Climate Change Data

INVL Baltic Farmland, AB

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental sustainability

Environmental Achievements

  • Increase in certified organic and innovative farms in leased areas

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Restrictions on the purchase of agricultural land in Lithuania
  • Agricultural production and other commodity price volatility
  • Common agricultural risks (weather conditions)
  • Reliance on EU and national subsidies
  • Land illiquidity risk
  • Risk of legislative and regulatory changes
  • Tax increase risk
  • Inflation and deflation risk
  • Credit risk
  • Liquidity risk
  • Interest rate risk
  • Large shareholders risk
  • Market-related risks (share price volatility, liquidity risk, dividend payment risk)
Mitigation Strategies
  • Long-term investment strategy to avoid short-term price fluctuations
  • Diversification of land holdings
  • Insurance against some agricultural risks
  • Maintaining adequate liquidity levels or securing funding
  • Minimizing debt
  • Close cooperation between the Board and the Director to maximize shareholder value

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Weather conditions (floods, droughts, heavy rains, hail, frost, weeds, pests, diseases, fire, climate change related worsening conditions)

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: IFRS

Third-party Assurance: UAB PricewaterhouseCoopers

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental sustainability

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Restrictions on the purchase of agricultural land in Lithuania.
  • Agricultural production and other commodity price volatility.
  • Common agricultural risks (weather conditions, etc.).
  • Reliance on EU and national subsidies.
  • Land illiquidity risk.
  • Risk of legislative and regulatory changes.
  • Tax increase risk.
  • Inflation and deflation risk.
  • Credit risk from tenants not fulfilling obligations.
  • Liquidity risk.
  • Interest rate risk (though minimal debt is used).
  • Large shareholder risk.
  • Market-related risks (share price volatility, analyst opinions).
  • Dividend payment risk.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Land plot administration outsourced to UAB INVL Farmland Management.
  • Long-term investment strategy to mitigate short-term price fluctuations.
  • Maintenance of adequate liquidity levels or securing funding.
  • Minimal use of debt to reduce interest rate risk.
  • Internal procedures to ensure transparency of operations and prevent bribery.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Weather conditions (floods, droughts, etc.)

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: IFRS as adopted by the European Union

Third-party Assurance: UAB PricewaterhouseCoopers

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental sustainability

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Restriction on the purchase of agricultural land in Lithuania
  • Agricultural production and other commodity price volatility
  • Common agricultural risks (weather conditions)
  • Reliance on EU and national subsidies
  • Land illiquidity
  • Legislative and regulatory changes
  • Tax increase
  • Inflation and deflation
  • Credit risk
  • Liquidity risk
  • Interest rate risk
  • Large shareholders' risk
  • Market-related risks
Mitigation Strategies
  • Long-term investment strategy to avoid short-term price fluctuations
  • Risk mitigation through diversification
  • Insurance (partial)
  • Maintaining adequate liquidity levels or securing funding
  • Minimizing debt
  • Close cooperation with the land administration company (UAB INVL Farmland Management)

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Floods, droughts, heavy rains, hail, frost, weeds, pests, diseases, fire, climate change related worsening conditions

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: IFRS as adopted by the European Union

Third-party Assurance: UAB PricewaterhouseCoopers