Climate

A step taken by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was described by one veteran impact investor as 'moving mountains'.

International Woodland Company CCO Céline Claudon says the growing number of LPs investing in the asset class could finally lead to dedicated allocations.

The Washington-based forestry asset will be managed for both carbon capture and timber production.

Incoming NZ Super Fund joint chief investment officer Will Goodwin talks with Agri Investor about the future of New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund, its plans to transform farmland, and the fund’s total portfolio approach.

COP29 has finally kick-started Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to establish transparent carbon markets, but critics warn unresolved flaws may undermine emissions reduction efforts.

Eoin McDonald has previously worked with Nuveen Natural Capital and Insight Investment.

BNPP global head of finance David Vaillant says the vehicle was launched in response to demand from clients.

The 2021-vintage fund has been backed by a host of DFIs and has struck long term carbon credit deals with tech giants Microsoft and Meta.

Investment is needed now to bring a new breed of crops to the agricultural value chain, says Dr Tarifa Alzaabi, director general of the UAE’s International Center for Biosaline Agriculture.

Investors include AGCO, ASR, Invest International, Invest-NL, Klaverblad Verzekeringen, Oost NL and Van Lanschot Kempen.