Carbon Direct helps organizations go from climate goal to climate action. We combine technology with deep expertise in climate science, policy, and carbon markets to deliver carbon emission footprints, actionable reduction strategies, and high-quality carbon dioxide removal. With Carbon Direct, clients can set and equitably deliver on their climate commitments, streamline compliance, and manage risk through transparency and scientific credibility.
Our expertise is trusted by global climate leaders including Microsoft, American Express, and Alaska Airlines, as well as by the World Economic Forum, which selected Carbon Direct as an Implementation Partner for the First Movers Coalition. To learn more, visit www.carbon-direct.com.
New Forests is a global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies, with AUD 10.73 billion (USD 7.3 billion) in assets under management across more than 1.2 million hectares (3.14 million acres) of investments. We manage a diversified portfolio of sustainable timber plantations and conservation areas, carbon and conservation finance projects, agriculture, timber processing and infrastructure. We aim to generate shared prosperity for our clients and the communities in which we operate and accelerate the transition to a sustainable future.
New Forests' vision is to see investment in land use and forestry as central to the transition to a sustainable future. To achieve this vision, New Forests' investment strategies support the role of forests as nature-based solutions, provide sustainable wood fibre for the growing circular bioeconomy, and contribute to the sustainable development of regional economies and rural communities. Headquartered in Sydney, New Forests is a Certified B Corp and operates in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Africa and the United States. For more information, please visit: www.newforests.com
T. Rowe Price is an asset management firm focused on delivering global investment management excellence that investors can rely on—now, and over the long term. Founded in 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland, T. Rowe Price’s clients have entrusted the firm with US $1.45 trillion in assets under management.* T. Rowe Price is committed to responsible investment and its disciplined investment approach is rooted in proprietary research. T. Rowe Price’s experienced investment professionals around the globe actively seek to identify investment risks and opportunities, with ESG factors as one of many considerations in its investment process. T. Rowe Price believes its principled investing approach helps the firm pursue better outcomes for its investors over the long term.
For more information, visit www.troweprice.com/blueeconomy
*Preliminary data as of December 31, 2023. Subject to adjustment. Firmwide assets under management include assets managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., and its investment advisor affiliates.
We are committed to financing solutions for farmland that are rooted in nature, focusing on climate and communities in developed markets such as Australia, Europe, and the United States. Despite nature offering over a third of the necessary solutions to restrict global warming to 1.5 C, it is alarmingly underfunded, receiving only 2% of global climate finance.
The voluntary carbon market offers a distinctive opportunity to direct private capital towards nature-based farmland solutions. These solutions not only yield substantial carbon benefits but also bolster climate adaptation, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of local and indigenous communities.
In parallel, corporations are seeking carbon projects of high quality and integrity to fulfill their ambitious climate commitments. Nature-based farmland solutions can play a pivotal role in curbing carbon emissions and preserving our planet’s health.
Our mission at Agriculture Capital is to amplify investment in nature-based farmland solutions in developed markets and curtail emissions in the agriculture/food supply chain. We offer upfront financing for nature-based farmland carbon projects to cater to the needs of global buyers. Simultaneously, we ensure fair outcomes for local communities and boost biodiversity.
GIST Impact is a leading impact data and analytics provider that has been measuring and quantifying corporate impacts for more than 16 years.
With a team of 100+ scientists, engineers, data scientists and environmental economists, GIST Impact delivers market-leading impact platforms and datasets, covering 14,000+ companies with geographically precise, time-series data.
GIST Impact works with pioneering companies across all sectors and with investors representing over $8 trillion in assets under management.
GIST Impact also partners with some of the world's largest ESG data providers, business networks, and fintech platforms to enable impact measurement across global markets.
Manulife Investment Management is the asset management arm of Manulife Financial Corporation. With leading capabilities in public and private markets, we partner with institutions to understand their needs and create tailored solutions to meet them. Our specialist teams are led by industry veterans with decades of experience managing strategies on behalf of investors. Today, more than 650 investment professionals work in 20 geographies to manage US$462 billion in AUM on behalf of investors worldwide.
As the world’s largest natural capital investment manager,¹ we create value through the sustainable management of natural resources for the benefit of our investors, the environment, and local communities. Our agriculture and timberland businesses manage diversified global portfolios of farms and forests covering over 5.8 million acres across the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, and New Zealand. As of December 31, 2023, we manage $16.1 billion in AUM. Our farms and forests are integrated with comprehensive property management operations in each country through subsidiaries, affiliate companies, or investor-owned entities.
Learn more at Private markets | Manulife Investment Management
Data as of MFC statistical information package, as of December 31, 2023.
1 IPE research, as of January 29, 2024, based on total natural capital assets under management (AUM) (includes timberland and agriculture AUM). Firms provided AUM, where as of dates vary from December 31, 2022, to December 31, 2023.
Mirova is a global asset management company dedicated to sustainable investing and an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers. At the forefront of sustainable finance for over a decade, Mirova has been developing innovative investment solutions across all asset classes, aiming to combine long term value creation with positive environmental and social impact. Headquartered in Paris, Mirova offers a broad range of equity, fixed income, multi-asset, energy transition infrastructure, natural capital and private equity solutions designed for institutional investors, distribution platforms and retail investors in Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. Mirova and its affiliates had $33.3 billion in assets under management*. Mirova is a mission-driven company, labeled B Corp**.
PROMOTING NATURAL CAPITAL | For more than 10 years, Mirova's Natural Capital team, as pioneer on this asset class, is promoting Natural Capital through 3 main expertise: Environmental Assets, Sustainable Land Use, and Sustainable Ocean Management. With $634 million under management*, the Natural Capital team now counts more than 20 investment professionals and has participated in financing more than 70 projects and companies in emerging economies (Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia), but also in developed markets.
* As of March 31, 2024
**The reference to a ranking or a label does not prejudge the future performance of the funds or its managers
Verra is a global leader helping to tackle the world's most intractable environmental and social challenges. As a mission-driven non-profit organization, Verra is committed to helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve livelihoods, and protect natural resources by working with the private and public sectors. We support climate action and sustainable development with standards, tools, and programs that credibly, transparently and robustly assess environmental and social impacts and enable funding for sustaining and scaling up projects that verifiably deliver these benefits.
The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program is Verra's flagship program. The VCS Program allows registered projects to turn GHG emission reductions and removals into tradable carbon credits called Verified Carbon Units (VCUs). To date, over 1,780 projects registered in the VCS program have issued almost 880 million carbon credits.
Chestnut Carbon, a nature-based carbon removal developer, creates and maintains high-quality U.S. forestry projects that meet the most rigorous Gold Standard® verification criteria. We help sustainability-focused customers meet their net-zero goals by adhering to the highest standards in today's markets. Whether you're a discerning corporate customer seeking to offset your carbon footprint, or a landowner/land trust who wants to participate in the carbon credit market while conserving your lands, Chestnut Carbon can be your trusted long-term partner.