
Celebrating the industry leaders transforming the agri asset class
The Agri Investor Global Awards celebrate the biggest dealmakers, fundraisers and investors who stood out in 2024. This year, our awards span 39 categories across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Agri Investor Global Awards 2024: Meet the winners!
We celebrate the fundraisers, investors and dealmakers who won awards across 39 categories in our fourth annual Agri Investor Global Awards.
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Agri Investor Global Awards 2023: Meet the winners!
We celebrate the managers, investors and innovators who won awards across 38 categories in our third annual Agri Investor Global Awards.
Agri Investor Awards 2023 – Global winners
Paine Schwartz Partners wins the award for Global Fund Manager of the Year as CDPQ takes home the Institutional Investor of the Year award for the first time.
Agri Investor Awards 2023 – Americas winners
Paine Schwartz Partners adds another five wins to its haul from the Global category to walk away with an unprecedented 10 wins.
Agri Investor Awards 2023 – Europe winners
France’s Mirova wins the European Fund Manager of the Year Award as Bpifrance takes home Institutional Investor of the Year.
Agri Investor Awards 2023 – Asia-Pacific winners
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan continues the tradition of Canadian LPs doing well in the Asia-Pacific category, as New Forests is named the region’s Fund Manager of the Year
Mirova: Natural capital is starting to bear fruit
Gautier Quéru, managing director of natural capital at Mirova, outlines the way blended finance can provide solutions
Four challenges stifle natural capital investment
Limited awareness of what is meant by natural capital and a fluid carbon credits regulatory landscape are among the difficulties in steering money towards the fledgling strategy, says Olly Hughes of Gresham House.
Manulife: Carbon markets bolster timberland investing
Timberland is an ideal natural capital investment, with carbon credits providing a potential additional revenue stream for sustainably managed assets, says Manulife Investment Management’s Thomas Sarno
On the minds of agri managers
The asset class is seeing increasing focus on sustainability, say industry experts
Beyond decarbonization: the adaptation opportunity for agri-food
The need to reduce emissions from food production presents challenges – but also opportunities. Tenacious Ventures’ Matthew Pryor and Sarah Nolet explain.
Paine Schwartz Partners: More produce, less waste
Reducing waste for post-harvest produce presents a big opportunity for sustainability-focused investors, says Paine Schwartz’s CEO Kevin Schwartz
Astarte: Looking south for impact
Forestry investors can access higher returns and achieve greater impact in the Global South, says Astarte’s managing partner and co-founder Stavros Siokos