A trio of billion-dollar-plus fund closes propelled H1 totals to $7.9bn – matching 2024’s high and showing investor demand for climate-aligned strategies.
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute has launched a taxonomy to clarify what investment activities qualify for ‘green’ or ‘transition’ labels, but investors will still need to assess the true climate impact of their portfolios.
Grain markets are entering a new era of multipolar tension and demand uncertainty, warns Rabobank, as the stability of post-Cold War trade norms give way to a more volatile order.
What do a Cornish farm, an NFT carbon credit exchange and biodiversity net-gain credits have in common? They’re all contributing to Britain’s claim as a nature-based solutions leader.
In a world where certainty is in short supply, climate change is an area where – sadly – certainty exists.
The issuer of the USDT stablecoin cryptocurrency has leaned on agricultural assets as a means of reinforcing its self-styled role as a stabilizing force in financial markets.
The firm has not previously raised a $100m-plus closed-end vehicle but is now in market with two distinct vehicles that have a combined $500m target.
In southwest Queensland’s harsh red soils, SLM Partners has spent a decade using holistic grazing and carbon credits to turn a drought-ridden beef operation into a thriving regenerative landscape.
The Department of Government Efficiency’s cost-cutting specter has clouded otherwise straight-forward expectations for ad-hoc payments that have already helped shape regional farmland markets.
Investors are rediscovering the real reason to act – profit. From food to water, resource-driven arbitrage is emerging and capital is taking its position, says Gresham House natural capital director Eoin McDonald.