Croatan Conversations

Croatan Conversations bring leaders working on the frontlines of transformative finance, social equity, and ecological resilience into deep dialogue about collaborative opportunities to invest in solutions to some of the world’s toughest social and environmental challenges.

About Croatan Conversations

Launched in summer 2020, Croatan Conversations are a series of intimate interviews and small group conversations with leaders working on the frontlines of finance, social equity, and ecological resilience. Hosted by the Institute’s diverse team of strategists, scientists, financial activists, and analysts, Croatan Conversations are designed to bring the Institute’s partners into deep dialogue about leading investment trends in climate justice, human rights, racial equity, resilient communities, regenerative food and agriculture, and other solutions to the world’s toughest social and environmental challenges.

Interested in pitching a topic or sponsoring the next event? Contact lab@croataninstitute.org to explore further! 

Past conversations

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The Role of Ecosystem Service Credit Markets in Conservation Finance

Join the 19th Croatan Conversation to unpack what truly effective conservation practices entail, and the ...

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In Purpose, We Trust

Hear success stories from organizations like Natural Investments and Patagonia to learn how they ...

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Finance for Resilience

Our new report highlights the myriad of major on-farm, off-farm, and systemic risks that threaten ...

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Investing in Regenerative Agriculture Infrastructure Across Value Chains

Panelists discuss the specific financing needs of regenerative agriculture infrastructure businesses and how to implement ...

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Investing in Regenerative Fiber Value Chains

This conversation highlights the gaps and opportunities to invest in regenerative fiber farms and infrastructure, ...

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Ten Years of Total Portfolio Activation: A Conversation on Amplifying Impact across Investment Asset Classes

Croatan Institute co-founders Joshua Humphreys and Christi Electris lead a special conversation on the occasion ...

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ESG Assessments: Helpful, Harmful, or Irrelevant?

Croatan Institute Senior Fellow Bill Harrington leads a conversation on what is and is not ...

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Amplifying Impact through Collaboration and Community

Croatan Institute Senior Fellows Sharlene Brown and Joshua Humphreys lead a discussion on collaborative strategies ...

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Redirecting Capital to Accelerate Racial Equity: Leveraging Cash Allocations

Croatan Institute Senior Fellow Sharlene Brown leads a discussion with community development practitioners on how ...

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Investing in Climate Justice

Croatan Institute Fellow Christi Electris leads a discussion with investors and activists on how climate ...

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Intersectional Impact Across Food, Fiber and Finance

This conversation explores how we can design, enact, and implement new relationships between food, fiber, ...

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Investing in Racial Equity 50 Years After the Civil Rights Movement

Panelists explore opportunities and challenges to investing in communities of color to support entrepreneurship, wealth-building, ...

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A Dialogue on Trends in Sustainable and Impact Investing in the United States

Croatan Institute President and Senior Fellow Joshua Humphreys and US SIF CEO Lisa Woll discuss ...

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New Frontiers in Fixed-Income Engagement

Croatan Institute Senior Fellow Bill Harrington leads a discussion on new frontiers in bondholder engagement ...

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Place-Based Perspectives on Conservation Finance & Forestry

Croatan Fellow John Fenderson leads a conversation on conservation finance for sustainable forestry with leaders ...

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