Channeling Philanthropic Capital to Climate Investments

Originally aired October 31, 2018

While the IPCC has made clear that urgent action is needed to avert the worst impacts of climate change, less than 2% of philanthropic capital is directed towards climate solutions. This 90-minute webinar, sponsored by ASU’s Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, explores how philanthropy can help speed the transition to a clean energy future — including Prime Coalition’s approach to researching and investing charitable capital in early-stage companies with transformational climate impact.

Speakers

Heather Martin

Board Member, Edwards Mother Earth Foundation

Heather Martin is a Board Member of the Edwards Mother Earth Foundation, a small yet trail-blazing family foundation that has invested 100% of its endowment in climate solutions.

Nick Flores

Client Advisor, Caprock Group

Nick Flores is a client advisor at Caprock Group, providing a summary of the current state of foundations aligning endowments with climate missions and what it takes to overcome barriers to mission-aligned investment.

Matthew Nordan

Managing Director & Co-Founder, Prime Coalition

Matthew Nordan is Managing Director and co-founder of Prime Coalition, which works with foundations to research and invest charitable capital in early-stage companies with the potential to make significant climate impacts.

Catha Groot

Radicle Impact; TomKat Foundation

Catha Groot explained Radicle Impact’s mission and TomKat Foundation’s objectives and why and how they invest in early-stage climate ventures.

Elizabeth Cantwell

CEO, Arizona State University Research Enterprise (ASURE) (Moderator)

Elizabeth Cantwell is the Chief Executive Officer of Arizona State University Research Enterprise (ASURE). She moderated the panel discussion of philanthropic investments in scalable climate solutions.