Spotlight On Sustainable Investing, Natural Capital – Mirova

Despite increasing challenges, ESG-focused funds and sustainable practices continue to remain in vogue for investors. Gautier Quéru, managing director of natural capital at Mirova, who has just launched three new impact nature-based carbon investments, shares his insights on sustainable investing with this news service.

Paris-based Mirova, an
affiliate of Natixis
Investment Managers focused on sustainable investing, has
just released three new impact nature-based carbon investments,
located in Argentina, Costa Rica and Madagascar, after raising
over $350 million on this topic since 2020.

Mirova has a range of ESG-focused funds covered by Article 9
under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR),
including ecosystem conservation, biodiversity and
sustainable agriculture, with investments ranging from precision
agriculture, regenerative agriculture and technologies to reduce
emissions from the sector.        
           

The latest funding shows Mirova’s capacity to mobilise private
capital to support high-integrity projects that contribute to
climate change mitigation and adaptation, ecosystem conservation
and restoration, improved livelihoods and wellbeing, as well as
gender equality and inclusion, the firm said in a statement.

“We are witnessing an acceleration in the mobilisation of private
and corporate investors who are increasingly recognising the
critical importance of decarbonising their own activities but
also to contribute to efforts beyond their value chains,” Gautier
Quéru, managing director of natural capital at Mirova, said. “We
are proud to present three new investees that promise to deliver
strong positive impacts on both environmental and social fronts,
while also offering attractive return potentials.”

Quéru believes that there is strong demand for nature-positive
investments, with production often found in emerging markets,
such as coffee.

The firm thinks that investors are rallying around nature
conservation and regeneration because they understand how much of
the economy and development are tied to managing and regenerating
natural resources. 

Mirova has developed an investment expertise allied
to “nature-based carbon assets” to enable institutional and
corporate investors to contribute to global objectives of nature
protection (Positive Nature) and carbon neutrality (Net Zero).
The strategy aims to support high-quality projects targeted
at protecting and restoring nature mostly in emerging
markets, as well as supporting farmers in their transition to
regenerative agriculture. Mirova aims to generate carbon
credits and co-benefits for local communities, especially
promoting women”s independence.

Mirova’s approach is based on the understanding that carbon
credits are essential tools for funding emission…