Natural capital-focused UK manager Climate Asset Management has selected Andrew Dyson as Non-executive Chair to steer its continued focus on nature-related investments. Dyson was most recently a senior advisor at global climate investment and advisory firm Pollination – which co-founded Climate Asset Management alongside HSBC Asset Management in 2020. He previously spent five years as chairman and CEO of PGIM Quantitative Solutions, leaving in 2022. “The exclusive focus on natural capital and nature-based solutions to meet the twin climate and nature crises, is as inspirational as it is timely,” said Dyson. “With nature increasingly high up on the agenda of most boardrooms and long-term institutions around the world, we expect to continue our rapid growth trajectory as we help institutional investors and global corporates achieve their net zero goals.” Alongside Dyson’s appointment, Climate Asset Management announced the final close of its Natural Capital Fund and Nature Based Carbon Fund. Along with the Restore Fund – co-designed with tech giant Apple – the three vehicles form part of a platform that has raised more than US$1 billion for natural capital projects. The Natural Capital Fund targets financial returns alongside improved environmental outcomes from real-asset investments in regenerative agriculture, sustainable forestry and environmental assets across developed markets. The Nature Based Carbon Fund, meanwhile, looks to generate high-quality carbon credits from large-scale landscape restoration and conservation projects supporting climate resilience, biodiversity improvements and community benefits in developing economies. ”Reaching this milestone is a huge vote of confidence for this new and emerging asset class from those forward-thinking organisations and institutional investors who have entrusted us with their investments, and are committed to restoring biodiversity and repairing nature as they pursue their own decarbonisation strategies,” said Martin Berg, CEO of Climate Asset Management.
