Binyamin Ali

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.

We want to hear about the biggest funds, the sharpest innovators and the best deal makers. Entries close on December 31 and the winners will be revealed in April 2022.

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

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.

Emmanuel Faber has been hired alongside US-based consultant and food producer David Barber to add to the impact investment firm’s sustainability knowledge base.

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 Canadian pension invested into the start-up, which plans to go public, through its Climate Change Opportunities strategy.

A trickle of fund managers choosing to link carried interest to their impact and ESG targets is good news for private markets, showing the industry is serious about its sustainability goals.