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The Sydney-headquartered fund manager has secured commitments from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the SDG Kempen Farmland Fund for its Transforming Farming Platform.

The global deforestation pledge should encourage more managers to pursue greenfield forestry, but the as yet unresolved global carbon market rules could hold the key.

Sustainable Fitch director David McNeil says offsets can help 'counteract some of the drivers of deforestation and provide incentives for local long-term management.'

BTG’s Timberland Investment Group has partnered with Conservation International for an impact vehicle that is expected to raise $1bn within five years.

The world-first Reef Credit Scheme is monetizing improvements to water quality in the Great Barrier Reef, with KKR-backed GreenCollar playing a big role.

The likes of Nuveen, HSBC and CPP Investments have aligned themselves to make long-term investments in emerging markets such as carbon capture.

The Canadian Pension has entered the voluntary market at an important stage in its development and wants to invest in decades long carbon-capture projects.

The European firm has taken €150m from two Dutch insurance companies for the UN Sustainable Development Goals-aligned vehicle.

Chief executive of Nuveen’s new business unit says the firm does not want to be ‘one trick carbon-only pony’ as the global need for sustainable natural asset stewardship increases.

The platform investment was originally planned to be an add-on to Falfurrias' Sauer brand platform, but will stand on its own as the firm actively seeks add-ons for its newest acquisition.