State of Private Investment in Conservation 2016
A Landscape Assessment of an Emerging Market
By Kelley Hamrick View PublicationThe private sector channeled $8.2 billion (B) of private capital into investments that seek measurable environmental benefits – in addition to financial returns – between 2004 and 2015 according to a report released today by Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace.
The report, which builds upon the 2014 report Investing in Conservation: A landscape assessment of an emerging market, tracks the burgeoning field of “conservation investing” – a component of socially and environmentally conscious “impact investing.” By the report’s definition, these conservation investments include any private capital committed for sustainable food and fiber production, habitat protection, or clean water that aim to achieve environmental conservation objectives while also delivering a financial return.
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- Investors Are Pouring Money Into Conservation Efforts – Fast Company
- Morning Energy – 1.11.2017 – Politico
- Investors Put Over $8B Into Conservation: Can It Continue in the Trump Era? – Triple Pundit
- Good And Bad News For Conservation Startups And Investors – Forbes
- Conservation finance ‘sees $8.2bn of private capital’ – Environmental Finance (subscription)
- Private funding for conservation projects soars 62 per cent in two years – BusinessGreen
- Investments Are Going To Trees And Water, Study Says – Financial Advisor
- Why Did Conservation Investors Leave $3 Billion On the Table Last Year? – The Huffington Post
- Private Investment In Conservation Reaches $8.2B – Trust Advisor
- Conservation investment reaches $8.2 billion – Impact Alpha
- Private capital investments in conservation have taken off since 2013 – Mongabay
- Private capital investments in conservation have taken off since 2013 – Eco-Business
- The state of private investment in conservation – GreenBiz
- Conservation Investing by Companies Shows Dramatic Growth – Justmeans
- Planting trees counters climate change in coast – Business Today (Kenya)
- Private finance for conservation sees rapid growth – Climate Action
- Private Investment In Conservation Reaches $8.2 Billion – Ecosystem Marketplace
- How Does The Davos Crowd View Green Infrastructure, Sustainable Supply Chains, And Conservation Investment? – Ecosystem Marketplace
- Private pengestrømme til naturbevarelse er steget markant – Globalnyt (Danish)
- Gli investimenti verdi sono aumentati del 62% in pochi anni – LifeGate (Italian)
- Nel mondo boom investimenti verdi da 2013 a 2015, +62% – ANSA (Italian)
- È boom negli “investimenti verdi” – Ticinonline (Italian)
- Nel mondo boom investimenti ‘green’ dal 2013 al 2015: aumento del 62 per cento – MeteoWeb (Italian)
- Rapporto Forest Trend: nel mondo sono in aumento gli investimenti verdi – Ecologiae (Italian)
- JPMorgan Chase: Private Investment in Conservation Reaches $8.2 Billion – 4-Traders.com (press release)
