In this episode of Investing in Regeneration, Mónica Altamirano de Jong sits down with Sidney Cano - serial regenerative entrepreneur, investor, innovator, and lifelong researcher of regenerative investing - to explore one of the most profound paradigm shifts in finance today: the transition from investments in regeneration to truly regenerative investing.
Drawing on nearly 15 years of experience in business innovation, entrepreneurship, and investing - and grounded in hands-on experimentation with syntropic agriculture, watershed restoration, and community finance in Mexico - Sidney unpacks why investing is not a transaction but a continuum, why there is no such thing as regenerative projects (only regenerative work within living systems), and how finance, when placed in right relationship with economy and investing, can become a force for the emergence of economies of life. From care holders to co-investors, from financial structures to evolving ecosystems, this conversation challenges everything we think we know about where money should go, and why.
▶️ From Impact Investing to Regenerative Investing: Co-Investing with Living Systems
00:00:00 Introduction to Investing in Regeneration
00:01:10 Introducing Sidney Cano: Regenerative Entrepreneur & Lifelong Researcher
00:03:12 The Paradigm Shift: From Investments in Regeneration to Regenerative Investing
00:06:16 Syntropic Agriculture, Living Systems & the Role of the Co-Investor
00:13:00 Why Investors Must Humble Down and Learn With Nature
00:16:29 Sidney's Journey: From Education to Regenerative Investing
00:24:39 The Nested Framework: Economy, Investing & Finance
00:33:22 Deal Origination Reimagined: From Stakeholders to Care Holders
00:36:53 The Acatlan Case: Farmers, Digital Nomads & Regenerative Co-Investment
00:47:04 Lake Chapala: A Long-Term Watershed Regeneration Investment
00:52:41 How Regenerative Investment Structures Differ from Traditional Deals
00:58:03 Removing Finance from the Center of Decision-Making
00:59:04 What One Shift Would You Drive Tomorrow?
Notable Quote:
“We have to remove financing from the center of all our decision-making. The decision-making has to come from the understanding of our right relationship with the ecosystems — and then bring in financing resources in the right position and the right time. Because you can have tons of money and still have no life.” — Sidney Cano
Connect with Sidney:
📱 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidney-cano-1b0a1813/
💻 Substack: Towards an Economy of Life
Connect with Mónica:
📱 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/altamiranomonicaa/
💻 Website: https://altamira-regen.com/
