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The Catalysts:
Unlocking Markets for
a Sustainable Economy

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Contents


Preface                                                       3

Executive summary                                              4

1 A defining moment for the “Catalysts” to step forward                 6

     1.1 The wrong trajectory for climate, nature and finance             6

     1.2 Investment in climate and nature pays rich dividends             6

     1.3 Step forward the “Catalysts”                               8

2  Catalytic actors – a market-making force                           9

     2.1 How catalytic action triggers disproportionate change            9

3 Eleven case studies across three systems                         15

     System 1: Ocean                                          17

     System 2: Forests                                         22

     System 3: Energy                                          26

Conclusion                                                   31

Contributors                                                  32

Endnotes                                                    33





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                Unlocking Markets for a Sustainable Economy



   Preface





                                                                                             Sadaf Hosseini
                                       André Hoffmann
                                                                                                             Global Head of Partnerships
                                               Co-Chair, Board of Trustees,
                                                                                  & Philanthropic Engagement,