“The people in low-income communities aren’t stupid, they’re poor. And they are very much able to be very productive when given the opportunity. ” —
“Development finance should be used to provide capital where it’s not otherwise available – and that’s usually in the most difficult places to invest. ”
“Far more fossil fuels are owned in public markets than we can possibly ever use. That’s the carbon bubble. ” — Mark Campanale In this
“Even for people facing extremely tough life circumstances, if you have the right combination of support, mentorship, and a little luck, you can create a
“By 2040, we at Mercy Corps Ventures hope to see a constellation of investments across the economies we’re investing in that help people prepare for,
“Natural capital investing is about moving nature’s economic value into a real financial value. And if you can build a strategy around that and improve
“We need impact accounting just as much as profit accounting. We have to be able to measure a company’s performance in delivering impacts as well
“The biggest, dirtiest secret of the energy sector that I’ve learned over the last 17 years – most of it’s wasted. ” — Jonathan Maxwell
“Access doesn’t need to mean that we are providing free care or care at significantly lower cost. It’s that we’re providing care for a group
“Thanks to artificial intelligence – and the fact that it’s now accessible – we have much better ways to measure what’s happening on the ground,
