At Finance & Nature, our central focus has always been identifying ways to secure funding for the conservation and restoration of nature. This topic took center stage once again at the second part of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-16), which resumed last week in Rome, building upon…

Sustainable finance has emerged as a cornerstone in the global shift towards environmentally and socially responsible economic models. Within this dynamic sector, Spain demonstrated significant progress in 2024, showcasing substantial advances in the issuance of sustainable bonds. Findings from the annual report by the Observatorio Español de la Financiación Sostenible[1] (Ofiso), published on February 14,…

Family businesses are the backbone of many local and global economies as drivers of both employment and economic stability. However, categorizing them as a single, uniform group limits our understanding of the numerous complexities and nuances among them. Far from a homogeneous collective, family-owned firms can differ in fundamental ways that shape their governance, strategic…

Last November, I offered some reflections regarding what family shareholders deserve from their family business. This article takes the opposite approach: what do family businesses deserve from their family shareholders? The answer is clear: responsible and efficient performance. As is often the case, this is easier said than done. Let's start with the essence of…