In this episode of All In: The Sustainable Business Podcast, hosts David Grayson and Mark Lee sit down with Simon Zadek, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Morphosis, to explore his journey across the frontiers of corporate responsibility, sustainable finance, and international policy. Reflecting on the evolution of green finance from its early compliance days to mainstream capital markets, Simon shares the thinking behind Morphosis' pivotal shift toward climate adaptation. He breaks down the thesis behind Morphosis, a hybrid platform combining private equity investment in Series A/B adaptation businesses with policy advisory to shape market demand, and explains why Morphosis sees adaptation not as a niche asset class, but as the fundamental future source of economic value. The conversation dives into the political, financial, and market distortions currently mispricing climate risk, offering a compelling vision for how distributed infrastructure in water, food, health, and shelter can bridge political divides, build resilience beyond 1.5°C, and drive the next era of sustainable industrial strategy.
A must-listen for anyone thinking seriously about where climate finance goes next.
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