TIR Hires Justin Fier as Managing Director, Head of Impact Strategy
A Veteran Forest Investment Executive and Recognized ESG and Impact Leader
Hedging Against Climate Change in Timberland Investing
Chung-Hong Fu: Managing Director Economic Research and Analysis DOWNLOAD (2Mb PDF) Global climate change has reached the forefront of the public’s consciousness in recent years and investors that hold natural assets, like timberland, in their portfolios are particularly interested in understanding the challenges and opportunities it may pose for them in an investment context. Forests, like [...]
A Step Beyond Timber: Considering Private Equity Investments in Wood Products Manufacturing in the United States
Chung-Hong Fu: Managing Director Economic Research and Analysis DOWNLOAD (2Mb PDF) In September of 2020, TIR announced the creation of Mission Forest Products and its new “greenfield” sawmill project at Corinth, Mississippi. Prior to the pandemic, lumber prices stood at around $ 400/mbf. Since that announcement was made, lumber prices skyrocketed to more than $1,500/mbf. We [...]
ESG and Its Growing Influence in the Timberland Investment Sector
TIR’s Economist, Chung-Hong Fu, examines ESG in the context of timberland investments and the fiduciaries that manage their forest assets in this article for All About Alpha.
ESG and Its Growing Influence in the Timberland Investment Sector
Chung-Hong Fu: Managing Director Economic Research and Analysis DOWNLOAD (1.3Mb PDF) As interest in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues increases, investors and investment managers are working to define and refine what ESG means and what ESG engagement looks like in the context of their portfolios and the asset classes in which they are active. In [...]