Andy Howard
Chief Technology OfficerCreating the largest new private-sector woodland in England in 30 years taught Andy how deeply rooted forestry industry practices are and convinced him that a paradigm shift in how woodland development is assessed and measured was overdue.
He set about integrating updated scientific understanding with remote-sensing earth observation data, using AI to turn that data into the digital twins Arboris builds today: monitoring and decision support that makes supply-chain impacts on climate and nature visible, measurable, and understandable.
About Greensphere Capital
A leading sustainable investor for over a decade, Greensphere excels in scaling engineered and nature-based technological solutions to solve some of the biggest systemic risks facing our generation. Greensphere was the first fund manager chosen by the UK Government/Green Investment Bank, a mandate it won in 2012 against 23 other British and European fund managers. Greensphere has invested in technology, companies and assets in the renewable energy, agriculture and forestry supply chains, always operating a triple-bottom-lined approach that invests to improve ‘People, Planet and Profit’. We have consistently measured and reported on a range of these metrics in a market-leading manner.