“Catalytic capital is a subsidy, but a deliberate one. It exists to absorb constraints that institutional investors cannot hold because regulation, ratings, and liquidity rules
“At EFM, success means leaving a forest financially, ecologically, and socially more valuable than we found it. ” — Bettina von Hagen Forestry is often
“Our desired future condition is a forest that is financially, ecologically and socially more valuable after our management than before it. ” — Bettina Von
“My job is to create impact strategies for those core timberland assets so that they deliver benefits for water, biodiversity, and climate at scale. ”
“We’re talking sustainable agriculture, we’re talking rural areas, we’re talking working with local communities. It takes a long time, it’s not a short-term investment. It’s
“The land use transition that needs to happen…is a couple of things: One is stopping tropical deforestation, which is roughly 10 percent of total global
