All Agriculture articles – Page 2
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White papersTractor Beams: Satellite Tech and Precision Agriculture
As the global population increases and with more mouths to feed, could the answer to food insecurity lie in space?
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White papersWhy timberland now?
The case for investing in timberland now and for the long term rests on the asset class’s compelling combination of potential financial and environmental benefits.
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White papersBiodiversity Equity Report, Q4 2022
In our inaugural edition of the Federated Hermes Biodiversity Equity report, we shine a light on farming. As we face a climate emergency, agriculture is part of the problem – but could also be part of the solution.
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White papersFarmland and timberland rise up climate agenda
For investors looking to build portfolios that are aligned with net-zero objectives, farmland and timberland have never been so important. Timberland has the potential to be a net negative carbon investment, thanks to the ability of forests to remove carbon from the atmosphere. Farmland’s carbon profile also compares favorably to other types of real assets.
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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 papersInflation hedging ability of natural capital investments
The current economic environment highlights the importance for investors to design portfolios that protect against inflation. This paper uses historical data to analyze the ability of timberland and farmland investments to act as a hedge against inflation over time and even for different species and crop types.
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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 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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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 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.
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White papersNatural capital: The future of land investments
Natural capital and the ecosystem services it provides are the foundation of both human wellbeing and our economic system. It has never been clearer that responsible stewardship of our land-based assets is essential to long-term productivity. By improving the management and measurement of these assets we can develop a richer and more resilient base of natural capital.
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White papersHow regenerative agriculture can sow the seeds of change
In the fifth article in our EOS Insights series on the social and environmental impacts of the global food system, Sarah Swartz explores the benefits of regenerative agriculture.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy - April 2022
The first month of the Russia-Ukraine war has driven volatility up across the board, though with some recent signs of stabilisation in equity markets. Europe is the area most exposed to the war – in particular, through the effects of higher energy prices, supply chain disruptions, and geographic proximity, but the commodity squeeze goes far beyond energy to include agricultural commodities and metals.
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White papersWar & Pestilence
Military and economic responses to Russia’s war in Ukraine remain at the top of the watch list, as disruptions in energy and agriculture flows add to inflation pressures and worries about growth.
