Tom Johnson: Managing Director of Client Relations DOWNLOAD (2Mb PDF) As we grapple with the threat of climate change and the need to live more sustainably, the world's working forests are gaining increasing recognition and appreciation for their "natural capital" or ecosystem service values. These are forest-based values, other than timber, that have commercial and [...]

Chung-Hong Fu: Managing Director Economic Research and Analysis DOWNLOAD (2Mb PDF) As we begin the second quarter of 2021, there is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the global economy and all facets of society – and the virus will have long-lasting effects well after vaccines have been successfully administered around the world. [...]

Chung-Hong Fu: Managing Director Economic Research and Analysis DOWNLOAD (1.3Mb PDF) As interest in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues increases, investors and investment managers are working to define and refine what ESG means and what ESG engagement looks like in the context of their portfolios and the asset classes in which they are active. [...]

Chung-Hong Fu: Managing Director Economic Research and Analysis DOWNLOAD (1.3Mb PDF) In “Coronavirus-Led Migration Away from Urban Cores: Is it a Trend a Timberland Investor Can Rely On?,” our Economist, Chung-Hong Fu, discusses the migration from urban centers to the suburbs and more rural areas, which has been catalyzed by the pandemic. The pandemic coincides [...]

Chung-Hong Fu: Managing Director Economic Research and Analysis DOWNLOAD (4.3Mb PDF) Chung-Hong Fu: Managing Director Economic Research at TIR Europe provides a 2020 Q4 outlook on timberland investing.