversity strategies are delivering outcomes for the theme and the role AI has to play as a measurement tool.

The afforestation play has a net IRR target of 10% and will deploy capital across European markets.