It's been a long time coming, but I have finally invited a guest to talk about Degrowth, what it is, some of the ideas behind it, and why we need a new way of thinking about - and doing - finance.

Steve Rocco has worked in financing roles across traditional and sustainable markets for over 25 years. He was on his way to complete a PhD with the Post Growth Innovation Lab at the University of Vigo (Spain) focusing on a post-growth financial sector when he met Anastasia Linn and Matt Orsagh.

Steve, Anastasia, and Matt went on to co-found The Arketa Institute for Post-Growth Finance, a non profit organization dedicated to crafting a new vision for what genuinely sustainable finance can be, in line with scientific findings on planetary boundaries and human needs.

Here's a bit more about my guest, Steve Rocco:

Steve brings more than 25 years of experience in finance across a wide range of finance. In investment banking, Steve has worked in capital markets in New York across most asset classes in various institutional sales/relationship management roles. He left wall street for the Media Development Investment fund and focused on South American. Later as an entrepreneur, Steve was co-founder of Mission Markets, a capital raising platform for impact investments. In asset management, Steve worked for MainStreet Partners, a London based ESG advisor focused on public markets. Recently, Steve has had a series of advisory roles with the UN, ADB, USAID, and private investors project focused on the Global South.

In this episode, Steve and I mention quite a few organizations and resources:

- Arketa Institute for Post-Growth Finance: https://www.arketa-institute.org/

- Arketa's Publication, "By Disaster or Design:" https://www.arketa-institute.org/resources/by-disaster-or-design

- Planetary Boundaries (Stockholm Resilience Center): https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/planetary-boundaries.html

- On the Phenomenon of B******t Jobs - A Work Rant by David Graeber: https://strikemag.org/b******t-jobs/

- The Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast Episode 34 - The Meaning of Work:

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