Welcome to the May edition of the Virtus newsletter! This month, we follow the money – from record-breaking carbon pricing revenues to sovereign green bonds in Africa, and from a landmark reforestation close to one of the most innovative blended finance structures we’ve seen all year. In Our Take, Sean Penrith continues the IFNF Field…
Welcome to the April edition of the Virtus newsletter! This month, we go deep on one of conservation finance’s most underestimated failure points – participation. Not the checkbox kind, but the kind that actually changes outcomes. In Our Take, Sean Penrith continues the IFNF Field Notes series with Part 3: The Participation Paradox, examining why…
Welcome to the March edition of the Virtus newsletter! This month, we zoom out and then zoom all the way back in. In Our Take, Sean Penrith kicks off a seven-part field notes series on the Innovative Finance for National Forests program, unpacking why nearly half of conservation finance projects fail before they start, and…
Welcome to the February edition of our Virtus newsletter! This month sharpened our focus. As climate science grows more urgent and policy signals grow less steady, this month centers on one theme: leadership. In Our Take, Jay reflects on holding the line and offers a look at what leadership in climate finance requires when governments…
Welcome to the January edition of our Virtus newsletter! The year is off to a serious start. January brings fewer reflections and more fundamentals, as climate finance shifts from ambition to execution amid tightening constraints and rising expectations. In Our Take, the GKS team share Lessons from Conservation Finance in Practice, drawing on real-world experience…
