R4N Episode 4: Michal Zrust, The Rimba Collective

In this fourth episode, Helen Avery is joined by Michal Zrust, Founder and CEO of Lestari Capital to discuss the Rimba Collective, a financial mechanism that supports companies to finance a portfolio of forest conservation and restoration projects across Southeast Asia. Rimba Collective members make payments that are proportionally linked to the amount of palm oil procured. In return for funding the projects, participating companies can claim against the environmental outcomes for their sustainability commitments and supply chain resilience.