SURECO & PARTNERS

We are an innovative firm that provides consulting and advisory services in climate finance. SURECO & Partners offers tailored solutions, bringing together national and regional consultants who understand their local contexts, with diverse sectoral and thematic experience. We identify, develop, implement and monitor sustainable activities, projects and programs.

ABOUT US

SURECO & PARTNERS

Mission

To develop strategies, policies, digital tools and systems for sustainable consulting services, offering the best solutions and professionals according to the specific needs of the clients.

Vision

To  be the reference partner in consulting services and digital solutions for sustainable development, specializing in the environment, climate change, social inclusion and good governance.

WHAT MAKES
US DIFFERENT

Experience and quality  

Our highly skilled local consultants work towards a more sustainable future through capacities, favoring increased investments for climate change.

Adaptation to customer needs

Let us assemble the team for your project or program from a diverse group of established and emerging consultants with credentials across all areas of ESG and climate finance.

Personnel management

Implement our bottom-up approach to scale up action more collaboratively and rapidly toward better ESG and solutions to climate change.

OUR CORE TEAM

Maricielo Glen de Tobon
Co-Chair
Unpaid position

Former General Secretary: Latin American Federationof Banks-FELABAN
Lawyer
in Universidad Javeriana
Researcher in Financial Law

Benedict Libanda
Advisor
Unpaid position

Chief Executive Officer at the  Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer. SIF Capital.
Board Member at SADC Development Finance Resource Center.

UnaMay Gordon
Advisor
Unpaid position

Past Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Government of Jamaica
Regional Director, Caribbean Women in Leadership
Director Recycling Partners of Jamaica
Independent Climate Change & Environmental Expert
MSc Environmental Science from Wageningen Agricultural University
Honorary Doctorate of Laws in Humanities

Harishkumar R. Dave
Advisor
Unpaid position

Former Deputy Managing Director at National Bank for Agriculture and rural Development (NABARD), India and Director of Bankers’ Institute of Rural Development (BIRD)
Chairman of Samaaru Finance Pvt Ltd.
Member of the Governing Board of College of Agricultural Banking, Reserve Bank of India.
Specialist in climate finance, rural finance and infrastructure.

John Song
Advisor
Unpaid position

Representative Partner - Founder. Green Transformation Lab.
Deputy Director at Seoul National University.
Green Climate Fund. Strategic Planning and ICT Project Manager.
President at Fusion Consulting, Inc.

Jessica Jacob

CEO
Former LAC Regional Manager: GCF
Social and Environmental Director: Findeter
Coordinator of Latin America and Africa: UNEP
Broker: Viel Tradition
Product Development: HSBC

Erico Rocha

Senior Supervisor
Finance and Control Analyst: National Treasury- Ministry of Economy, BrazilSAIN/MF - Department of International Affairs- Ministry of Economy, Brazil.

Marina Saguar

Projects and Communications Coordinator
Security and Development Analyst: Instituto Elcano Royal / Center for Environmental and Social Studies
Security and Development Analyst: Instituto Elcano Royal (RIE) / Center for Environmental and Social Studies (CEAMSO)
Graduated in International Relations & Communication: Comillas, USYD, KU Leuven

Mishell Congo

Admin Coordinator
Sustainable Development Expert
Sustainable Development Promoter: United Nations
Graduated in Political Science: Universidad Central del Ecuador

Valeria Villena

Operations and Tender Coordinator
Environmental Consultant: FAO, GIZ, UNICEF, COSUDE.
Environmental Technical Analyst: Autonomous Municipal Government
Water quality technician: Ministry of Environment and Water of Bolivia.

Katerine Achá

Admin Coordinator
Junior Consultant: FAO
Responsible for GIS and environment: NGO KURMI-ADSI
Research Assistant: VLIR-UOS

Daniel Gómez

Environmental Analyst: STRATEGO, COL
Co-founder: IMPACTA - Social Laboratory, COL
Master's Student: Financial Administration, EAFIT, COL.

Jose Maria F.

Member of the Board of Directors: International Bank
Board of Directors: Insurance Company Columna S.A.
Founder and General Director: Talento Consulting
Consulting Partner: Parker Randall Guatemala, S.A.
Partner: HVC Kapital in the management of investment funds.
Master in Financial Administration: UMG (Mariano Galvez University)

Gloria Z.

Consultant: ​UN Women Guatemala
Former Vice Minister of Development of MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises): Ministry of Economy of Guatemala (Law for the economic empowerment of women. Creation of the Women's Entrepreneurship Unit. Implementation of public policy on equal opportunities for women)

Zoila F.

