# Sustainable Markets

A privacy-preserving infrastructure for ecosystems, communities, and capital markets to unlock the value of nature responsibly and equitably.

Sustainable Markets standardizes nature-based data, builds personal and enterprise privacy networks, and enables self-funding climate resilience.

16  
Members  
11  
Affiliates  
2022  
Since  
Sustainability  
Vertical  
Opportunity

## Why sustainability, why now

Nature is the world’s most undervalued asset. Current systems lack the infrastructure, compliance frameworks, and financial tools to responsibly unlock its value.

- **Bulletproof privacy and compliance** for ecological and financial data sharing.
- **Quantum Privacy™ and Proof of Trust** to enforce data and governance rights across parties and borders.
- **A Privacy Network Exchange** to tokenize, trade, and reuse environmental data and ecosystem assets with zero marginal cost.

## A showcase: Kayan

Spanning over **6 million hectares** of primary rainforest, mangroves, and peatlands in North and East Kalimantan, the **Kayan Project** is a blueprint for responsible, scalable, and profitable conservation.

Backed by a **60-year conservation agreement**, it integrates:

- **Carbon & biodiversity credits**, projected to generate $35B+ annually.
- **Community-based sustainable industries** including forest honey, aquaculture, and renewable energy.
- **Smart infrastructure** for education, healthcare, energy, and environmental monitoring.

With support from the Sultan of Bulungan and 53 traditional villages, the project balances **indigenous leadership** with **global impact investment**.

## How TEAL powers it

Kayan’s breakthrough impact is made possible by TEAL, a next-generation ecological and fintech platform. TEAL’s innovations include:

- **AI and satellite-driven ecosystem verification**
- **Blockchain-based asset tokenization**
- **SEC-compliant digital credit markets**
- **Revenue-sharing models** that return 70% of proceeds to communities

TEAL’s partnership with EP3 ensures every nature-based asset is connected to the **Privacy Network**, enabling transparent, global-scale reuse of ecological data while preserving sovereignty and regulatory compliance.

## What it changes

The Sustainable Markets Initiative unlocks vast economic and climate potential by:

- Monetizing nature-backed assets without compromising privacy or sovereignty
- Empowering rural communities with revenue, infrastructure, and digital access
- Enabling cross-border AI, ESG, and carbon credit services built on **verifiable trust**

By layering over existing systems, the Privacy Network enables **zero-marginal-cost orchestration** of data, contracts, and relationships—accelerating climate solutions without requiring new laws or infrastructure.

## Joining Sustainable Markets

The EP3 Foundation invites **governments, investors, NGOs, and innovators** to participate in building a regenerative digital economy through the Sustainable Markets Initiative. Together, we can:

- Standardize and secure nature-based markets
- Build personal and enterprise privacy networks for environmental data
- Enable **self-funding**, equitable participation in climate resilience

## Team and Affiliates  
### Members · 16  
**Peter Knez**  
Palm Global Technologies, TEAL Chairman & CEO
**Marcelo de Andre**  
ProNatura International, Earth Capital Chairman
**Karla Brollier**  
Velveteen Ventures Principle Investor, Climate
**Michael McCord**  
Microinsurance Centre at Milliman Managing Director
**Nancy Watkins**  
Milliman Climate Resilience Initiative Principal
**Rich Moyer**  
Milliman MedInsight Chief Product Officer
**Vandana Bhardwaj**  
Milliman MedInsight Principal & SVP Strategic Innovation
**Jeff Weiss**  
Distributed Sun Executive Chairman
**Ed Barbier**  
Colorado State University, School of Global Environmental Sustainability Distinguished Professor
**Mathis Wackernagel**  
Global Footprint Network Co-Founder
**Paula Ehlrich**  
E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation President & CEO
**Richie Saville**  
CEO, Multiversant
**Thomas Tauzin**  
Managing Director  
Head of Government Affairs
**Emily Weeks**  
USAID Senior Advisor
**Elinela Perez Perez**  
IP | Privacy | International Law
Global Privacy, EP3 Foundation
**Jens Ingelstedt**  
LabLab Head of AI Accelerators  
### Affiliates · 11  
**WebShield**  
[WebShield](https://www.webshield.io/)  
**Milliman**  
[Milliman](https://milliman.com/)  
**Palm Global Tech**  
[Palm Global Tech](https://www.palmglobal.ai/)  
**ProNatura International**  
[ProNatura International](https://pronaturainternational.org/)  
**Cambridge Frontier Technology Labs**  
[Cambridge Frontier Technology Labs](https://camftl.com/)  
**E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation**  
[E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation](https://eowilsonfoundation.org/)  
**Global Footprint Network**  
[Global Footprint Network](https://www.footprintnetwork.org/)  
**Hedera**  
[Hedera](https://hedera.com/)  
**CENTRL**  
[CENTRL](https://www.centrl.ai/)  
**Palm Promax Investments**  
[Palm Promax Investments](https://www.palmpromax.com/)  
**Teal**  
[Teal](https://www.tealnature.com/)