Forestry and nature-based investments

Investments that aim to meet clients’ financial objectives and contribute to better environmental and social outcomes

Investments that aim to meet clients’ financial objectives and contribute to better environmental and social outcomes

Sustainable forestry investment with Gresham House

Our Forestry team is focused on the management and delivery of long-term, sustainable timber production and wider afforestation.

Investment in forestry diversifies an investment portfolio and provides exposure to potential increases in the value of timber, carbon credits, natural capital and underlying land value.

We have a multi-decade track record investing in forestry as a source of natural capital and are the UK’s largest forestry asset manager. Our forests and tree planting can make a significant contribution to global net zero carbon and biodiversity targets.

 

Our commitments to sustainable forest management

As a leading forestry investor we take our responsibilities to sustainability and governance very seriously.

The Gresham House Forest Charter sets out our verifiable commitments and targets relating to sustainable forest management.

A sustainable and long-term timber supply is crucial to enabling the world’s transition to a lower carbon economy, as highlighted in our Global Timber Outlook.

Our forestry investments involve the ownership of freehold land on which sustainable timber, carbon sequestration and other natural capital opportunities can be created, managed and optimised.

Why invest in Sustainable Forestry?

Forestry has proven an attractive alternative asset for long-term investors, and a haven for in times of macroeconomic downturns, underpinned by the biological growth of trees, low correlation to mainstream asset classes, and timber acting as a strong inflation hedge. It provides the opportunity to benefit from the value of a naturally growing commodity and the security of ownership of the underlying land. This allows for:

    • An income stream from timber harvested from the forest
    • Long-term capital appreciation in a sustainable and tax-efficient* manner
    • Portfolio diversification through returns uncorrelated to more traditional asset classes
    • Inflation protection
    • Reduced volatility

Over the next 30 years, Gresham House expects global timber consumption to rise by an average of 3.1% per annum, driven by increasing urbanisation and rising GDP per capita.

Key risks

  • The value of the Fund and the income from it is not guaranteed and may fall as well as rise. As your capital is at risk you may get back less than you originally invested
  • Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance

How can I invest in Forestry?

Investors can access forestry investment in two ways:

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