Dasos Capital Oy (Dasos), established in 2005, is part of CapMan plc since early 2024. The company forms CapMan’s Natural Capital investment area (https://capman.com/natural-capital/). Dasos is amongst the first European investment managers and globally one of the largest fund managers, focused on forest investing.
The company is an investment advisor to private equity funds investing in sustainable forests and natural capital (land, biodiversity, climate, water, etc.). Its fund investors include European pension funds and endowments, family offices and other investors. Assets under management total over EUR 1.5 billion.
Dasos experienced team of forest industry professionals has worked for years with sustainable forest management and circular economy related to forests, and holds strong industrial know-how and connections to the largest wood buyers in the world.
Dasos is committed to contributing to the objectives of the Paris Climate Change Agreement on climate change to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and improve transparency of carbon reporting. Dasos is the supporter of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) to improve and increase reporting of climate-related financial information.
Dasos is an Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) authorised by the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) in Finland.
Evergreen is the basis for future life.
Restoring, maintaining, and rebuilding biological systems and biodiversity enhance evergreen.
We in Dasos are enhancing evergreen.
We proactively seek for new sustainable investment and business possibilities to create value for our clients.
Demand for forest products, and thus for fibre and logs, is driven by several macro trends; global demand for wood is increasing steadily. Based on long-term historical data, wood prices have increased over inflation rate. Forest product demand and price trends are positive for forest investment, with considerable regional and country variations.
Demand for forest services, such as biodiversity and climate change mitigation, is increasing.
We promote sustainability and natural capital outcomes as management objectives and actively integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into portfolio management.
We aim at enhancing asset value based on sustainable practices while mitigating environmental, social and governance risks to our value proposition
We are committed to known international standards and practices in ESG reporting and independent assessment of sustainability.
We act as an investment advisor to institutional investors, endowments, private banks, family offices and other professional clients interested in sustainable, climate smart international forest resource investing.
Erään metsäomaisuuden tarina, published by Finsilva plc, is currently available in Finnish in bookstores across Finland. An English summary will be published in autumn 2025.
Almost 160 hectares of new nature conservation areas in Lapland – Includes an exceptionally large Helmi site https://www.davvimetsa.com/en/almost-160-hectares-of-new-nature-conservation-areas-in-lapland-includes-an-exceptionally-large-helmi-site/ Davvi Metsä Oy is owned by Dasos
New insights into the profitability of ecological forestry – critical deadwood for forest species can be doubled without sacrificing returns https://www.finsilva.fi/en/press-release/new-insights-into-the-profitability-of-ecological-forestry-critical-deadwood-for-forest-species-can-be-doubled-without-sacrificing-returns/ More information: Juha Hakkarainen,
