We're Not Here to Save the Planet.
We're Here to Make It Profitable.
Trillion Trees is a corporate nature-investment advisory founded in San Francisco. Our work is to help Fortune 500 companies stop buying carbon offsets and start building nature portfolios.
The Insight That Started Everything
In 2020, Saad Allahwala was watching Fortune 500 companies spend billions on carbon offsets — a one-time expense treated purely as a liability on the balance sheet. The money would go out, the credit would be claimed, and the value would immediately evaporate.
At the same time, he was watching the same companies walk past a $23.5 billion forest finance market capable of generating 15–25% IRR. The UNEP was reporting that ecosystem restoration returned $30 for every $1 invested, yet corporate sustainability departments were still acting like it was a charity case.
The problem wasn't capital. The problem wasn't will. The problem was infrastructure: there was no institutional advisory firm structured to translate nature-based solutions into board-ready financial instruments.
Trillion Trees was built to be that firm.
Not a think tank. Not a carbon broker. A corporate advisory that delivers a term sheet in 90 days.
1.2 trillion trees by 2030 — achieved by helping 120 Fortune 500 companies commit to 10 billion trees each, structured as a nature-based investment.
A world where nature protection is the most attractive asset class on a Fortune 500 company's balance sheet.
We Deliver Term Sheets. Not Reports.
| McKinsey | South Pole | Carbon Direct | Trillion Trees | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What you get | 200-page report | Carbon credits | Science advisory | Term sheet + portfolio mgmt |
| Time to value | 6–12 months | Immediate | 3–6 months | 90 days |
| Price | $500K+ | Per-ton fees | Not published | $150K–$250K |
| Financial returns | None | None | None | 15–25% IRR |
| Ongoing mgmt | No | No | No | Yes |
The industry has been selling Fortune 500 companies expensive reports and one-time offsets. We sell a path to high-performing nature assets.
Climate Action at the Speed of Capital
Investment Logic, Not Charity Logic
Every engagement we take on is built around financial returns. UNEP data shows $30 returned per $1 invested in ecosystem restoration. We build the models, find the opportunities, and structure the investments to capture that return.
Speed Over Comprehensiveness
The world doesn't need another 200-page sustainability report. It needs decisions made faster. Our 90-day Sprint is designed to move from zero to term sheet without sacrificing rigor — because speed is a strategic advantage.
Execution Over Aspiration
We work with verified partners on the ground across four continents. We don't write about reforestation from San Francisco. We structure investments with active operators like One Acre Fund and NjordFrey. Execution is the product.
Advisory. Infrastructure. Community.
Trillion Trees Advisory
The core corporate advisory business. Nature Strategy Sprints, Portfolio Management, and the 10 Billion Tree Commitment program for Fortune 500 companies.
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