Listen to this Sliced essay on any of the streaming platforms below. Written by: Daniel Ortega Pacheco, Raj Pattni, Tripurari Prasad, and Sean Penrith In 2002, the bond market underwent a quiet revolution. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) introduced TRACE, a simple but powerful system that made transaction prices public. Trading costs dropped by 50%,…
Welcome to the September edition of our Virtus newsletter! This month, we’re energized by time together as a team in Malta, sharpened by new tools for smarter impact screening, and inspired by breakthrough research and bold moves in climate finance. In Our Take, Jimena introduces Traro, Gordian Knot Strategies’ seven-pillar screening tool that cuts through…
Written by: Jimena Caballero The climate finance pipeline is overflowing with projects looking for investment, but the real challenge for investors isn’t sourcing deals—it’s figuring out which ones are worth the time and resources. With $8.1 trillion in climate investment in nature-based solutions needed by 2050, the stakes have never been higher for allocating capital…
Listen to this Sliced essay on any of the streaming platforms below. Written by: Jay Tipton Because I’ll be at New York Climate Week (NYCW) next week, there won’t be a Sliced essay next Tuesday. Instead, I’ve released two Sliced this week – the Tuesday edition featuring our recent podcast episode: “Turning Nature Data into…
Listen to this episode on any of the streaming platforms below. “Nature isn’t Corporate Social Responsibility. It underpins your entire business.” — Sebastian Leape In our September episode of Untangling Climate Finance, Jay chatted with Sebastian Leape, CEO of Natcap, to unpack how nature intelligence is reshaping corporate sustainability and business strategy. Sebastian explains how…
