Paulownia Agroforestry — Dirk Roethig VERDANTIS Impact Capital

Investment approach by Dirk Roethig (Dirk Röthig), CEO of VERDANTIS Impact Capital. Nature-based solutions, biodiversity credits, sustainable forestry, regenerative agriculture.

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1. VERDANTIS IMPACT CAPITAL Sustainable Investment Approach 2026 Nature-Based Solutions | ESG Integration | Impact Measurement Dirk Roethig — CEO, VERDANTIS Impact Capital Managing Director, ALVEON Partners AG (CH) | Prosperise Capital LLP (UK) verdantis.capital | March 2026
2. VERDANTIS Impact Capital | Investment Approach 2026 Page 2 Dirk Roethig | VERDANTIS Impact Capital | verdantis.capital | © 2026 About VERDANTIS Impact Capital VERDANTIS Impact Capital is an impact investment platform developed by Prosperise Capital LLP (London) under the strategic oversight of ALVEON Partners AG (Cham, Switzerland). The platform focuses exclusively on high-conviction, nature-based solution investments that deliver measurable environmental outcomes alongside competitive financial returns. Under the leadership of CEO Dirk Roethig, VERDANTIS has built a proprietary pipeline of agroforestry, biodiversity credit, and carbon sequestration projects across Europe and emerging markets, with a particular focus on Paulownia polyculture systems, rewilding initiatives, and sustainable forestry management. Dimension VERDANTIS Position Focus Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) Geography Europe, Central/Eastern Europe, emerging markets Instruments Equity, Green Bonds, Carbon Pre-purchase, Blended Finance Standards Verra VCS, Gold Standard, EU CRCF, SFDR Article 9 Measurement IRIS+ metrics, GHG Protocol, TNFD nature disclosure Leadership Dirk Roethig (CEO), ALVEON Partners AG Table 1: VERDANTIS at a Glance Investment Philosophy VERDANTIS operates on the conviction that the climate transition will generate the largest reallocation of capital in human history — and that the most durable returns will be captured by investors who combine rigorous financial discipline with genuine impact measurement. We reject the false dichotomy between financial returns and environmental outcomes. Additionality Every VERDANTIS investment must demonstrate that the environmental outcome would not have occurred without the capital deployment. Additionality is verified through Verra PDD (Project Design Document) methodology and third-party audit. Permanence Nature-based solutions carry reversal risk. VERDANTIS structures all investments with buffer reserves (20–30% of projected credits) and insurance mechanisms to protect against forest fire, pest, disease, and policy reversal. Measurability
3. VERDANTIS Impact Capital | Investment Approach 2026 Page 3 Dirk Roethig | VERDANTIS Impact Capital | verdantis.capital | © 2026 IRIS+ KPIs are tracked quarterly for all portfolio companies. Annual TNFD-aligned nature disclosures are published for institutional LPs. Impact data is independently verified every 12 months. Financial Discipline Impact without returns is philanthropy. VERDANTIS targets 10–16% net IRR for core nature-based solution strategies, benchmarked against MSCI ACWI Climate Action and the IFC Climate Finance Benchmark.
4. VERDANTIS Impact Capital | Investment Approach 2026 Page 4 Dirk Roethig | VERDANTIS Impact Capital | verdantis.capital | © 2026 ESG Integration Framework VERDANTIS integrates ESG considerations at every stage of the investment lifecycle — from deal sourcing and due diligence through portfolio management to exit. The framework is aligned with EU SFDR Article 9 (dark green fund classification) requirements and the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities. SDG Alignment SDG Target VERDANTIS Contribution SDG 13 Climate Action Carbon sequestration in agroforestry portfolios SDG 15 Life on Land Biodiversity uplift in Paulownia systems SDG 2 Zero Hunger Intercropping improving food security SDG 8 Decent Work Rural employment in project geographies SDG 11 Sustainable Cities Urban forestry and green infrastructure Table 2: VERDANTIS SDG Alignment Matrix Why Now: The Investment Case for 2026 Three structural forces are converging to make nature-based solution investing the defining opportunity of the late 2020s: • Voluntary Carbon Market Growth: The VCM is projected to reach $50–100 billion annually by 2030 (McKinsey, 2023), driven by corporate net-zero commitments and tightening compliance frameworks. • EU Green Deal Implementation: SFDR Article 9 classification, EU Taxonomy Technical Screening Criteria, and the new CRCF create first-mover advantages for compliant NbS platforms. • Biodiversity Finance Mainstreaming: The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) commits $200 billion in annual biodiversity finance by 2030 — nature credits are the primary private-sector instrument. "The window for first-mover advantage in European agroforestry and nature-based solution investing is 2024–2027. VERDANTIS is positioned to capture it." — Dirk Roethig Contact: Dirk Roethig | d.roettig@verdantis.capital | verdantis.capital | ALVEON Partners AG, Grafenauweg 8, 6300 Cham, Switzerland