Bloomsbury Natural Capital Information

Natural capital is the world’s stock of natural assets: rocks, ores & other minerals, soil, air, water and all living things. Bloomsbury Natural Capital (BNC) is a for-profit company which invests in commercial companies which also sequester carbon and boost biodiversity. Peter Hollands is Chairman, Martin Hollands and Barbara Sotowicz are Directors, James Griffiths (Forestry) and Simon Benney (IT & data) are Advisors. Investments are made at Seed Capital & Series A stages. BNC normally takes 3%-5% of a company's equity in an initial investment, potentially raised to 10%-25% in subsequent funding rounds. Projects with pre-money values between £2.5M-£15M are the main targets. BNC owns 4% of the equity of Cascadia Seaweed of Canada. BNC's Martin Hollands is a Senior Advisor to their Board on Ecosystem Services & Restorative Aquaculture. Cascadia farms seaweed; its Plant Health Division is now selling liquid seaweed extracts via ReFeed Canada; bio-stimulant sales will begin in 2024: sales of cattle feed supplements (reducing methane emissions) by its Animal Health Division will follow. It also provides ecosystem services in Canada & Kenya. BNC has 6% of the convertible loan notes of Xilva AG of Switzerland, which provides a digital platform for investing in regenerative forests. The "Xilva FOREST+ PORTFOLIO" service catalogues rigorously assesses high integrity forests. The "Xilva GRADE" service provides a forest evaluation methodology for investors, project developers & corporate buyers. Martin Hollands is BNC's Director on Xilva's Board. Elsewhere in the Group, BNC's parent company, Bloomsbury Minerals Economics, holds 22% of the equity in Skarn Associates, the global leader in measuring each mine's energy sources & usage, greenhouse gas emissions, water use, flood & drought risk. BNC's sister company Bloomsbury Information Capital holds 4%+ of the equity in Minviro, which provides software & consultancy on environmental optimization in mining & metallurgy.