Blue Maia was established in 2017 to provide advisory services to the growing market for green finance and nature-based solutions.
Blue Maia’s clients are international private and public-sector organisations who operate in the areas of environment, energy, and sustainable development.
Blue Maia analyse problems and propose solutions that create positive economic and environmental outcomes
Our passion lies with the opportunities that can be created in the market for environmental goods. Clean air and water, forests, biodiversity and oceans all provide services that the global economy ultimately depends on. If properly structured, markets can create benefits and reduce costs through mutually beneficial transactions.
Our clients come from the private, public and philanthropic sectors and include the likes of the European Investment Bank, the Nordic Climate Facility and the Australian government. Recent experience includes designing a voluntary carbon offset project in the agricultural sector in Zambia and advising the Colombian government on development opportunities with ‘triple bottom line’ (economic, environmental and social benefits).
We offer advice on environmental financing solutions such as green bond frameworks and transactions
Innovative financing methods will be fundamental in bringing about further investments in natural capital assets. Institutional investors and public-private partnerships have the potential to play key roles in this respect.
I have advised on over 40 green bond transactions (and counting) for institutions such as Morgan Stanley, Vestas and Transport for London. In addition, I regularly contribute on the topic at conferences and news outlets.
We evaluate and provide strategic advice to organisations in the forest, climate change and environmental sectors
Finding the different strengths and advantages that different institutions can offer will be crucial to the success of the climate change and environmental agendas. My 20 plus years of experience with a wide range of clients allows me to provide value-driven analysis and advice to foundations, donors, IFIs and the private sector on both what they should be doing and how to do it. Recent clients include the Good Energies Foundation, the Climate and Land Use Alliance, and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
I am a Ph.D. economist with 20+ years of experience providing analysis and recommendations to international private and public-sector clients in the areas of environment, energy, and sustainable development.
My current primary interest is in conservation finance; particularly how to monetise environmental benefits and increase the level of private investments in nature.
My areas of expertise are:
Conservation finance, nature-based solutions and payment for ecosystem services
Green Bonds, Impact Investing and Investor Trends
Organisational evaluations and strategic reviews
In addition to running Blue Maia, I am a senior consultant to CICERO Green, and a research fellow at Imperial College’s Centre for Climate Finance and Investments (CCFI).
Based on Greek and Roman mythologies and the word for water in Hebrew, the name seeks to evoke images of spring, earth and water. The colour blue seeks to reinforce the image of water – an element that is strong, yet flexible.
