Carbon

Strategies seeking investments in themes like nature-based solutions, biodiversity and natural resources – or natural capital – have begun to sprout in various infrastructure asset managers’ mandates.

New Forests will sell forestry estates in New Zealand with potential for carbon markets investors, as ANZFF2 approaches the end of its life.

Investor appetite for forestry in tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Latin America is being boosted by the growth of carbon markets.

A growing interest in climate and biodiversity is affecting managers’ approach to timberland investing.

The local authority pension scheme asset manager has launched several ESG and responsible investment public and private market vehicles in the last three years.

Viridios Capital and WealthCheck have purchased Conways Station, where they will pursue large-scale carbon projects and run a sustainable cattle operation.

APG’s Ben Avery said the asset was a 'very high-quality plantation forestry resource' with significant potential to increase carbon sequestration.

The Article 9 fund will invest in projects to restore forests, wetlands and mangroves in developing countries.

Morrison & Co’s Steven Fitzgerald said the investment is consistent with its decarbonization thematic and ‘fundamentally’ has the characteristics of infrastructure.

Agri Investor visits Kilter Rural's seed asset in NSW to see how it will to transform a series of farms into carbon-positive and biodiverse natural capital assets.