Timberland

Future Forest Innovations Fund is an open-ended natural capital investment vehicle managed by New Forests Asset Management, a Sydney-based global specialist with over AUD 10 billion in nature-based real assets under management. Launched in March 2025 as a Singapore Variable Capital Company (VCC), the fund is anchored by a USD 300 million commitment from Oji Holdings—Japan's leading paper and packaging manufacturer and one of the world's largest private forestry owners—alongside a co-investment from New Forests. Structured as an open-architecture vehicle, the fund is designed to accept additional capital from institutional investors seeking exposure to productive plantation forestry and natural capital assets. The strategy targets plantation forestry assets across four primary regions: Southeast Asia, North America, Latin America, and Africa, encompassing both greenfield plantation development and brownfield acquisitions. New Forests applies two decades of sustainable forestry expertise—including proprietary advances in tree genetics, precision analytics, and geo-spatial data systems—to drive operational and environmental performance across the portfolio. Target financial returns of 10–12% reflect an infrastructure-grade risk-return profile. Through the fund, Oji Holdings aims to acquire 70,000 additional hectares of plantation forest to supplement its existing 635,000-hectare global estate, while pursuing an additional 1.5 million tCO₂e per annum in net carbon sequestration by 2030. New Forests' established track record validates the fund's mandate. A Certified B Corp founded in 2005, the firm manages the AUD 1.3 billion Australia New Zealand Forestry Fund and the AUD 600 million Australia New Zealand Landscapes and Forestry Fund (ANZLAFF), with operations across Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the United States. This depth of institutional-grade plantation forestry management—spanning origination, development, operational improvement, and exit—positions New Forests as a credible steward for Oji's ambitions and for third-party institutions seeking access to one of the sector's most experienced natural capital managers.