How private capital is advancing the next wave of sustainable and climate tech

How private capital is advancing the next wave of sustainable and climate tech

July 10, 2026 · 49 min · Season 8 · Episode 31

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The episode discusses the role of private capital in advancing sustainable and climate technology investments.

In today's episode of the All Things Sustainable podcast, we're exploring the landscape for private investment into sustainability and climate solutions . We talk with Christina Leijonhufvud , CEO and C o- F ounder of BlueMark , a company that tracks trends in the sustainable and impact investing market . Christina describes an increas ing focus on climate solutions and climate tech investing in the market . She says that while investing in climate risk adaptation and resilience has increased , there is still greater need for private capital. "It's an underfunded part of the market, which means there is a ton of opportunity, " Christi na says. S&P Global is an outside investor in BlueMark . We also talk with Matthew Nordan , Co-Founder and General Partner at Azolla Ventures, a v enture c apital firm that invests in early-stage climate technology companies in hard - to - decarbonize areas like industrial processes and agriculture. Matthew explain s the firm 's focus on solv ing big problems : "W e are just not going to make a difference if the things we fund are incremental , " he tells us. And we speak with Nelson Switze r, Co- F ounder and Managing Partner at Climate…

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