摩根大通表示，希望成为碳抵消市场的积极参与者，利用森林捕获和储存大气中的二氧化碳。盖奇表示，代表机构和高净值个人投资林地，将使摩根大通能够将其房地产专业知识扩展到森林领域，为很多气候、生物多样性和社会问题提供“自然解决方案”。
JPMorgan ChaseAsset Management announced on Monday that it had agreed to buy Campbell Global LLC, a company specializing in woodland investment and natural resource management, which manages more than 1.7 million acres of woodland worldwide and $5.3 billion in assets under management.
The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of this year at an undisclosed price.
"this acquisition expands our alternatives and shows that we want to integrate sustainability into the business in a meaningful way," George Gage (George Gatch), chief executive of JPMorgan asset management, said in a statement.
JPMorgan says it wants to be an active participant in the carbon offset market, using forests to capture and store carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Mr Gage said investing in woodland by representative agencies and high net worth individuals would enable JPMorgan to extend its real estate expertise to forests, providing "natural solutions" to many climate, biodiversity and social problems.
