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Valley of Grace 2024 Meeting Notes

03 Sep: RISE Intro to Greyton Stakeholders

Overview:

The first time RISE was presented to existing initiatives in Greyton, asking for feedback.

The meeting took place at 10:30 at EcoLodge, 36 Park Street.

Attendees:

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Rupert Barnard⁠

, Greyton Conservation Society,

Wild Restoration⁠

, 082 373 7082

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John Cartwright⁠

, 082 874 4320

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Michael Haupt⁠

, RISE and Greyton Transition Town

Keith Radmore, Rotary

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James Remington-Hobbs⁠

, 060 962 9517

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Simon Struben⁠

, Community Policing Forum, 083 701 7770

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Misha Teasdale⁠

Greenpop⁠

, 071 687 5262

Keith opened the meeting and welcomed everyone

Michael presented the RISE overview, proposal and intended 20-year plan in two phases, triggered by a MacArthur Foundation grant process for $100m, issued every 3 years.

Michael provided context on the ForvisMazars relationship

Michael provided brief details on the Bioregional Funding Facilities program backed by the UK Dark Matters Lab

A spirited discussion ensued. Key feedback included:

Slide deck is too “stock photo heavy” - include more images from the valley

Include case studies of successful projects

While the presentation is “grand,” smaller, more specific deliverables might be more appropriate

John recommended the book, The Metamorphosis of the World: How Climate Change is Transforming our Concept of the World by Ulrich Beck (2017):

https://www.amazon.com/dp/074569022X⁠

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Links Mentioned

Presentation:

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGO9qNzCA0/Mtf3dzZht-Pq4i2Z4lVQxw/view⁠

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RISE Framework:

https://boerplan.substack.com/p/rise⁠

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Accounting Firm:

https://www.forvismazars.com/za/en⁠

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CEO:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anoop-ninan-94784325/⁠

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Sustainability Lead:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bongiwe-mbunge-91129690/⁠

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Internal Champion:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-vorster-5420921a/⁠

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MD, Institute of Development:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/judy-robison-63b8b841/⁠

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Impact Weighted Accounting as an alternative to ESG:

https://bit.ly/I-W-A⁠

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The Concept Note that initiated detailed discussions with them:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SRYuB6lmDl9wneBirRGNSg910aAXgOwnYW9LmwKrktE/edit?usp=sharing⁠

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Genuine Progress Indicators (GPI) - linked to share price:

https://bit.ly/G-P-Ind⁠

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The 80+ indicators we have identified for this work:

https://bit.ly/B-P-I⁠

The MacArthur $100m grant process:

https://bit.ly/Mac100⁠

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Land Trust Tokenization

Cormac Cullinan, Environmental Lawyer:

https://bit.ly/CorCull⁠

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SchindlersX, Token Development:

https://bit.ly/SchindX⁠

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Bioregional Funding Facilities

We have been shortlisted (8 bioregional projects) to (potentially) become 1 of 2 projects globally to work with the

Bioregional Finance for Planetary Regeneration⁠

Core Project Team.

Michael has known

Samantha Power⁠

, the woman behind the initiative, for about 2 years and can vouch for her. She has a history with the World Bank and various UN agencies. Her heart is in the same space we find ourselves in. Her book, Bioregional Financing Facilities: Reimagining Finance to Regenerate Our Planet, is a worthwhile read, particularly as regards defining a strategy relevant to the $100m grant we are ultimately working towards. PDF download at

https://www.biofi.earth⁠

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Call with the core team, including Samantha, to take place on Thursday, 5 September at 17:15.

Ranyaka Overview Videos

There was some concern expressed that it is difficult to understand/summarize the effort underway with Ranyaka. Perhaps these videos help. Specifically see the second video that highlights key moments in the Genadendal/Ranyaka relationship.

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https://ranyaka.co.za⁠

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Founder:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannesolivier/⁠

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