Rethinking Capital at Imperial College's Positive Investment Symposium
Our Co-founder & CCO Krista Tukiainen joined leaders from Morgan Stanley, Climate First, and Lattis to explore how finance can adapt to a fast-changing climate landscape
May 10, 2025 @ London
At Imperial College London's Positive Investment Symposium, our Co-founder Krista Tukiainen discussed the future of sustainable investment, covering blended finance, climate resilience, and the reframing of risk models.
📈 Rethinking Capital at Imperial College's Positive Investment Symposium
On May 8, our Co-founder & CCO Krista Tukiainen joined the stage at Imperial College London for the Positive Investment Symposium. The panel, "Rethinking Capital: The Future of Sustainable Investment", brought together leaders from Morgan Stanley, Climate First, and Lattis to explore how finance can adapt to a fast-changing climate and capital landscape.
Key takeaways from the discussion:
The missing middle. Blended finance is becoming a central strategy to ensure capital flows into opportunities that sit between traditional development aid and full commercial investment.
Resilience despite headwinds. Investors continue to see value in climate investments across asset classes — from venture to infrastructure to public markets. Green and sustainable bonds remain resilient, and blue bonds are starting to gain traction.
Risk is being reframed. Rather than focusing only on impact metrics, many investors are re-centering risk models on financial risk — which increasingly means climate risk. This shift is particularly important for adaptation and resilience investments.
At ClimateAligned, these themes resonate strongly with our mission. The discussions underscored why agile, AI-powered data tools are needed: to help practitioners act faster, with clearer evidence, and with transparency they can defend.
We're grateful to Imperial College for convening such an engaged group, and to fellow panelists and participants for their insights. Events like these highlight the importance of bridging academic, financial, and technological expertise to unlock capital for sustainable futures.