Agbar’s water and Naturgy’s energy, along with Celsa and Cementos Molins building materials, and the services of Catalana Occidente and Grant Thornton. Financial guidance comes from Global Impact Assets and CaixaBank. Food is supplied by Flax & Kale and Ametller Origen, and new buildings are provided by Copisa. The shared goal is clear: sustainability. A group of multinational companies from diverse sectors are uniting to turn the commitment to protect the exploited Mediterranean habitat into a tangible plan.
Natural capital is understood as the resources that an ecosystem holds. Partners join the newborn platform Nactiva, backed by these companies, which supports it financially and leverages their involvement as a backer. Nactiva is defined as an organization that seeks to accelerate investments and sustainable projects in the Mediterranean region.
250,000 beneficiaries
The platform was created with a goal to mobilize around 1.5 billion by 2030, directing investments into 100 projects of a workable size that will impact an area of 50,000 square meters and could reach 200 hectares when small projects are included. Nactiva aims to benefit 250,000 people, including workers, investors, and affected communities. Achieving this requires a coalition of 50 to 100 partners, based on the available data.
Since its inception in April, Nactiva’s founders have not disclosed the scale of their initial investment. Contributions so far have been modest, according to sources from Ametller Origen. They emphasize that hiring was driven by project needs rather than capital. Collaboration is central:
“We share what we do and seek help from others”, they note.
The platform looks to attract private investment for each project it launches. The aim is to attract large funds to maximize program impact. In its first year, the target is to channel between 50 and 70 million in investments.
food addiction
Two years ago, Joan Cabezas, director of The Palladium Group’s natural capital division, and Silvia Alsina Roman, CEO of the communications agency Roman, observed that the Mediterranean is among the regions most affected by climate change. Biodiversity loss compounds the struggle for food sovereignty, as the region depends on products sourced from other countries. Cabezas explains that the roles are clearly defined: Cabezas attracts CEOs of companies, while Alsina Roman communicates the project’s message to them, a dynamic described in an interview with the media outlet activo.
Nactiva’s ultimate aim is to ensure that the Mediterranean economic sector stays closely linked to the natural capital sector and can be scaled for export to other markets. This linkage is intended to spur the creation of start-ups in the sector. Companies will be drawn to invest when they see long‑term business opportunities, Cabezas notes.
Self-financing remains a core principle. The goal is to avoid market dependence and instead attract progressively larger resources to support investments. Some public funding may be channeled as well, but the aim is not to extract profits. The founders emphasize a zero‑drift annual result, reinvesting all income. Salaries for ten staff are covered, with some services subcontracted, and the workforce grows to twenty as needs rise.
Plans include expanding beyond Spain in the medium term to France, Italy, Lebanon, Egypt, and Morocco. Specific targets for reducing CO2 emissions are not yet set; the focus is on launching initial projects, measuring results, and setting concrete goals.
four vertical
Nactiva organizes its work around four environmental verticals. The first centers on managing abandoned and underdeveloped forests, much of which is privately owned. The request is for owners to transfer portions of land to the companies that manage it, in exchange for access to the forest’s resources while preserving the forest as a source of materials.
The second vertical aims to cut imports by boosting vegetable protein production in Catalonia. The third seeks 100% food sovereignty, aligning local production with regional demand. The final vertical targets the reduction of sea and river pollution and a second life for former industrial sites.