Corporate Investments into Forestry & Biodiversity – London

• Financial institutions increasingly financing projects backed by offtakes
• Forward financing for projects
• The flow of capital from corporates to conservation
• The ongoing reach for quality

• Taking a project from pilot to scale
• Navigating financial headwinds and ensuring project viability
• Advances in financing mechanisms

• Managing 2.2 million US forest acres
• Returns increasingly diversify beyond timber
• Case study on non-timber income boosting returns
• Diversification drives long-term timberland success

• Live pitches from investment-ready ventures
• Real-time feedback from NBS investors
• A front-row view of how investment decisions are made

• Market views and the relative positioning of BEE credits
• Monitoring, verification, and social and biodiversity impact
• Growth prospects and the business environment ahead

•Understanding and mapping NbS project risks

•The last mile to an agreement: Structuring around risks

•Monitoring and managing risks after the deal has closed

• The role corporates can play in unlocking impact
• Delivering community, climate and biodiversity benefits
• The role that frameworks can play in delivering integrity
• Examples of projects that corporates can trust

• Choosing the right metrics
• Building KPI’s into a project plan
• What those metrics mean for investors

• Making commitments and sticking to them
• Planning and engaging with partners
• Embracing nature to plan the last mile
• Evidence base for demonstrating nature positive outcomes

• Improved Forest Management as a long term solution
• Building multiple income streams to maximise returns
• Trees take time. Generational approaches work best
• Incorporating biodiversity outcomes