This year has been marked by advancements in my work. I wish you all seasons greetings and that you enjoy holidays with those you love most. Watch out for the launch of my newsletter in 2026. The Civic Infrastructure Bond: Ombrello Solutions $250 million (CDN) issuance of a bond whose proceeds would be used toContinueContinue reading “A review of 2025, a look forward to 2026”
Category Archives: responsible investment
Looking back on 2023, looking forward to 2024
Design credit: Ednalyn Lazaro via Canva The Urban Hulk has had a positive year of growth in 2023. New business came up. There are exciting projects for 2024. A year in review:1) Working with Ivey Business School at Western University on regenerative agriculture / climate-smart agriculture projects. A major report on regenerative agriculture is comingContinueContinue reading “Looking back on 2023, looking forward to 2024”
Biodiversity Finance for Cities
Download the one-pager here. Download the full report here. In early-2020, I wondered how financial markets could help achieve positive conservation outcomes. I worried about disappearing forests and animals. I approached my manager at Sustainalytics pitching an article about conservation finance. Global green bond issuances had come off another record-breaking year reaching USD 257.7 billionContinueContinue reading “Biodiversity Finance for Cities”
The time is ripe for ambition on parkland acquisition in Toronto
Cottonwood Flats, Toronto. Credit: Jean-François Obregón Download the “Time is Ripe” report here. This blog is cross-posted on the Prof. Nina-Marie Lister’s Ecological Design Lab website. “Amsterdam is known for its canals. Why can’t Toronto be known for its ravines?”, asks Philip Jessup, ex-Executive Director of The Atmospheric Fund. Many have sought refuge in parksContinueContinue reading “The time is ripe for ambition on parkland acquisition in Toronto”
Wealthsimple Recap
Credits: Jean-François Obregón, The Noun Project On January 12, 2021, I gave a lunch and learn session to Wealthsimple staff about my career and The Urban Hulk’s focus. My ambitions are to look at the intersection of responsible investment and urban planning. I spoke about how investors can address deforestation, coastal infrastructure and ecological resilience.ContinueContinue reading “Wealthsimple Recap”
Wetlands In the Balance?
Duffins Creek (Credit: “File:Duffins Creek – panoramio (1).jpg” by deltawhiskybravo is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0) This post came out of a brochure for a final academic project.Download Not wasting a crisis? Chances are you have taken more walks in nature during the pandemic than ever before. Yet the Ford government has loosened protections toContinueContinue reading “Wetlands In the Balance?”
Ivey MBA Session Recap
On September 15, 2020, I had the pleasure and privileged to be a guest speaker in Professor Nadine de Gannes’s session on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). It was part of an MBA elective on Responsible Governance offered at the Ivey Business School at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. I participated in a panelContinueContinue reading “Ivey MBA Session Recap”
