Save on tax and save the planet: put some money in forestry
You can’t expect to find a magic money tree, but if you are a wealthier investor, then adding a forest to your portfolio could boost your returns – and it’s environmentally friendly too. David Prosser explores the options.
Timber frame construction and sustainability
Richard Allen, sales director at specialist timber panel manufacturer MEDITE SMARTPLY, explores how timber frame construction could help us rise to sustainability challenges.
Want a natural alternative asset? Invest in a tree
For example, from the peak to the trough of the global financial crisis, forestry outperformed broader equities by circa 10%, offering investors better downside protection. A similar dynamic was also at play during the dotcom bubble in the early 2000s.
The economy of the future will grow on trees
Planting more trees and using more wood in our daily lives can help us mitigate the effects of climate change, reverse biodiversity loss and reduce pollution – as long as we do it right.
Seeing the wood for the trees. what’s the ‘true value’ of uk forestry?
The total value of the world’s forests was estimated to be $150 Trillion in a recent Boston Consulting Group report – double the value of the global stock markets – with tree’s carbon storage ability amounting to 90% of this value.
Tree planting ‘has mind-blowing potential’ to tackle climate crisis
Planting billions of trees across the world is one of the biggest and cheapest ways of taking CO2 out of the atmosphere to tackle the climate crisis, according to scientists, who have made the first calculation of how many more trees could be planted without encroaching on crop land or urban areas.
Why you will see timber trending in the coming years?
Timber is becoming an integral part of the prefabricated construction industry due to its versatility. While prefabrication techniques lack flexibility, they can reduce costs and scheduling constraints, allowing companies to get more done in less time.
Swiss Researchers Have A Simple Idea For Countering Climate Change: Plant A Trillion Trees
“It’s like the hippie solution: plant a tree, save the world,” he says. “But the amazing thing is now we’ve got the signs to back it up. It really is this unbelievably powerful tool.”
Why forest restoration is the most successful carbon sequestration technology?
In this article, we discuss the potential and effectiveness of forests to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Besides cutting current emissions, forests reveal to be the “breakthrough technology” to sequester already emitted carbon on a large scale while restoring valuable habitats for animals, plants, and people.
ESG factors in forestry investing
Forestry investors must consider a range of ESG issues for both direct and indirect investments. Such issues may present material risks to forestry operations and the success of an investment if managed improperly.
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