Climate & Nature Investment

Real asset strategies for Australia's climate and nature transition

Verdant Investment Management develops and manages real asset investment strategies — spanning natural capital, renewable energy, sustainable forestry and agriculture — that deliver climate and nature outcomes alongside long-term risk-adjusted returns.

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About Verdant

Climate and nature investment management for Australia's future

Verdant Investment Management is an Australian investment manager focused on the intersection of real assets and the climate and nature transition. We combine institutional investment expertise with deep knowledge of carbon markets, ecology, energy, forestry and rural land management to create investment strategies that address the global challenges of decarbonisation and resource degradation while delivering for investors and procurement partners.

Our Approach

We develop a portfolio of investment strategies across the real assets spectrum — from landscape restoration and carbon sequestration to sustainable forestry, agriculture and renewable energy. Our proprietary data tools and rigorous institutional governance ensure efficient origination, strong risk management and measurable impact across every strategy.

Why Real Assets

Institutional capital directed to real assets solutions is required at scale to address challenges across decarbonisation, resource degradation and nature loss. These investments offer portfolio diversification, inflation correlation and the opportunity to generate returns while delivering measurable climate and nature outcomes — creating lasting value for investors and communities.

The Opportunity

A compelling case for climate and nature investment

Achieving Australia's climate and nature commitments will require large-scale investment across decarbonisation, landscape restoration, sustainable resource management and high-integrity carbon removal — creating a substantial and growing opportunity for investors and procurement partners.

80%

of the ASX200 have committed to achieving net zero by 2050

Investment Management Magazine, 2023

82%

renewable electricity generation targeted for Australia's grid by 2030

Australian Government, Powering Australia Plan

$11T

USD cumulative investment in nature-based solutions needed globally by 2050

State of Finance for Nature, UNEP, 2022

Our Team

Over four decades of real assets experience

Verdant's founders bring deep expertise in institutional investment management across real assets, carbon markets, energy, forestry and sustainability — with a track record of developing and managing climate and nature investment strategies for leading Australian and global institutions.

Michael O'Sullivan

Director

A senior investment and finance professional with over 25 years' experience in real assets, infrastructure and environmental investments. Michael has held leadership roles at GPT Group, Climate Asset Management (Pollination/HSBC AM) and Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, where he developed and executed natural capital, forestry and clean energy investment strategies deploying institutional capital across multiple geographies.

Benjamin Thomas