“The sustainability bridge is not the destination. Sustainability is only promising survival and neutrality. It’s not acknowledging the historical debt we have to nature and
“We can’t continue to invest and generate economic activity without regard for social and environmental impacts, because we now have growing evidence of the costs
“There is no investment category in Latin America where you can scale environmental and social impact like agriculture. ” — Francisco Jardim In this episode,
“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
“If I had to boil the problem Alante is trying to solve down to one word, it would be waste. Waste shows up everywhere, in
“Early on in the green bond market, when we were developing the principles, it was absolutely critical to remind ourselves constantly that perfect was the
“Some social and humanitarian problems simply cannot be solved with donations or nonprofit structures alone. When the goal requires long-term sustainability, you will not solve
“We’re investing in a space dominated by people who are very poor. So if you ask me, do I have to make this trade‑off between
“In the absence of government subsidy, consumer Greenium, philanthropic capital, or a truly innovative business model, it’s impossible to deliver impact at market rates of
