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New Forests joins World Business Council on Sustainable Development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... to climate-smart land use, the "alignment of retirement assets with sustainability challenges," and work to align the forestry sector with the low carbon economy, said David Brand, New Forests CEO. "We've been chatting with them for probably three or ...

Institutional investor appetite for low carbon investment strengthens: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... as ones where they are currently active or considering green investments, with private equity, infrastructure, timber, forestry and ag, and Yieldco cited as well. "We are seeing increasing activity and investor interest in low carbon opportunities across ...

New Forests acquires New Zealand assets, closes ANZFF2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
Forestry investment manager New Forests' Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 2 (ANZFF2) has acquired a 38% shareholding in Wenita Forest Products Ltd (Wenita) and full ownership of the Otago Land Company. New Forests is acquiring the assets from The Rohatyn ...

New Forests given award for portfolio of carbon offset projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... for a sustained yield of timber, with additional revenue from carbon offsets and wind power. "Our US business combines forestry investment analysis, carbon project development expertise, and international forest management experience with New Forests' ...

New Forests to sell carbon credits via Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). David Brand, New Forests CEO The federal government recently approved a plantation forestry method under the ERF which allows for the recognition of carbon sequestration in new and longer-rotation plantation forests ...

CDP issues 2017 Climate Change Report for Australia/New Zealand companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... responding to the survey "recognised a linkage between water and other environmental issues." The CDP also reported on forestry asset and natural capital. For this year's report, 14 companies, whose business activities are dependent on forests risk commodities ...

New Forests purchases timberland estate in northern California

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... by Shasta Cascade Timberlands LLC, an investment entity managed by New Forests. "We're one of the largest providers of forestry offsets in the California emissions trading scheme, and we've basically built up about 450,000 acres of projects under our ...

Brambles talks sustainability strategy, Sustainable Development Goals and natural capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... the Forest Products Sector guide. The guide will establish a methodology for measuring natural capital related to the forestry sector. "If you, as a business, can preserve and enhance the natural capital that you use, you have to make a long term plan ...

New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The forestry sector has investment role to play in both removing and storing carbon from the atmosphere, as well as its contribution to a rising bio-economy, according to New Forests. David Brand, New Forests CEO New Forests, which has more than 400,000 ...

New Forests launches third Australia New Zealand forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
New Forests has launched a third investment fund comprised of Australian and New Zealand Forestry investment. David Brand, New Forests CEO The AU$660 million Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 3 (ANZFF3) will invest in a diversified portfolio of hardwood ...