Key Takeaways
- Conservation Resource Partners has entered a collaboration with Achmea Investment Management on its second impact farmland fund, CRF II.
- Achmea IM will act as investment advisor to anchor investors and select clients investing in the fund or its feeder vehicle.
- The fund targets financial returns alongside measurable environmental outcomes across U.S. farmland assets.
- CRF II will focus on regenerative and organic farming practices across permanent crops, row crops, and pastureland.
- The fund will voluntarily align with SFDR Article 9, the EU’s highest sustainability disclosure standard.
Conservation Resource Partners Expands Impact Farmland Strategy With Achmea IM
Conservation Resource Partners (“CR”), an agriculture-focused investment firm, has announced a collaboration with Achmea Investment Management B.V. on its latest impact vehicle, Conservation Resources Farmland II, L.P. (CRF II). The partnership is designed to support the fund’s objective of aligning long-term financial performance with environmental and social impact outcomes.
Under the agreement, Achmea IM will serve as investment advisor to anchor investors participating in CRF II or through the Conservation Resources Farmland Feeder Fund II. The fund has also been approved for inclusion on Achmea IM’s multi-asset impact platform, which deploys capital on behalf of Dutch pension funds and insurance clients.
Achmea IM’s Role in Scaling Impact Capital
Achmea IM’s impact platform invests across asset classes including private equity, private debt, infrastructure, and real assets, with a focus on four core themes: climate, biodiversity, health, and equal opportunities. Through its advisory role, Achmea IM will support client participation in CRF II as part of this broader impact allocation strategy.
Karlijn van Lierop, Head of Impact Investing at Achmea IM, said, “By investing in forestry and agriculture, we actively support the protection and restoration of biodiversity—an essential foundation for climate resilience and the global economy. Through our commitment to the Conservation Resources Farmland II Fund, we deliver measurable environmental impact while achieving robust financial returns.”
Investment Strategy and Environmental Focus
Regenerative and Organic Farmland Deployment
CRF II follows the final close of Conservation Resource Partners’ inaugural impact farmland fund in August 2024. The new fund is expected to deploy capital across a diversified portfolio of U.S. farmland, including directly operated and leased permanent crops, row crops, and pastureland, as well as select downstream assets linked to these land types.
All properties are expected to be farmed using regenerative and/or organic practices and pursue certification under stringent sustainability standards. The fund will also voluntarily implement the European Union’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Article 9 provisions.
Stavros Koutsantonis, Chief Operating Officer and portfolio manager at Conservation Resource Partners, said the partnership reflects shared priorities. “Impact investments done right should achieve financial return goals, while also delivering intentional and measurable positive environmental and social outcomes,” he said.
CRF II is positioned to attract institutional “impact capital” seeking exposure to agriculture while addressing soil health, water use, greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity outcomes linked to modern farming systems.
