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Manulife Investment Management’s Brian J Kernohan, Brandon Lewis and Regan Smith identify investment themes addressing climate change and nature loss.

Nature-based solutions could offer opportunities to meet financial goals while addressing global challenges such as climate change and loss of biodiversity, says Nuveen Natural Capital’s Nick Moss.

Aligning agriculture investments with the natural capital agenda can drive profitability and climate resilience, argues Astarte Capital Partners’ Dr Stavros Siokos.

Sustainable timberland investments offer investors traditional portfolio diversification benefits alongside new opportunities for positive impacts, say Manulife’s Thomas Sarno, David Fortin and Mary Ellen Aronow.

The increasing demand for wood products drives investor interest toward the timberland investable universe, writes Nuveen’s head of research and strategy Gwen Busby.

Skills learned in other parts of the private equity universe can now be applied to the sustainable agriculture sector, says Andrew Champion, head of natural capital at QIC.

Regenerative agriculture is attracting rising investor interest as a way to meet present needs without compromising future productivity, explain Manulife Investment Management’s Brent McGowan, Oliver Williams and Julie Koeninger.

LPs are increasingly expecting their sustainable agriculture plays – including carbon sequestration – to generate attractive returns, say Roc Partners’ Brad Mytton, Frank Barillaro and Sam Bayes.

Gautier Quéru, managing director of natural capital at Mirova, outlines the way blended finance can provide solutions

Reducing waste for post-harvest produce presents a big opportunity for sustainability-focused investors, says Paine Schwartz’s CEO Kevin Schwartz