With ESG considerations, net-zero portfolios and commodities high on professional investors agenda, investments in natural capital are becoming a natural fit for portfolios.
Farmland and Timberland are examples of a wide range of Natural Capital Investments that are becoming popular, for their low net CO2 emmissions per invested dollar, versus traditional asset classes.
But how do you measure the impact of Natural Capital on the local environment and communities? And how has the market for trading carbon offset credits developed? And what management practices are being deployed to reverse soil degradation, and deforestation? The grass is not always greener, as many asset managers are finding out.
