Why invest in carbon removal strategies?
Global warming is one of the greatest challenges of the modern world. Acting and supporting the transition to a low-carbon and more climate-resilient world is fully consistent with our values as a committed investor.
Through the Aviva Investors Carbon Removal Fund, we intend to challenge the cycles where human activities use natural resources and deplete biodiversity, as well as activities that undermine the natural systems supporting and absorbing carbon. Both contribute towards climate change.
Our investment approach
Our approach to investing in carbon removal solutions takes a traditional real assets approach to developing nature-based solutions (actions to protect, sustainably manage and restore natural and modified ecosystems in ways that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively.) Our ambition is to provide financial return alongside human wellbeing and biodiversity benefits.
We also intend to draw on our private markets venture capabilities to support early-stage, innovative carbon removal solutions. Our actions are designed to capitalise on climate thematics and maximise long-term return opportunities, targeting measurable co-benefits such as biodiversity enhancement, improved waterway quality, employment and better public access.
Sustainable returns
Aiming to deliver 8%* capital return with a majority of this sensitive to carbon price movements.
Targeted impact
Direct investment in nature - creating measured, project-specific biodiversity and social impact.**
High integrity carbon credits
Portfolio construction based on identifying relative value across nature-based and engineered removal solutions.
*Over 25-year rolling periods. Note: Returns targets are dependent on the portfolio mix of commercial/developed market/emerging market investments and each projects’ respective IRR and carbon yield. Therefore, the returns targets should be considered indicative only. Return target is net of fees. If investors choose to retire credits they will forgo the carbon contribution to the IRR.
**The sustainable investment as well as the financial objective of the fund are not guaranteed and may not be achieved. Targets may not be realised.
The Carbon Removal Fund’s Impact Framework targets the principles and aims to align investments with the following UN Development Goals:
Core SDGs
Will directly aim to contribute to the success of the following SDGs:
Clean water
Climate action
Life below water
Sustainable land
Secondary SDGs
May additionally support the following Sustainable Development Goals through project specific co-benefits:
No poverty
Zero hunger
Good health and well-being
Quality education
Gender equality
Decent work and economic growth
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Reduced inequalities
Sustainable cities and communities
Responsible consumption and production
What is a nature-based solution?
Portfolio Manager Zoe Austin discusses a real-life nature-based solution and explains how this asset is making a positive contribution to a low carbon economy.
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Aviva Investors Carbon Removal Fund
The Sub-Fund aims to generate and distribute high integrity carbon removal credits and other associated financial returns through exposure to a diversified portfolio of nature-based and engineered carbon removal solutions, balancing solution, technology and geographic risks through a blended portfolio. The Sub-Fund aims to provide an overall financial return (net of annual management charges) of 8% per annum over a 25- year period.
Aviva Investors Carbon Removal Fund: Fund-in-brief
The Sub-Fund aims to generate and distribute high integrity carbon removal credits and other associated financial returns through exposure to a diversified portfolio of nature-based and engineered carbon removal solutions, balancing solution, technology and geographic risks through a blended portfolio. The Sub-Fund aims to provide an overall financial return (net of annual management charges) of 8% per annum over a 25- year period.
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Key risks
For further information on the risks and risk profiles of our funds, please refer to the relevant KIID and Prospectus.
Investment risk: Investment values can fluctuate, and past performance is not indicative of future returns. Investors’ capital is at risk.
Policy and regulatory risks: changes in government policies, regulatory frameworks, and compliance requirements, which can impact project viability, funding, and long-term sustainability.
Delivery and counterparty risks: There are risks of delays or failures in delivering promised carbon removal services and the reliability of partners or stakeholders in fulfilling their contractual obligations.
Climate and physical risks: impacts of extreme weather events, changing climate conditions, and natural disasters, which can disrupt operations, damage projects and infrastructure, and affect the effectiveness of carbon removal processes.
Price and value risks: fluctuations in the market price of carbon credits and the uncertainty of the long-term economic value of the carbon removal project, which can affect project returns. The generation of carbon credits and positive returns from them are not guaranteed.
Technology and methodology risks: uncertainties and potential inaccuracies in the measurement, reporting, and verification processes, which can affect the credibility and effectiveness of the carbon removal outcomes.
Reversal and permanence risks: potential for sequestered carbon to be released back into the atmosphere due to factors like land-use changes, natural disturbances, or project failures.
Illiquidity risk: difficulty of selling an asset quickly if required without significantly impacting its price, which can limit financial flexibility and increase investment risk.
Emerging Markets Risks: Investments in emerging markets carry additional political, legal, and corporate governance risks compared to developed markets.
Investments in natural capital, private and venture capital, and other private market assets incur higher costs and expenses compared to public market assets. These costs are borne by the Fund and disclosed in the Private Placement Memorandum.
This summary highlights key risks but is not exhaustive. Investors should read the Private Placement Memorandum for a complete description of risks and conduct appropriate due diligence before making any investment decisions.
Real assets expertise
Meet our climate transition real assets investment team.
Greta Talbot-Jones
Associate Director, Responsible Investment
Zoe Austin
Portfolio manager
Kiran Sehra
Nature Specialist
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