Sustainable Finance Summit, Part 3: Matthew Lawton and Rik Logtenberg

This is the third of four episodes we did in partnership with Finance Montreal, recording panelists at their Sustainable Finance Summit.

In this episode, Matthew Lawton, head of impact fixed income at T. Rowe Price, discusses what makes a blue economy bond credible and impactful, from the alignment of the issuer to the credibility of the proceeds. He explores why emerging markets are leading the global north on blue finance, where the biggest growth is likely to come from — desalination, sustainable shipping and clean drinking water — and how anchoring smaller deals can crowd in capital and scale the market.

You'll also hear from Rik Logtenberg, director of CanAdapt and a city councilmember of Nelson City in British Columbia, on what repeated climate disasters do to a community and why you can't simply build back the same. He also discusses the coordination problem at the heart of adaptation  — the workforce, materials, funding and policy that all have to come together at once — and why municipalities carry the responsibility for resilience without the authority to deliver it.

Enjoy!!