Sustainable Edge: Capital, climate and the next economic transition with Nina Siemiatkowski

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Climate may have moved down the headlines, but the challenges facing businesses and society have not gone away. In this episode of Sustainable Edge, Nina Siemiatkowski, co-founder of Milkywire and Flat Capital, explores how capital can accelerate climate and nature solutions, why carbon removal is becoming a critical tool in the net zero transition, and what sustainability leaders can learn from the world of technology and venture capital.</span></p><p><br></p><h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In this episode of Sustainable Edge</strong></h2><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Host Joachim Nahem, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder at Position Green, sits down with Nina Siemiatkowski, co-founder and CEO of Milkywire, entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Flat Capital.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nina's journey is anything but conventional. After a successful corporate career, she became a wildlife photographer, spending years documenting ecosystems and biodiversity in Africa. Those experiences exposed her to the realities of biodiversity loss and climate change and ultimately inspired her to build Milkywire, a company dedicated to helping organisations fund high impact climate and nature solutions.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Today, Nina operates at the intersection of sustainability, entrepreneurship, and technology. Through Milkywire, she helps companies navigate climate and nature investments, while through Flat Capital she invests in some of the world's most influential technology companies, including OpenAI and SpaceX. Her unique perspective offers valuable insights into how capital, innovation, and long term thinking can help drive the next phase of the sustainability transition.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nina Siemiatkowski shares her perspective on the future of climate action, carbon markets, nature restoration, and entrepreneurship. She explains why sustainability remains a long term economic opportunity despite shifting political priorities and changing market sentiment.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Learn about:</strong></h3><ul><li><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Capital as a catalyst for climate action</strong></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;"> Why funding climate and nature solutions remains one of the biggest untapped opportunities for businesses and investors.</span></li><li><strong style="background-color: transparent;">The future of carbon removal</strong></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;"> How durable carbon removal is evolving from a niche market into an essential component of credible net zero strategies.</span></li><li><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Beyond emissions reductions</strong></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;"> Why businesses need to think not only about reducing emissions, but also about restoring nature and supporting climate solutions.</span></li><li><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Scaling climate solutions like technology companies</strong></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;"> What climate entrepreneurs can learn from the growth journeys of successful technology businesses.</span></li><li><strong style="background-color: transparent;">The risks of premature scaling</strong></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;"> Why many founders overestimate market readiness and how to balance ambition with discipline.</span></li><li><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Profit and impact go hand in hand</strong></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;"> Why long term impact requ