Capital for Climate

Capital for Climate's special roadshow side-event at the Brazil Climate Summit is only 5 days away. Invitees will get the chance to hear from 6 of the most innovative companies and funds active in the Brazilian Nature-based Solutions field: Patria Investments is a leading alternative investment platform in Latin America. In 2021, Patria entered a strategic partnership with Kamaroopin focused on late-stage VC and growth equities. More recently, Patria has partnered with Pachama to develop greenfield native reforestation projects through its Reforest Fund 1. Courageous Land enables large-scale reforestation across Brazil through its Agroforestry Intelligence Platform and Agroforestry Landscape Hubs, with the goal of reforesting 10,000 hectares of degraded lands and pastures by 2030 through biodiverse agroforestry systems. Symbiosis Investimentos e Participações S.A is a vertically integrated forestry and genetic improvement company focused on the Atlantic Forest in Brazil. One of the pioneers in sustainable hardwood production in Brazil, Symbiosis now has over 1.4Kha of planted production and conservation forests. Biomas is an impact company created in partnership between Banco Itaú, Rabobank, Santander Brasil, Marfrig Global Foods, Vale, and Suzano, with the goal of restoring and protecting 4 million hectares of native forests over 20 years across the Amazon, the Atlantic Forest, and the Cerrado. The company focuses on developing restoration projects that are economically sustainable and foster social development in their service area. Samauma is an ecosystem of projects dedicated to sustainable development and the transformation of realities, working together with local communities to conserve the rainforest. Since its founding, Samauma has partnered with FRAM Capital, BTG Pactual, MyCarbon and Mata Nativa BR to develop its first project in Acre State, with more than 148k hectares of native forest and which will directly impact more than 2.000 people. Beyond carbon avoidance and forest conservation, Samauma also has a partnership with UNICEF to support the UNICEF Seal Program, which focus on improving social indicators in undeveloped municipalities, especially those related to access to water, sanitation and hygiene. & the Reverte program, an initiative of Syngenta and Banco Itaú, the Reverte program provides long-term financing to Syngenta’s clients who seek to expand soy production over degraded pastureland in the Cerrado using regenerative agriculture practices, including integration with livestock production. This initiative is backed by Itaú as a financial partner and The Nature Conservancy, which developed its socio-environmental criteria. The fund aims to demonstrate the economic feasibility of restoring degraded pastures instead of opening new areas for cultivation, thereby avoiding deforestation. You can learn about these companies and more on our nbs.capitalforclimate.com investment platform.

Only 5 days are left until the 2024 Brazil Climate Summit. Capital for Climate is looking forward to meeting attendees next week to discuss the most exciting developments in the Brazilian climate transition.

Our co-founder Tony Lent will be a key presenter at the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) event Stories From the Leading Edge of Climate and Nature: Nature’s Vital Role in Implementing Net-Zero Targets, on Thursday, 9/26 at 11:00 AM. Apply in the link below to attend this event, where our speakers will share insights from their decades of experience at the intersection of nature and climate action, and speak about some of the current opportunities and challenges in reducing nature-based emissions and increasing natural carbon sinks. 

Capital for Climate will participate in Ambition Loop's one of a kind sustainable fashion show, Runway for Change, on Thursday, 9/26 at ReAssembly 2024. Register using the link below to join us for a unique event where attendees will engage in panel discussions, network with industry leaders, and enjoy fashion displays that blend art with sustainability. The event will showcase the Climate Investment Engine, developed by Ambition loop in collaboration with Capital for Climate and the UN Climate Champions, which aims to break down barriers to capital flow and boost investment in climate resilience projects, especially in the Global South, while fostering global collaboration for sustainable change.

In this week's newsletter: read about Capital for Climate's upcoming New York Climate Week Events, the USDA's $7.3 billion investment in rural electric cooperatives, Impact Ag Partners's $531 million acquisition Australian Food and Agriculture Company, Bank of America's $205 million investment in Harvestone Low Carbon Partners, and more!

Only one week to go before the 2024 Brazil Climate Summit. Capital for Climate is looking forward to meeting registered attendees and discussing the exciting recent developments in the Brazil's climate transition.

Capital for Climate is looking forward to providing our expertise on Nature-based Solutions Investment in Brazil as a contributing thought partner for Orbitas' special collaborative breakfast workshop at 8:00am on September 25th. Join us for a wide ranging discussion on the current nature-related risk and opportunities for investment in Brazil, and how business leaders can work to remove barriers for financing, de-risk projects, and collaborate ahead of a milestone COP30 in Brazil.

There's only 1 week to go until the 2024 Brazil Climate Summit. Attendees will join Capital for Climate and our partners as we explore the impacts of climate change on Brazil and how the country's ecosystems and industries play an important part in the energy and ecological transitions that we face.

Capital for Climate is proud to be a strategic partner for The Nature Hub at NYCW 2024, a convening of two days of discussions and networking focused on how to build a nature-positive economy. We will be present at The Nature Hub for both days, and will be playing a key role in the following events: Opening Plenary: Capital Mobilization for Nature: Towards a Nature Positive Economy. Monday, 8:30-9:39 am. Capital for Climate is a partner with Nature4Climate, the UNFCCC High-Level Climate Champions, the IFACC Initiative and others in curating the opening plenary of The Nature Hub, which will spotlight the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of charting a path towards a nature-positive economy leading to COP30. This event coincides with the launch of C4C’s joint report on Capital Mobilization for Nature with Brazil as a "playbook,” which will be posted on our and our partners’ websites. Roundtable on Latin-American and Caribbean NbS Investment Opportunities, Monday, 10:30 - 11:30 am. C4C Co-founder Tony Lent will moderate a showcase featuring companies and funds active across the Lat-Am region. This roundtable is part of a series of 5 one hour-long thematic sessions throughout the day focused on investment opportunities across different regions and market segments.  Closing Plenary: Pathways to Belém: Unlocking Finance for Nature in the lead up to COP 30, Tuesday, 4-5:30 pm. Capital for Climate will support the convening of this session, which will bring together high-level representatives from the upcoming presidencies of the Rio Conventions to align priorities, explore collaboration opportunities, and create a shared vision for COP30’s success in securing necessary funding for nature recovery by 2030. You can see the program, and register at this link below.

The Reverte program will be our 6th and final presenter at C4C's special roadshow side event for the 2024 Brazil Climate Summit on September 18th. An initiative of Syngenta and Banco Itaú, the Reverte program provides long-term financing to Syngenta’s clients who seek to expand soy production over degraded pastureland in the Cerrado using regenerative agriculture practices, including integration with livestock production. This initiative is backed by Itaú as a financial partner and The Nature Conservancy, which developed its socio-environmental criteria. The fund aims to demonstrate the economic feasibility of restoring degraded pastures instead of opening new areas for cultivation, thereby avoiding deforestation. You can learn more about Reverte, and hundreds of other NbS funds and project developers, at nbs.capitalforclimate.com.