Timber Finance and Sustainability
Description
The use of timber is becoming increasingly important for the decarbonization of the construction industry worldwide. Due to its potential, CO2 storage is of particular significance. As part of the project, it will be analyzed how financial flows can be utilized to promote the potential of timber as a technology for CO2 storage (Timber Finance).
Key data
Co-Projectlead
Project team
Tania Kornsteiner, Igor Bojic, Jan Camenisch, Thomas Fedrizzi (Timber Finance Initiative), Stefano Charrey (Timber Finance Initiative)
Project partners
Timber Finance Initiative
Project status
ongoing, started 01/2024
Institute/Centre
Departement of Banking, Finance, Insurance; Institute for Financial Management (IFI)
Funding partner
Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU / Aktionsplan Holz APH
Gertrudstrasse 8
8400 Winterthur