What Does Touchwood Do?

The simplistic answer would be that Touchwood grows trees. But actually, what Touchwood really does is much more than growing trees. Touchwood helps ... helps people and helps the planet.

Touchwood helps to stop the destruction of our precious rainforests by engaging in managed forestry, planting trees which are then harvested to provide forest products which up to now have mostly been obtained from old growth forests.

So what is the difference between harvesting trees from old growth forests and managed forestry? The difference is that harvesting trees using managed forestry is sustainable in the long term, both environmentally and economically. And with demand for forest products rising, the profit from managed forestry is also sustainable.

Touchwood offers people the opportunity to participate in socially responsible investment knowing their decision is good for themselves and the world. Forestry is an excellent and stable investment consistently returning around 3% above inflation for the last 100 years (source: MoneyWeek). However the high capital costs involved prevented many from benefitting. Touchwood now makes it possible for all people to benefit from managed forestry.

Managed Forestry perfectly satisfies the concept of People – Planet – Profit, providing benefits for all. The world is looking for answers to the problems of climate change, threats to old growth forests and biodiversity, land degradation, sources of forest products, third world poverty and people’s financial security, our quality of life and that of our children. The answer is to grow more trees ... with the help of Touchwood.