Land Commodities

people and other life it supports. We achieve this by constantly reviewing our internal procedures according to the three core principles of sustainable investing: People – Consideration of social impacts. Planet – Consideration of environmental impacts. Profit – Consideration of financial objectives. Land Commodities takes real and practical steps to pursue these principles at every level of our agricultural management activities. We conform at all times with national and international legislation and industry environment standards. In Australia for example, all of our leases mandate minimum tillage and other sustainable land management practices including, where applicable, stipulating rotational cropping requirements and limits on stocking rates. Food shortages and malnutrition are an ever present reminder of the work that still needs to be done by the agribusiness sector. According to the World Bank the number of undernourished people in the world exceeded 100 million people by the end of the last decade. Without sufficient investment in agriculture this trend will only worsen in the coming years. Agricultural investment done right has the potential to be a highly rewarding investment not only financially, but also socially. Investors often incorrectly assume that any strategy which takes account of social and environmental factors (“People” and “Planet”) implies the need to make sacrifices when it comes to financial reward (“Profit”). At Land Commodities, we believe that rather than being in conflict, a holistic approach to these priorities can actually act to enhance investment returns. This is especially true in light of the increasingly robust government policies incentivising protection of the environment (in particular with respect to carbon costs and renewable energy incentives) and a more socially aware consumer base.