Specialist in Economic Management: Metal Mechanics Varona Company
Former Auditor: Popular Bank of Savings (BPA) and Bank of Credit and Commerce (BANDEC)
Master's Degree in Business Administration and a Diploma in Banking Management:
Center for Business Studies of the Marta Abreu de las Villas Central University

Rodrigo C.

Project Management Technician: Instituto Desarrollo Paraguay
Former Technical Studies Assistant Superintendence of Insurance: Central Bank of Paraguay
Former Assistant National Accounts of the Department of Statistics of the Real Sector: Central Bank of Paraguay

Stephanie B.

Climate Change Specialist Consultant: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
Former General Director of Monitoring and Coordination: Ministry of Development Planning Bolivia
Former National Coordinator for the elaboration of the final document for the GEF: FAO

Jose M.

Former Minister: Technical Secretariat for Economic and Social Development Planning of Paraguay
Former Director of Think Tank: Development Institute
PhD in Economics: University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Former Senior Economist: World Bank (Washington, DC - USA).

Roberto S.

Former Presidential Commissioner for Social Protection: Honduran Institute of Social Security.
Former Insurance and Pension Specialist: BCIE
Former Head of the Actuarial Division: National Commission of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions.

Max C.

Former Accreditation Panel Member: Green Climate Fund
Former Corporate Vice President: Financial Group FICOHSA
Master's Degree in International Business: University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.

Milagros C.

Water and Sanitation Sector Operation Support Consultant in Argentina: IDB
Argentina National Facilitator: ALIDE GCF Readiness Proposal "Improving Climate Finance in the Latin American Banking Sector".

Cristina C.

Designed and implemented Environmental and Social Risk Management Systems (SARAS) in financial institutions: Financial Bank (Peru), Pacífico Savings and Loan Cooperative (Peru), Bolivarian Bank (Ecuador), EXITUS Capital (Mexico), EDPYME Credit Access (Peru), Western Financial (Mexico) and FINAGRO (Colombia)

Dolly Muñoz

Forest specialist

Michelle Cevallos

Economist

Paul Villacís

Environmental engineer

Jimena Flores

Environmental engineer

Elizabeth Mercado

Environmental chemistry

Andrea Valdez

Economist

Trilce Loayza

Environmental engineer

OUR CLIENTS AND BENEFICIARIES

Green Climate Fund Services

  • Readiness programmes
  • Concept Notes
  • Accreditation Process
  • Funding Proposals

Sustainable Finance

  • Climate Action Iniciatives
  • Access to International Finance
  • Guidelines, Action Plans and MRV System
  • Financial Structure & Fesability Studies
  • Risk Appraisal and Management

Environemntal & Social Safeguards and Gender Plans    

  • Environmental and social safeguards systems
  • Gender Assessment and action plans
  • Developing policies, strategies and action plans

OUR LATEST PROJECTS

FAO / BOLIVIA

Development of the Country Programme for the Green Climate Fund, creation of the roadmap towards accreditation for two national entities, and origination of a public-private strategy.

WORLD BANK / COLOMBIA

Provides support to the National Development Finance Agency in the accreditation process that is necessary for the admittance into the Green Climate Fund.

FUNDACIÓN AVINA / BRASIL

Evaluation of capacities and strengthening activities in the communities of Marajó, Brazil, through the support for the Funding Proposal for the change of paradigm of the Green Climate Fund.

LATEST NEWS

What we have been up to...

Projects

Gender, inclusion and diversity in Colombia

Thanks to the support of the World Bank we have been developing the gender, inclusion and diversity policy and action plan of the FDN (Financiera Nacional de Desarrollo). To ensure awareness and training in this regard, workshops have been developed for all areas of the entity.
We are very happy to contribute to its commitment to equality and inclusion in the workplace and the institution's projects. We believe that diversity is a fundamental value in any company and we are sure that our work here will bear many fruits and will inspire many entities in the financial sector.
Projects

Sustainable Finance in Guatemala

Under the framework of the Support Program of the Green Climate Fund called "Improvement of Climate Financing in the Banking Sector of Latin America", executed by ALIDE, representatives of the Consultative Council for Sustainable Finance of Guatemala and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN ) announced a cooperation agreement to work together towards a green future in the country. It was a pleasure to support and guide this initiative.
Projects

Mission to Suriname

We are currently designing a project to overcome some of the challenges that the smallest country in South America is facing due to climate change.
Our mission in the country helped us to further understand the situation of hundreds of farmers who suffer the consequences of watersalinization and rainfall shifts. This Concept Note will be presented for funding to the Green Climate Fund.