Carolyn Mansfield duPont

Carolyn Mansfield duPont

Greater Boston
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I work at the intersection of conservation, innovation, and markets, using technology and…

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    Upstream Tech

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    Greater Boston Area

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    New York/Boston

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    Greater Seattle Area

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    San Francisco, CA

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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Education

  • MIT Sloan School of Management Graphic

    MIT Sloan School of Management

  • Activities and Societies: Zuckerman Fellow - Center for Public Leadership • Louis Bacon Environmental Leadership Fellow - Center for Public Leadership

  • Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Outdoor Education Instructor, President of Stanford Symphony Orchestra

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  • Green Bonds and Land Conservation: A New Investment Landscape?

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Green bonds are experiencing explosive growth, but are they a useful new financing tool to bridge conservation funding shortfalls or just the latest chapter in greenwashing?

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  • Financing Climate Resilience in Boston: Engaging and Incentivizing Developers and Private Property Owners

    This paper explores how the City of Boston and related stakeholders can engage and incentivize developers and property owners to invest in climate resilience measures on privately-owned land and buildings. The paper outlines possible financial and non-financial incentives. For financial incentives, the paper explores 11 potential new revenue streams to finance these investments. The paper also discusses ways to leverage these revenue streams with outside capital through a green bond or…

    This paper explores how the City of Boston and related stakeholders can engage and incentivize developers and property owners to invest in climate resilience measures on privately-owned land and buildings. The paper outlines possible financial and non-financial incentives. For financial incentives, the paper explores 11 potential new revenue streams to finance these investments. The paper also discusses ways to leverage these revenue streams with outside capital through a green bond or environmental impact bond, as well as mechanisms for deploying financing to developers and property owners, such as a revolving loan fund.

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  • Green Bonds and Land Conservation: The Evolution of a New Financing Tool

    Harvard Kennedy School

    This paper examines the current and potential future use of green bonds for financing sustainable land use and conservation projects around the world. The paper draws on interviews with land conservation practitioners, bond issuers, investors, and financial analysts, as well as analysis of two case studies in China and Massachusetts. The paper summarizes the key insights from this community of experts, and lays out a series of steps that will be required before green bonds can develop into a…

    This paper examines the current and potential future use of green bonds for financing sustainable land use and conservation projects around the world. The paper draws on interviews with land conservation practitioners, bond issuers, investors, and financial analysts, as well as analysis of two case studies in China and Massachusetts. The paper summarizes the key insights from this community of experts, and lays out a series of steps that will be required before green bonds can develop into a significant and reliable tool in the conservation finance toolkit. The authors find that projects linked to water and storm water management may be investment "sweet spots" for green bonds and land conservation.

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Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Professional working proficiency

  • French

    Limited working proficiency

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