ESG

The global natural capital sector had a solid 2021. As a new year gets underway, what themes and investment trends can we expect to drive the industry forward?

The asset class has had another largely positive year as multiple tailwinds have given the industry much momentum for attracting investors.

The Berlin-based firm is targeting beachheads in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific as it plans 40 new crops in 2022, including mushrooms and strawberries.

One of the companies into which the firm will invest is Tracegrow, which repurposes used alkaline batteries into organic fertilizer for crops.

Carbon Bridge will support farmers’ switch to regenerative ag through agronomic advice and a financial incentive program.

The vehicle will partly deliver distributions in the form of carbon credits that can either be sold or retained to support an LP's sustainability targets.

Christine Delivanis says corporates need to move beyond lofty target setting and consider how to make their ambitions and promises viable.

The impact investor has previously raised a seed fund, a VC fund and created the LiveKindly Collective, a $1bn roll-up of brands in the alternative protein sector.

Dr Elaine Mitchell’s work at the Queensland University of Technology focuses on soil carbon and she will play a leading role in the firm’s regenerative farming practices.

The fund manager could invest in areas such as on-shore aquaculture and greenhouses as its LSE-listed forestry investment trust nears flotation.