In today’s conversation, I’m joined by MaryKate Bullen and Juan Pablo Lankenau of Forest Investment Associates. We discuss FIA’s journey and how the organization’s investing and forest management approach have evolved over the years. Where ensuring sustainable forest management and fiduciary duty remain paramount – the company is finding new ways to bring climate and nature objectives ‘to the front seat’ in what they do. We talk about the mindset shift behind this evolution and the opportunities that are emerging.
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Juan Pablo: \"This is a very active asset class that requires hands-on work. Our products, which are seedlings, logs, and fertilizer, are very physical, clunky, heavy, and expensive to transport, right? So, making sure to understand all of those dynamics and how they exist in the real world is critical for any newcomer who is thinking about investing in our asset class.\"
MaryKate: \"Don't lose sight through the complexity and confusion and the headlines of the real potential that exists with those real assets\"
Host: Shauna Matkovich - The Forest Link
Producer: Magdalena Laas - https://www.linkedin.com/in/laasmagdalena/
Forest Investment Associates (FIA): https://www.forestinvest.com/
Favourite trees: California Redwood & Araucaria araucana (Monkey Puzzle)
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FIA's investment and forest management philosophy
06:13
FIA's business culture
08:05
FIA's geographical expansion and approach
14:29
Impact forestry investment - what is it?
18:48
Aspects of driving the mind-shift towards ESG & responsible investment
23:21
Forestry and climate change challenge/Sustainable forest management
28:35
Biases (Juan Pablo)
32:35
Change in approach to due diligence and supply chain
42:33
Biases (MaryKate)
45:00
Success stories
47:39
Future of FIA
50:37
Demystify forestry investment
51:44
Actionable advice
54:33
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