INVESTING IN THE SUSTAINABILITY MISSION

HL: A key investment has been the long-term view of our founders who in a very early stage recognised the potential of green investments in Africa and who positioned Green Resources as a platform for combatting climate change. We believe the importance of green investments is now becoming clearer than ever before, but this was not the case when the company started in the late 90’s.

Another investment has been the early decision of the company to comply with the Forest Stewardship Council Principals and Criteria on sustainable forest management. The FSC standards have become the must have standard for forestry investments in Africa and in many cases a pre-requisite for accessing capital. Green Resources is proud to manage 38,000 hectares of FSC certified areas and is in the process expanding its FSC Certified areas.

We can start seeing this investment pay off in Uganda where increasing numbers of customers (including Kenyan buyers) are enquiring for FSC Certified Timber due to its sustainability credentials.