Climate

Many corporate and institutional investments into Australian agriculture have not performed well compared to the returns achieved by the family farm, argues David Cornish, principal at Cornish Consultancy.

LPs are raising the stakes on GPs’ responsible investment policies. Managers that haven’t yet responded will need to do so soon, including smaller ones with limited budgets, argues Kelly Holman, senior reporter at Private Equity International in New York.

Venture capital-backed Sweetwater Energy secured a bridge loan ahead of establishing the company's first commercial biomass-to-biochemical conversion facility.

Ways to get access to this sub-sector of agri investment are growing as new regulations and methods to conserve natural habitats come into force in the US.

Zouk Capital has invested in UrbanWind, a firm that targets landowners, farmers, agribusinesses, and community groups and helps develop wind turbines backed by the UK’s feed-in-tariff scheme.

Grannus closed a Series A round of financing with a $2m investment from an undisclosed strategic investor.

New Mexico Educational Retirement Board's Mark Canavan tells Agri Investor how and why he invested in an ecological restoration fund.

The Australian timberland investment management firm is investing in the first forest carbon offset project on Native American trust land through its Forest Carbon Partners.

The new firm will focus on restoring global fisheries and freshwater systems, mitigating climate change, building green infrastructure and providing access to capital to emerging markets.

As part of the International Day of Forests on Friday, Kate Evans from the Centre for International Forestry Research discusses the importance of forests in sustainable development in the tropics.