DC Thomson Capital is the private capital arm of DC Thomson
Its focus is on two key areas: the future and security of food and nutrition, and the future and security of natural resources.
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Future and security of food and nutrition
- Growing population
2 billion more people by 2050 - Increasing food demand
Between farmer and consumer annually - 10% of food is wasted
Between farmer and consumer annually
- Growing population
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Future and security of natural resources
- 4x increase critical mineral demand
By 2040 globally - De-globalisation and geopolitics
Growing regulation in USA & Europe - 2/3 of the world face water shortage
By 2025
- 4x increase critical mineral demand
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Strong leadership and corporate governance
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For-profit but with strong sustainability and environmental credentials
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Scalable
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Strong market positioning
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Strong ip
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Heritage with innovation
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Sustainable growth
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Community first
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Digital futures
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Creative excellence
A Portfolio Shaped by Purpose
We partner with forward-thinking organisations tackling global challenges - from resource scarcity to geopolitical shifts. Explore our portfolio, organised by the themes shaping tomorrow’s economy.
The investment division
John Thomson Investment Director
Previously, he has led development of the family company’s interests in newspaper and magazine sales and advertising, enterprise, cloud hosting, genealogy, books and gifting.
John has also lived and worked extensively overseas developing businesses across a wide variety of sectors including pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, natural resources and more recently in the fintech and blockchain spaces.
He is a Chartered Accountant and has also studied at INSEAD and MIT.