Rethinking Risk, Investing in Nature: The Rimba Collective's Booklet
26 Jun 2025 - Report
The Rimba Collective is a pioneering initiative that links natural capital
to supply chain resilience. Focusing on the sourcing landscapes of
Southeast Asia, we bring together international corporate partners,
local NGOs and rural communities whose livelihoods depend on the
health of natural ecosystems.
For the first time, leading consumer goods manufacturers are sharing responsibility by proportionately linking the purchase of agricultural commodities to ecosystem outcomes (ESOs) for nature and communities. And we go further, delivering large‑scale projects where every outcome claimed by our partners can be attributed directly to the funds they have contributed. Our collective approach enables each corporate partner to deliver on their individual sustainability objectives at the scale they collectively need, while mitigating and spreading risk.
Through long-term, performance-based funding, companies can join a collective effort to conserve and restore forests at scale; supporting biodiversity, climate resilience and local livelihoods in commodity-producing regions, while simultaneously building the resilience of their supply chains.
Per June 2025, we support 16 live and operational projects within and beyond value chains across Indonesia. With 245,595 hectares committed for conservation and restoration and subscriptions reaching 550,000 hectares as soon as 2026, our work to date has laid robust foundations for implementing more nature-based solutions at scale over the next 25 years and beyond.
Why it matters?
Natural capital is finite. For companies reliant on nature to deliver products and returns, building supply chain resilience is critical to enduring success. The Rimba Collective directs capital into the very landscapes that underpin corporate sourcing.
This location-specific investment not only restores and conserves ecosystems, but also fortifies supply chains, mitigates environmental and business risks, and delivers multi-dimensional returns.
Managed by Lestari Capital, the Rimba Collective enables leading consumer goods manufacturers to share responsibility and broaden their influence, by proportionately linking the purchase of agricultural commodities to ecosystem outcomes (ESOs) for nature and communities. With third-party verification, transparent reporting and alignment with seven global ESG standards built into the model, the Rimba Collective aims to turn corporate sustainability commitments into measurable outcomes for communities, nature and climate.
Read more in our Booklet below
For the first time, leading consumer goods manufacturers are sharing responsibility by proportionately linking the purchase of agricultural commodities to ecosystem outcomes (ESOs) for nature and communities. And we go further, delivering large‑scale projects where every outcome claimed by our partners can be attributed directly to the funds they have contributed. Our collective approach enables each corporate partner to deliver on their individual sustainability objectives at the scale they collectively need, while mitigating and spreading risk.
Through long-term, performance-based funding, companies can join a collective effort to conserve and restore forests at scale; supporting biodiversity, climate resilience and local livelihoods in commodity-producing regions, while simultaneously building the resilience of their supply chains.
Per June 2025, we support 16 live and operational projects within and beyond value chains across Indonesia. With 245,595 hectares committed for conservation and restoration and subscriptions reaching 550,000 hectares as soon as 2026, our work to date has laid robust foundations for implementing more nature-based solutions at scale over the next 25 years and beyond.
Why it matters?
Natural capital is finite. For companies reliant on nature to deliver products and returns, building supply chain resilience is critical to enduring success. The Rimba Collective directs capital into the very landscapes that underpin corporate sourcing.
This location-specific investment not only restores and conserves ecosystems, but also fortifies supply chains, mitigates environmental and business risks, and delivers multi-dimensional returns.
Managed by Lestari Capital, the Rimba Collective enables leading consumer goods manufacturers to share responsibility and broaden their influence, by proportionately linking the purchase of agricultural commodities to ecosystem outcomes (ESOs) for nature and communities. With third-party verification, transparent reporting and alignment with seven global ESG standards built into the model, the Rimba Collective aims to turn corporate sustainability commitments into measurable outcomes for communities, nature and climate.
Read more in our Booklet below
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