Launched in 2020, the INVL Sustainable Timberland and Farmland Fund II (STAFF II) invests in forests and agricultural land in the Baltic region and Central and Eastern Europe, seeking to manage them sustainably with a long-term view.
The fund is registered in Luxembourg and is managed and administered by Apex Group, one of the largest providers of fund services in Europe. STAFF II operates under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, while the investment regulations the fund adheres to depend on where investments are made and vary by country.
Size of the fund.
Tonnes of carbon dioxide stored in the fund’s forest holdings*.
* Calculated for the portfolio as of 10.31.2024
STAFF II is a member of three international organisations.
The fund invests in the Baltic countries and Romania and intends to expand to the Central and Eastern European countries that belong to the European Union. Land value in this region has a higher growth potential than in Western Europe and the Nordic countries.
Both forests and arable land are managed in accordance with global sustainable management practices. The aim is to have a positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact on the countries we work in.
By investing in forest and agricultural land and applying sustainable management practices, the fund contributes to the EU-wide objectives of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and achieving carbon neutrality.
The unlimited duration of the fund is at the core of a long-term sustainability strategy that contributes to the objective of preserving the Earth for future generations. One of the fund’s very specific goals is to preserve green islands of mosaic landscape and natural habitats for flora and fauna that may be designated or acquired along with other assets.
Our aim is to provide investors with stable long-term returns by developing a portfolio of forests and agricultural land located in European Union countries. We manage our portfolio in accordance with ESG principles and sustainable management practices, which creates value for both our investors and society in general.
We seek to become one of the European Union’s leading and most trusted funds in the field of sustainable alternative investments and simultaneously create opportunities for our investors to contribute to the preservation of nature for future generations.
Much of our attention is focused on sustainability and sustainable asset management. We combine current best market practices, expert assessment, national legal requirements, and global investment guidelines in the management of timberland and farmland we own.
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Forest and land are assets whose demand is growing while supply is limited and shrinking.
Forests are a renewable resource and a major carbon sink. They capture and sequester carbon dioxide throughout their lifetime, cleaning the air we breathe. Wood, besides its economic benefits, is an exceptionally valuable material that can be used for everything from construction to packaging. Therefore, forests contribute to economic development with sustainable renewable resources, which are a much more environmentally friendly alternative to plastic, cement, metal, and petroleum-based fuels.
Arable land is a limited and extremely important resource, whose significance is set to continue growing given the need to feed an ever-increasing human population. Agriculture is currently being rapidly transformed by the latest agricultural technology, which ensures that land is not degraded and its productivity increases.
Investing in forests and farmland generates a stable return. Moreover, these asset classes have little or even negative correlation with traditional asset classes, and the correlation between forests and farmland themselves is also relatively low (NORSKOG, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, 2020).
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