Chris Janiec
Biodiversity was a prominent topic at the 15th annual Responsible Investor USA Conference in New York, where uncertainties surrounding the incoming Trump administration clouded the outlook.
Head of private equity growth Pedro Faria says the firm is trying to find its feet in a nascent market that could attract as much as $40bn within 15 years.
Managing director John Morton linked plans for a 'landscape-scale regenerative agriculture play in Africa' to the future prospects of carbon markets at Climate Week in New York.
Head of sustainability Rachel Hurley says the addition of a formal Hunting Ground devoted to decarbonisation helps make investments in plastics reduction and water more likely.
The American firm is targeting $650m for its latest environmental restoration strategy that targets wetlands, streams and endangered species habitats.
The Nature Conservancy’s Michael Wironen says the pair contemplate ‘there will be an interest and need in attracting capital’ as the regenerative ag and habitat conservation partnership develops.
A revaluation of what constitutes an infra asset and the need to build a low carbon global economy are pulling energy transition and project finance capital pools towards ag.
CDPQ's Nicolas Leyssieux and CEFC's Heechung Sung set out how the unusual deal to establish a farmland investment platform while taking an equity stake in Gunn Agri Partners came about.
PGIM’s Shehriyar Antia says investors and policymakers see the food system as ‘where the ESG puck is going’ and will draw on recent experience in energy in developing their approach.
Managing partner Andy Wiltshire says large properties with distinct parcels suitable for agriculture and timberland development are available in countries where the firm already operates and elsewhere.