Environmental Property®
CarbonGroup works closely with promising clean technology suppliers to generate an entirely new investment paradigm known as Environmental Property®.
Analogous to 'intellectual property', Environmental Property® or 'EP' is the tangible or intangible economic benefit created as a result of adopting environmentally sustainable business practices or developing products and services with additionality benefits. Examples of Environmental Property® include:
- Carbon credits via CDM/JI initiatives
- Energy and raw-material savings
- Resource consents and other environmental statutory permits
- Positive public relations and goodwill
- Market share
These assets are used to develop integrated investment models to attract capital and other investment funding using unique market strategies.
Current CarbonGroup investment projects using the EP® methodology include energy-efficient animal protein refridgeration technology in South America, and low-waste packaging for the global fruit produce market.