Institutional Investors

While investors have historically placed their climate and biodiversity efforts in different siloes, delegates at the first Global Nature Positive Summit say more value can be achieved by considering them holistically.

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.

The SVG Ventures Sunrise Fund will make early-stage investments with a typical check size of $500,000-$1 million.

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.

Tokyo Gas will use the carbon credits generated by the fund to implement its decarbonization strategies.

Warakirri Asset Management’s new business Solterra will manage a portfolio on behalf of Alkira Farms, a company associated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Australia’s opportunities in natural capital made it a natural fit for the US-listed Agriculture and Natural Solutions Acquisition Corporation.

The pension has a 2% target allocation to the asset class.