We exist to mobilize capital at scale into regenerative agroforestry value chains, transforming finance into a force that empowers smallholder farmers, restores land, and builds enduring value for investors, communities, and ecosystems.
By joining with those who believe natural capital can be both principled and profitable, we fuel models rooted in community, ecology, and long-term value, aimed at restoring degraded land, fighting climate change, elevating local actors, and building more resilient value chains.
Our cause is anchored in Ecotierra’s mission to work with small-scale producers to use land responsibly to accelerate the sustainable development of their communities, thereby combating climate change and land degradation.
Our Operating Principles
1. We Are Optimists
We believe the future can be better and that conscientious capitalism can help build it. Optimism isn’t naïve or passive; it’s a deliberate choice to act and to reject nihilism in the face of the challenges our Planet faces.
2. We are Humanists
We celebrate human talent and intelligence, recognizing that the insights gained from a life spent in the field are just as valuable as those gained from academic pursuits.
3. Results Matter
Delivering risk-adjusted returns aligned with market expectations is paramount to our mission. We cannot rely on concessionary capital, and we must build replicable investment theses that reconcile rather than compromise financial and impact metrics. Results also extend to our personal performance and competence as individuals. While mistakes are learning opportunities, repeated mistakes by a single individual can compromise the entire mission.
4. Results Demand Action and Agility
Ambition means nothing without execution. We turn strategy into action, and action into measurable results. Action without agility, however, can lead to destructive feedback loops. We move fast, adapt in real-time, and solve problems where they happen. In a world that needs change, we act like it.
5. We Invest Because the Future Depends on It
We deploy capital to regenerate ecosystems, not extract from them. Profit matters — but only when it honors people and planet. Every investment we make is a commitment to a world worth inheriting — resilient, equitable, and thriving.
6. Build From the Ground Up
We pair global-scale ambition with tangible local execution. Our models are rooted in community realities — forged in the field, not theorized in boardrooms. We earn our insights through proximity and continuous feedback.
7. Radical Transparency
We believe trust is built through openness. From project selection to fund performance, we share the full story — the good, the bad, and the instructive.
8. Risk Is Real. So Is Responsibility
We face risk head-on with rigour, responsibility, and creativity. Risk is something to be understood and managed, not feared and avoided. We build antifragile systems designed to absorb risk and metabolize it.
9. Stewardship Is Our Duty
We serve as stewards of more than capital: we regenerate ecosystems, elevate voices, and shape resilient supply chains. We proudly bear the weight of our commitment: to investors, partners, communities, and Mother Earth.
10. Unshakable in Our Resolve
We are the wardens of our mission. Even though adversity is inevitable, we remain clear-eyed and steadfast, despite the presence of nihilism, defeatism, greed, incompetence, and bureaucracy. Our path is difficult, but every step forward, no matter how small, brings us closer to the world we’re building. We resist the lure of comfort. We seek guidance in our principles. We draw strength from conviction and from each other.