Chief Executive, Regenerate Asset Management - Investing into Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture across Private Equity, Outcomes Financing and Venture Capital
Water is an essential resource and management of water is getting increasing complex with #climate variability.
Soils are a fantastic way of managing this precious resource. #healthysoils can store significant quantities of water which helps farms manage resilience from droughts and floods.
Let’s regenerate!
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Chief Executive, Regenerate Asset Management - Investing into Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture across Private Equity, Outcomes Financing and Venture Capital
Fantastic article by Philippa Nuttall featuring Ryan Cameron, chief investment officer of Regenerate Asset Management.
‘A process, not a status’
Ryan Cameron is chief investment officer at London-based Regenerate Asset Management. It manages the Regenerate European Sustainable Agriculture Fund, which makes investments generally of around €10mn-€40mn in European farm businesses using a regenerative approach. Cameron too is clear that measuring regenerative agriculture is not a quick and simple exercise that can be dealt with through a couple of simple metrics.
“Regenerative agriculture is a process, not a status like organic farming,” he tells Sustainable Views. “It is not about box-ticking, but about principles. Carbon is only one of the considerations. We need to look at a wide span of metrics and agro-ecological outcomes over time.” He cites the non-profit Savory Institute’s ecological outcome verification as an example of such an approach.
Any verification for regenerative agriculture needs to be centred around the holistic improvement of soil health
Ryan Cameron, Regenerate Asset Management
Regenerate’s way of dealing with carbon has been to seek the “highest standard of verification” with standards organisations such as Verra, says Cameron. The BeZero rating “could be a helpful indicator on a richer dashboard” or “negative if it becomes a distraction” and the carbon potential of regenerative agriculture taken as the main focus of whether the system is a success or not, he adds.
“Any verification for regenerative agriculture needs to be centred around the holistic improvement of soil health,” he says. “There is a big opportunity to demonstrate leadership by delivering results, rather than making unsubstantiated claims.”
Nicholas BurlingtonAddy Windsor-CliveDavid BatesJeremy StroudAnanya MannaPhilippa SaxonMatt JordonTom DillonChristopher HeathcoteErik Bruun BindslevRegenerate OutcomesBeZero CarbonFinancial Times
Editor of Sustainable Views @ Financial Times. Journalist, writer, editor: climate change, energy transition, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, sustainable finance, ESG.
👩🌾 My latest piece on ratings and regenerative agriculture for Sustainable Views where companies and investors make it clear carbon sequestration is only one part of regenerative agriculture and underline the need for indicators that recognise a multitude of outcomes.
🌲 “The state of carbon dioxide removal” report published earlier this month by a host of researchers suggests a rather significant 7-9 gigatonnes of CO₂ a year could be removed from the atmosphere by 2050 through land use change and technology.
📣 “Regenerative agriculture is a process, not a status like organic farming,” says Ryan Cameron. “It is not about box-ticking, but about principles. Carbon is only one of the considerations. We need to look at a wide span of metrics and agro-ecological outcomes over time.”
🥕 “Any verification for regenerative agriculture needs to be centred around the holistic improvement of soil health,” he continues. “There is a big opportunity to demonstrate leadership by delivering results, rather than making unsubstantiated claims.”
#regenerativeagriculture#sustainablefarminghttps://lnkd.in/e4P7uMD6
Chief Executive, Regenerate Asset Management - Investing into Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture across Private Equity, Outcomes Financing and Venture Capital
Chief Executive, Regenerate Asset Management - Investing into Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture across Private Equity, Outcomes Financing and Venture Capital
📢 We're hosting another Women Transforming Food & Finance Meet-up!
Join us on June 25th for the "London Meet-Up: Leaders in Transformation" from 5-6:30pm BST.
We are excited to gather an impactful group of women working at the intersection of agriculture, food, and finance transformation for an evening of networking.
Recognizing that many are in town for London Climate Action Week and the Groundswell event, we are pleased to offer this opportunity – with our host Regenerate Asset Management – for women in the space to connect. Enjoy a beverage and light refreshments while connecting with other leaders in transformation!
Co-Hosts
– Addy Windsor-Clive, Regenerate Asset Management
– Meghan Sapp, Hub del Norte, Savory Institute
ℹ️ RSVP required. Find the event link in the comments to learn more!
Chief Executive, Regenerate Asset Management - Investing into Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture across Private Equity, Outcomes Financing and Venture Capital
Chief Executive, Regenerate Asset Management - Investing into Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture across Private Equity, Outcomes Financing and Venture Capital
Chief Executive, Regenerate Asset Management - Investing into Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture across Private Equity, Outcomes Financing and Venture Capital
As the harsh reality of warmer and wetter winters hits agriculture, we are seeing more and more farmers in the UK and in Europe turning to #regenerativeagriculture practices to protect against #flood and #drought and boost #foodsecurity.
Pioneering farmers are rethinking the traditional post-war plough/fertilise/grow/repeat model and instead focusing on techniques to restore and build soil health. So-called #regenerative farms are investing in existing plants each year - valuing precious root systems rather than ploughing for example. Regenerative techniques are supporting #farmers across the country and have a climate benefit for us all.
Vitally, #healthysoil stores much larger volumes of water, preventing floods and protecting against droughts. While it might seem hard to imagine a dryer landscape after months of floods, hotter summers are also more likely - droughts are the next threat that we see on the horizon.
Regenerate Asset Management is a specialist private equity investor, investing in farms transitioning to regenerative agriculture across Europe. The co-founders previously worked at Impax, the climate positive private equity investor. Regenerate Outcomes is a sister business which supports the regenerative farming community with #education and opportunities to share knowledge.
Case studies of farmers ‘Meet the farmer’, adopting regenerative agriculture practices are available here - https://lnkd.in/e7BYHg9H.
Nicholas BurlingtonAddy Windsor-CliveRyan CameronDavid BatesJeremy StroudAnanya MannaPhilippa SaxonMatt JordonTom DillonChristopher HeathcoteJake McNaughtonClaudia J.Erik Bruun BindslevJosh HeynekeOliver MartinJake Locke Timothy Coates
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Chief Executive, Regenerate Asset Management - Investing into Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture across Private Equity, Outcomes Financing and Venture Capital
Chief Executive, Regenerate Asset Management - Investing into Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture across Private Equity, Outcomes Financing and Venture Capital
Thank you Regenerate Asset Management for your continued support of Global AgInvesting! We look forward to seeing you at Global AgInvesting New York 2024 on April 15-17.
Regenerate Asset Management is dedicated to seamlessly connecting the realms of nature capital and global finance. Regenerate seeks sustainable agriculture investment opportunities that not only yield robust economic returns but also have a positive environmental impact and produce high-quality food and fibre. Their regenerative investments aim to enhance soil health, which in turn benefits biodiversity, water quality, and farm economics.
At the heart of Regenerate is a unique ecosystem comprising three synergistic initiatives designed to tap into varied market opportunities through Private Equity, Outcomes, and Ventures.
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Chief Executive, Regenerate Asset Management - Investing into Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture across Private Equity, Outcomes Financing and Venture Capital
Co-Founder and Ideator of Drawdown Farm | Regenerative Agriculture Thinker Doer | Consultant | (Born: 348 ppm)
2moAbsolument! I’m super pumped!