The way in which financial investors plan profoundly affects the long-term health of the world’s forests. These impacts occur in a number of ways:
- through direct investments in forests and the way these forests are then managed;·
- through the setting of financial and management targets by investors and shareholders;·
- and through the encouragement of investment recipients to view sustainability of forests as a valuable objective. A single market-oriented lever, such as certification, will bring only limited success when acting alone.
This session will explore other possible motivational triggers. In addition, it will investigate how we can create a more environmentally sympathetic set of investors; and ways to measure long-term success by looking at good forestry rather than a quick and easy payback regardless of the environmental cost.
Join leaders from environmental, economic and social fields to discuss the solution in this thought-provoking session at the FSC+20 Forum at the FSC General Assembly (GA) 2014 in Seville in September.
The FSC+20 Forum is a unique occasion that will bring together an unprecedented number of today's leaders in business, advocacy and human rights to discuss key issues in sustainable forest management. Over three sessions, they will discuss tropical timber, consumer demand and the role of investment in forest management. To register for this session and attend the 2014 FSC General Assembly 2014 visit: http://ga2014.fsc.org/fsc20