As innovation picks up and new players are attracted to the natural capital space, we want to recognize the standard bearers of the industry.
Changing crop focus, strengthening certification processes and potential competition from indoor ag are all helping render organic market projections from as recently as a year ago outdated.
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.
The amount of cotton grown in the region is set to expand significantly next year, with the construction of a new gin unlocking the region’s potential for investors.
Two consecutive years of declining food security along with covid-19’s challenges are creating public-private partnership opportunities across the world.
The likes of Nuveen, HSBC and CPP Investments have aligned themselves to make long-term investments in emerging markets such as carbon capture.
With more assets listed in recent weeks, it is clear asset managers see market conditions as an opportune time to make a return.
Rapid execution of investments designed to enhance Abu Dhabi’s food chain resiliency reflects evolution in a public-private partnership model that bodes well for ag-focused private capital.
Myriad concerns mean ‘uncomfortable’ players are offering carbon markets while harboring doubts because they don’t want to lose ground to competitors or miss out on business.
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.