In today’s episode, I am joined by Chris Lipton, Head of Timberland Investments and Cristina Hastings, Head of Sustainability at Nuveen Natural Capital. Listen to our conversation, where Chris explains how timberland investment has changed in recent years and Cristina presents the natural capital balance sheet, which supports Nuveen Natural Capital in valuing nature.
“We are not trying to attach a price to nature, we are trying to recognize the value of it, particularly those ecosystems services which are often silent and invisible.”
Host: Shauna Matkovich - The Forest Link
Details
01:22
Overview of Nuveen & TIAA
01:59
Responsible investment
02:52
Natural capital
04:42
Changes in timberland investments
06:11
Locations of investment properties
06:42
Timberland investment strategy
06:55
Diversification of timberland portfolio
07:58
Carbon credit certification
10:10
Nuveen’s natural capital balance sheet
12:52
Lessons from Natural Capital Balance Sheet Pilot
14:49
Data management - databases
16:18
Take away from pilot and natural balance sheet
17:04
Evolving applications
19:02
Methodology of natural balance sheet – four main steps
21:15
Examples of monetary values
22:10
Advice to investors
25:10
Forecast carbon profile
28:30
Info on website & resources
[04:04] “Growing trees is currently the most efficient and only scalable technology for GHG sequestration and carbon storage that we have.”
[12:03] “We are not trying to attach a price to nature, we are trying to recognize the value of it, particularly those ecosystems services which are often silent and invisible.”
[15:16] “The holistic view of the asset will help showcase the resilience that this careful stewardship has built.”
Nuveen Natural Capital: https://www.nuveen.com/global/about-us/our-people/investment-specialists/natural-capital
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