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