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White papersHow carbon markets bolster timberland investing
As more and more investors look to integrate natural capital strategies into their portfolios, timberland is proving to be an obvious beneficiary. Thomas Sarno, global head of timberland investing, believes that now is an ideal time to invest in the asset class.
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White papersAligning with global sustainability standards benefits investors
Reporting on climate risk has come a long way in recent years. Now, with the convergence of major standards, the promise of a global baseline for sustainability reporting is closer than ever.
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White papersRegenerative real estate investing
Despite an enviable long-term growth record, the U.S. economy hasn’t benefited all groups of U.S. society equally. Growth disproportionately favors higher-net-worth individuals who have benefited not only from higher paying jobs, but also from wealth creation related to home and financial asset ownership. As a result, rising socioeconomic inequality has become one of the biggest challenges of our time.
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White papersRegenerative agriculture: definition, implementation, and impact
Feeding a growing population in a world of increasingly scarce natural resources will require sustainable solutions, which is where regenerative agriculture could play a critical role. For investors, building and sustainably managing a globally diversified portfolio of agricultural assets can generate competitive risk-adjusted returns while providing socioeconomic and environmental ...
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White papersThe continuing evolution of investment stewardship
In less than a decade, stewardship has become a central area of investor interest and action. From the Paris Agreement of 2015 to today, questions of stewardship around systemic risks have gone from periodic to practically obligatory. Investment stewardship is now a key factor of asset owner decision-making when entrusting investment managers with their assets.
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White papersThe global water challenge: risks and opportunities that all investors should consider
Manulife Investment Management is committed to helping clients achieve their objectives, build resilient portfolios—including in relation to climate change—and, where appropriate, positively affect nature. We believe water-related risks and opportunities can be financially material factors that should be integrated into investment strategies and operational asset management.
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White papersExpanding the efficient frontier with natural capital investments
The combination of investment characteristics associated with institutional investment in timberland and agriculture offers a compelling rationale for their inclusion in larger multi-asset portfolios, and ultimately allows for the expansion of the efficient frontier, as determined by traditional mean-variance portfolio optimization.
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White papersInvesting in the power of nature
The crisis facing the world’s biodiversity has become front of mind for policymakers and investors in recent years. Investing in natural capital—the world’s stock of natural resources that combine to yield a flow of benefits—represents an exciting investment innovation that can achieve a range of positive impacts and create opportunities outside of traditional investment silos.
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PodcastUnlocking forest carbon opportunities
Carbon and timber value presents a spectrum of optionality: Our integrated property management team’s core focus on sustainability can enable forest carbon investment opportunities in addition to traditional timber value. Learn more.
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White papersCOP28 Dubai’s mixed record and implications for global carbon markets
Key outcomes were agreed to at COP28 in Dubai, including near universal agreement to transition away from fossil fuels and accelerate the Paris Agreement goals, but countries failed to resolve the issues surrounding Article 6, which sets out the principles governing carbon markets.
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White papersThe opportunities and challenges of international trade in agriculture
An imbalance between limited natural resources and the growing appetite for farm products makes agricultural trade critical to meeting global food demand, bringing with it further opportunities for agricultural producers, agribusinesses, and investors.
