Pollination co-founder and CEO Martijn Wilder AM joined the Climatalist podcast for an engaging chat about his love for nature, what led him to found Pollination and how it has grown in just five years from seeing itself as an advisory and investment firm to a global 'climate and nature solutions company'. "The vast majority of strategic advice is to corporates and institutions that are involved in the climate and nature transition," he says. "Some of our clients will just say: 'we need assistance with how to decarbonise our business. We've committed to these targets. How do we do it? How do we find a business that can help solve this emissions problem?" "Others will say they would like a whole strategy on nature because nature is an important part of their supply chain." "We've helped investors understand climate risk and nature risk. We've helped people develop projects. It's a very broad strategic advisory practice." "But then what we also tend to do with those clients is work with them to implement the solutions, as projects or through funding acquisitions, through setting up a new business or fundraising. Whatever they need." Martijn also discusses: - The challenge of attracting capital to fund the climate and nature transition - The different skillsets that make up an expert team like Pollination's and the importance of a values based approach to hiring and growth. - The establishment of Climate Asset Management, Pollination's joint venture with HSBC that aims to be the world's leading fund for natural capital. - What the future holds for Pollination as it continues to grow and change Listen to the full interview with Anton Babkov at https://lnkd.in/gD6NuYTZ #naturalcapital #climatefinance Global Nature Positive Summit 2024
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