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Promoting timber
as the hidden champion
of sustainable finance

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Shaping the Carbon Sink
Built Environment

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Sourcing CHF 100 M
investments by 2030 to fund
timber industry growth

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Establishing timber as
the leading carbon capture
and storage technology (TCCS)

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Closing the gap between
financial markets and
the timber industry

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Making all aspects
of timber bankable

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Promoting timber
as the hidden champion
of sustainable finance

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Shaping the Carbon Sink
Built Environment

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Sourcing CHF 100 M
investments by 2030 to fund
timber industry growth

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Establishing timber as
the leading carbon capture
and storage technology (TCCS)

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Closing the gap between
financial markets and
the timber industry

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Making all aspects
of timber bankable

The Initiative

Timber is rapidly gaining importance as a Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology (CDR). Sustainably managed forests and timber construction are the most efficient way to extract CO2 from the atmosphere and store it long-term. Mass Timber has the potential to make a significant contribution to combating climate change.

The Timber Finance Initiative, founded in 2021, is the Swiss competence center for timber investments.

We promote the sustainable investment opportunities of the forest and timber industry through the development of new financial products, carbon credits, whitepapers and advisory services.

Around 40% of global CO2 emissions currently stem from the construction industry. Mass timber can change that.

We bridge the gap between investors and the timber industry.

Services

Finance

Timber Finance offers investors CO2-relevant investment opportunities and provide growth financing for the forest and timber industry. By 2030, we will mobilize CHF 100 million for the timber industry in the form of impact investments.

Advisory

Timber Finance advises the public sector and private real estate investors on the implementation and development of their timber construction strategy as part of their Net-Zero commitments.
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Climate Solutions TCCS

We are developing the Timber Carbon Capture & Storage Certificate (TCCS). With this tool we can assist private and public real-estate developers with reaching their net-zero emissions targets, using their very own real estate portfolios.

Knowledge Hub

As a knowledge hub, the Timber Finance Initiative analyzes and shares the latest information from science and industry. We share and document where the national and international climate debate stands with regards to the timber and forest sector.

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Our innovation partner

The Migros Pioneer Fund looks for and supports ideas with social potential. It enables
pioneering projects that break new ground and seek out forward-looking solutions. Its
impact-oriented funding approach combines financial support with coaching services. The
Migros Pioneer Fund is part of the Migros Group’s social engagement and is enabled by the Migros Group with around CHF 15 million annually. For further information: Migros Pioneer Fund

Our funding partner

Built by Nature is a network and grant-making fund dedicated to accelerating the timber building transformation in Europe: radically reducing embodied carbon; safely storing carbon in our buildings for generations; and sequestering carbon by championing forest stewardship and regeneration. More information is available here Built By Nature (builtbn.org)