Martin Poulsen

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Martin Poulsen

Managing Director
Acacia Sustainable Business Advisors

Martin Poulsen has been active in private equity, SME finance and emerging markets for over 25 years. He has worked extensively on both the GP and LP sides and been successful in raising capital from both public and private sources, including for new fund managers pursuing innovative investment strategies. He is Managing Director of Acacia Sustainable Business Advisors, which provides advisory and fund- raising services to natural assets oriented fund managers, SMEs, NGOs and public sector organisations. He was a founder and co-CEO of the Moringa Partnership, an agroforestry sector oriented fund manager from 2012-2016. Martin is a member of the IDH Farmfit Fund Investment Committee, Senior Advisor to Consilium Capital an advisor and fund raiser in the sustainability sector and to Pamiga SA, a microfinance specialist, amongst others. From 2009-2011 he served as chief private equity officer at the African Development Bank. Martin recently joined the Selection Committee of the International Climate Finance Accelerator (ICFA).


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Sessions

Impact Investments at Scale

FAIS May 2025Watch session

The Emergence of New Investors into Forestry and Nature

FAIS Jun 2024Watch session

Forestry, Agroforestry and the March to Net Zero

FAIS May 2023Watch session

Can Carbon Returns be Priced into an Investment?

FAIS Dec 2022Watch session

Supply Chain Transition

CIFB Sep 2022Watch session

The Potential of Forestry and Agroforestry as a Natural Climate Solution

FAIS May 2022Watch session

The Climate Emergency and Corporate Biodiversity Strategy

CIFB Feb 2022Watch session

The Corporate Investor Panel

CIFB Sep 2021Watch session