The firm plans to invest in projects that generate carbon credits while improving agricultural sustainability

Bregal Investments is establishing a new strategy dedicated to reducing carbon emissions in agriculture and helping make crops more sustainable while generating salable carbon credits.

The Bregal Sphere Nature strategy will invest in so-called agroforestry projects that combine tree- and bush-crops such as cocoa and coffee with plantings of other native trees or bushes. Such projects can help remove the greenhouse gases produced by agricultural operations, while helping to improve biodiversity and make crops more resistant to drought and other stresses, said Alvar de Wolff, who co-leads the strategy alongside Agustin Silvani, both as managing partners.

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