While a voluntary market for carbon offset credits generated by the food and agricultural sector has existed for decades, the perception has been that this activity was operating on the margins of conventional financial markets. However, growing public concerns over the negative consequences of climate change have resulted in a noticeable shift in financial resources to create compliance and voluntary markets that support the financialization of carbon and other GHGs to incentivize stewards to adopt practices that sequester carbon, creating an “asset” that has a quantifiable market value that can be sold to “investors” seeking to offset their own carbon footprint.

HighQuest consultants have authored a white paper to address the trends driving interest in natural capital investments that provide a new source of revenue and capital for land stewards, increasing demand for carbon offsets, how the carbon offset market operates and the key stakeholders.

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About the Authors

Philippe de Lapérouse is managing director and Mark Zavodnyik is consulting manager at HighQuest Partners, a leading strategy advisory and consulting firm with offices in Boston and St. Louis. HighQuest advises strategic players operating in and financial investors allocating capital to the global food and agricultural value chain on making informed decisions on strategy and resource allocation. Read an interview with the authors about this report for GAI News.

Philippe de Lapèrouse can be reached in St. Louis at +1.314.960-1632 or via email at pdelaperouse@highquestpartners.com.

Mark Zavodnyik can be reached at +1.574.274.3099 or via email at mzavodnyik@highquestpartners.com.