All Agriculture articles – Page 2
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White papersESG Viewpoint: Biodiversity Best Practice and Engagement Approach
Nature loss poses financially material risks for asset managers. We explain how biodiversity risks can be assessed, outline our approach to engaging with businesses on the topic and detail our best practice framework.
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Asset Manager NewsBPL Pensioen and DELA to invest in ASR Dutch Farmland Fund
BPL Pensioen and DELA joined the ASR Dutch Farmland Fund with effect from 1 October. They will be the first participants, besides a.s.r, to invest in this unlisted real estate fund of a.s.r. real estate, totalling € 310 million. The ASR Dutch Farmland Fund consists of 36,000 hectares of Dutch agricultural land worth € 1.8 billion.
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White papersHow can we make agriculture more nature-friendly?
It’s time to rethink our current wasteful and unsustainable farming practices. As part of the evolution towards a circular bio-economy, we need to replace toxic and inefficient methods that deplete nature in favour of regenerative agriculture, precision farming and nature-positive techniques.
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White papersWell-known Bradenton fruit farm may be looking to sell
Heading into its 84th season, Mixon Fruit Farms has been dealt a couple of tough years and now the owners are considering making some changes.
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VideoNet Zero Transition Forum: energy, agriculture and shipping in focus
The energy, agriculture and shipping sectors together generate 88.2% of global greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. What pathways exist for businesses in these sectors to transition to net-zero models, and how can investment capital accelerate – and earn returns from – their progress?
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White papersPickled jellyfish, dandelion coffee: our future food?
How would you feel about a meal featuring an amuse bouche of pickled jellyfish, a starter of kelp noodles and a synthetic burger for your entrée – capped off with a cup of espresso made from dandelion root?
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White papersInvesting in the future of food
There is an urgent need to re-evaluate our wasteful and unsustainable food systems if we are to meet the challenge of feeding a growing global population amid geopolitical shocks, climate change and unprecedented biodiversity loss. How can investors align portfolios with this shift?
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White papersAnimal farming and ESG: a sector where some are more equal than others
Meat farms and associated industries are the unlikely battleground for a myriad of ESG issues. Emily DeMasi, EOS engager, outlines why Federated Hermes has made the sector an engagement priority.
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White papersWhat are the key themes of the food transformation?
Global food systems are in urgent need of an overhaul. In their current form, these are responsible for USD 12 trillion a year in damage to people and the planet. A new approach is required, and this represents a significant investment opportunity.
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White papersHow can investors aid pandemic resilience?
Covid-19 taught us important lessons on pandemic preparedness. How can we plan for the future, and how can investors help bolster resilience against future pathogens? Alexander Bernhardt and Delphine Riou explore.
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White papersVintage year effects …for wine and real estate
The start of the grape harvest season calls to mind the similarities between winemaking and real estate. Real estate fund managers often borrow vineyard terminology to describe their actions. Seed capital is raised and invested, portfolios are pruned, proceeds are harvested, and funds are classified by their vintage year, meaning the year of fund formation.
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VideoHow investors can do some salt-of-the-earth good
In our latest video insight, we hear from Walter Jehne, co-founder of Regenerate Earth, as he explains why the planet is in desperate need of resurgence over the next decade and why the financial industry will prove to be significant in driving this forward.
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White papersFrom Diets to Tech: The Opportunity in Sustainable Agriculture
A technological revolution is reshaping the agricultural landscape, creating opportunities in companies that are increasing the sustainability of arable farming and protein production.
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WebinarBarings Global Agriculture Webinar
Sustainable Agriculture: Doing More With Less to Support Future Generations
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White papersThe rise of new food systems
We are anticipating the rise of new food systems in the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector. This will enable a major land restoration that allows nature to retrieve its regenerative properties, and will bring new risks and opportunities to investors.
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PodcastThe uncapped impact series with GreenLight Biosciences
Until recently, humanity has relied on chemical solutions to address its biggest challenges. For example, our ability to grow food, to defend livestock against disease and to safeguard human health, all depend in part on chemical solutions. Today is no different. Yet resistance to chemicals is rising rapidly, exacerbated by climate change and ecosystem degradation.
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White papersClimate Change: How investors can help deliver a Just Transition
The concept of a Just Transition is not new. US labour leaders noted the conflict between jobs and the environment as far back as the early 1990s, but it has gained momentum in recent years.
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White papersNatural Capital: The Next Frontier
How to invest in private assets to positively impact land, oceans, climate and biodiversity
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White papersFood innovation: Investing to feed our future
Perspectives from our specialist investment managers on the challenge of feeding a growing global population in the midst of climate change, geopolitical shocks, and uncertainty and the critical need for innovation in food and agricultural technologies.
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White papersHow the Ukraine crisis could affect global food sustainability
With the prices of various food staples off the charts, Robert-Alexandre Poujade explores the knock-on effects that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will likely have on global food security and broader sustainability.
