JC Impact Investing (Jäderberg & Cie. Group)

The Jäderberg & Cie.-Group (“JC”) is an entrepreneurial impact investor. The investment portfolio consists purely of unique projects with disruptive, deep impact of massive sustainability and extraordinary long-term profitability. Furthermore, JC only engages with projects where they can add substantial value, be it operationally responsible, or simply as an active lead investor and impact guardian. Areas of investment are, so far, Regenerative Agriculture/Forestry (with a focus on medicinal plants), Food Distribution, Ocean Health, Circular Economy (with a focus on recycling of e-waste). The flagship project since 2010 is „JC Sandalwood“, with over 270,000 sandalwood trees cultivated on 575 hectares of reforested mixed forests in the tropical north of Australia. From 2028 onwards, gross harvest revenues of over one billion euros are expected. Half of this is owned by co-investors of the JC Group. Among the handful of neighboring investors in this only commercially viable, fully sustainable source are Abu Dhabi IC, Harvard Endowment, and Church of England. The essential sandalwood oil of this nearly extinct tree species is used in human and veterinary medicine, natural remedies, aromatherapy, food flavoring, and as a fragrance carrier. Our project JC Sandalwood received the award 'best impact investment' of the year 2019 from a jury of renowned German financial journalists. Regarding all projects, JC is looking for further co-investors who intend to ensure sustainability in addition to entrepreneurial returns. Investment structures can be customized. JC is proud member of international impact organizations and networks like Toniic, Bundesinitiative Impact Investing, TTI, Global Impact Alliance and active in several working groups. One overlapping topic JC pursues is to create and integrate Carbon, Biodiversity, and Social credits in one single token. Not least, JC is an active advocate for collaboration and for protection against “Impact Washing”.