natural capital

The second State of Finance for Nature report found that nature-based solutions are underfinanced if the world is to meet climate and biodiversity goals.

Essex Pension Fund becomes the first LP to commit to Stafford’s first timberland fund which has carbon credit revenue built into its returns profile.

The fund will target nature-based real asset solutions and nature restoration value chain businesses, says a source.

One of the firm's priorities is to 'explore and deliver further models for investing directly into natural capital solutions', it said on Wednesday.

Bregal Sphere has made its debut with a natural capital investment, putting this 'increasingly important asset class' at the centre of the firm's new impact strategy.

The Agri Investor Australia Forum, held last week, saw constant discussion of natural capital’s potential – but the term was less familiar to international investors.

PUR Projet will become the first company to join Bregal’s new impact platform – Bregal Sphere.

The firm described its new fund as 'the next step in the evolution of AXA IM Alts’ current natural capital offering'.

QIC plans to raise at least A$500 million for the Queensland Natural Capital Fund, its first commingled agriculture and natural capital fund.

The firm has collaborated with Conservation International, a global non-profit, to form Akaria Natural Capital.