Australian super funds slow to take on forestry investments

Australian super funds have been slow to embrace forestry as an asset class, despite promising investment returns and its consistency with many funds’ ESG goals. Fiona Mann, head of listed equities and ESG at LGIAsuper, told AsianInvestor that the fund did not currently have any investments in the sector and that other renewable, climate-aligned investments may currently provide a better risk-return profile.  "The inclusion of forestry assets in the fund requires all aspects of …