The Uganda dairy digester project (Waste to Fuel: Improving Agriculture and Livelihoods in Uganda) aims to curb greenhouse gas emissions while fostering tangible co-benefits for local communities. Over a 10-year period, the project plans to distribute small-scale digesters to over 10,000 farming households. These digesters will produce biofuel and organic fertilizer, leading to cost savings, higher crop yields, health benefits, and improved incomes. Rural Haven: ‘Rich Tapestry of Agriculture’ One might struggle to imagine a rural landscape where households and dairy farms are closely integrate ..read more

Greetings from Climate Week! At Native, we believe in taking action, finding a way, and putting our money on the line to catalyze new climate action, and we think you probably do too. In our 22nd year of business, we are committed to continuing to learn and sharing what we learn as we create lasting change with you. From the Community  Brazil’s New Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Since returning to office at the start of the year, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva has made the environment, climate change, and the rights of indigenous communities part of his agenda. President Lu ..read more

It can feel like the guidance on climate mitigation is constantly changing, like the goalposts are moving, and it’s hard to keep up. The good news is that the foundational principles are relatively simple. Bring capital to the highest-impact solutions you can. Size your capital investments based on the scale of both your emissions and your profits. And take immediate action.  When it comes to sizing your climate investments, guidance recommends establishing an internal carbon fee. But how, why, and to what end? The use case and mechanisms for applying an internal carbon price or fee have ..read more

Happy June! Over the next few weeks, our team is excited to visit with ranchers and pastoralists, partners, and project supporters in Montana and Kenya. We’ll tell you about it in our next issue, and in the meantime, read on to learn about a climate hero of the plant world (and the human heroes championing it!), our recent webinar on a contribution approach to climate finance, and collective climate action in the cycling industry. At Native, we believe in taking action, finding a way, and putting our money on the line to catalyze new climate action, and we think you probably do too. In our 22n ..read more

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Sandra Brandt, the new Executive Director of Shift Cycling Culture, a global nonprofit foundation that supports and inspires the cycling sector to take action on climate. We love to see how this role combines Sandra’s two great passions: sustainability and mountain biking. Her professional background is in sustainable business model development; she managed environmental programs at Adidas and led the International Platform for Insetting, which is where we first met her. But she has also been long-obsessed with mountain biking. She even ..read more

We’re shining a light on REVERB, a partner of ours for over a decade. Founded by environmentalist Lauren Sullivan and her musician husband, Adam Gardner, of the band Guster, REVERB partners with musicians, festivals, and venues to green their concert events and engage fans on climate action. On tours, a REVERB sustainability coordinator travels as part of the artists’ crew, working to execute comprehensive sustainability programs designed to minimize a tour’s footprint and maximize positive impacts. They also create what they call Eco-Villages at concerts and festivals, whe ..read more

‘Tis the season for slushy spring skiing, muddy walks, and budding snowdrops in Vermont after a winter most certainly impacted by climate weirding. In this issue, we highlight the Montana agricultural community, updates in climate strategy frameworks, and the great climate work of our partner REVERB in tandem with musicians like Billie Eilish. At Native, we believe in taking action, finding a way, and putting our money on the line to catalyze new climate action, and we think you probably do too. In our 22nd year of business, we are committed to continuing to learn ..read more

As winter approaches in Vermont, members of our team are waxing our skis and waxing poetic about the post COP27 outlook, the agricultural landscape in Uganda, the implications of a myopic scope 3 approach, and excitement about our growing team. We hope you cozy-up and muse with us. At Native, we believe in finding solutions, taking action, and putting our money on the line to catalyze new climate action, and we think you probably do too. In our 21st year of business, we remain committed to learning, and sharing what we learn, as we create lasting change with you. From the Community  Vanes ..read more

The beginning of fall is upon us here in Vermont, and we have a bountiful harvest of ideas and developments to share with you. First: can we all just let out a big communal sigh of relief around the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act? Cheers to federal investment in climate action! And, we all know there continues to be much more work to do. As we captured our musings for this second newsletter, we realized that we’re a little grasslands obsessed. We hope you’ll join us in our fascination for a landscape that is an often-overlooked climate action powerhouse. At Native, we believe ..read more

Join Native for a webinar with sustainability leaders from SWEEP, Klarna, and Gold Standard Foundation, to discuss a new climate finance approach for companies and organizations that want to take a more proactive role in sustainability. A Contribution Approach to Climate FinanceTuesday May 2, 11:00am EST Register   Webinar Overview Several companies and organizations are adopting a new approach to climate finance. This approach, described in the WWF/BCG Corporate Climate Mitigation Blueprint, helps companies incentivize internal emissions reductions, mitigate carbon market pricing risk, c ..read more