About Us
Learn about our story and meet the team behind SURECO
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OUR STORY
After a large trajectory working at the Green Climate Fund, Jessica Jacob, the CEO and founder of SURECO & Partners, was convinced about the need to create a vast network of Latin American & Caribbean professionals and opening opportunities to youth with the same objective: To offer the best quality services to undertake sustainable solutions that transform the region and our communities.
The importance of understanding the local context and entities is a priority.
SURECO & Partners acts locally to contribute to the global Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on climate change, gender inclusiveness, and opening opportunities to the youth and vulnerable communities.
For SURECO, success is measured according to the results and impacts each project represents to a nation, institution, community, among others.
Nothing is as powerful as generating long-lasting paradigm shifting solutions.
2019
The dream begins
SURECO & Partners is legally constituted in Panama.
2021
Take off
SURECO & Partners starts its operations and is awarded projects in the Argentina, Colombia, Nicaragua, USA, among others.
Multiple UN agencies, governements, and private entities start to knock the door...
The intership program begins...
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2022
Sky-rocket
Promptly, public and private entities start to realize SURECO's results and big steps are taking towards paradigm-shifting projects.
Through strategic planning and fruitful partnerships, the firm has organically grown to be a reference partner for the region.
Up to date, SURECO & Partners has signed contracts awarded for more than 1 million USD with clients such as the World Bank, United Nations, ALIDE, and GIZ, among others.
Second intership program in partnership with GFLAC's youth climate finance program.
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2023
Soaring to new heights
Having worked in 90% of the countries in our region, we have not just expanded our reach, but have left a lasting impact.
Reflecting on the milestones of the past years, we have defined the institutional policies and strategic plan for the next few years. Also, our team has grown organically and purposefully, opening new areas.
We opened our third and fourth intership program and have improved our processes for newbies.
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BOARD MEMBERS
We are governed by first-level professionals in the field of sustainable finance that enlight the principles and guideliness that are reflected in SURECO & Partners.
TEAM
Our consultants live and work in the communities they serve, providing better solutions for capacity building, sustainable activities, project implementation, monitoring, and evaluation
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PAST INTERNS
Sureco is proud to grant laboral opportunities to young visionares that are committed with the environment.
OUR POLICIES
Code of good corporate governance and consolidation of management policies
This document reflects our principles and practices that promote responsible decision-making and sustainable success.
With the objective of improving customer relationships, promoting human talent management, maintaining high quality standards, ensuring effective communication, and promoting sustainability in all its operations, SURECO & Partners has established four management policies.
Policy I: Human talent management
Our mission is to attract, retain and develop S&P employees, consultants and practitioners.
Click below to see our guidelines for action that allow for the promotion and maintenance of environments and dynamics where people can develop their professional and human potential.
Policy II: Customer relations
We aim to maintain a professional, strategic and transparent relationship with our clients.
Click below to see our guidelines to guarantee customer satisfaction, institutional strengthening and the development of long-term business relationships.
Policy III: Information and communications
Our purpose is to foster an assertive relationship and increase knowledge among our stakeholders.
Click below to see our guidelines for action to promote the participation and commitment of our teams, strengthen our identity and demonstrate our added value to sustainability and our society.
Policy IV: Sustainability
We are committed to a sustainable future, and our operational frameworks align with it.
Click below to see our framework for action on ESG principles, integrating sustainability into all the company's decisions, processes and services.
Information protection policy
Our organization is committed to safeguarding sensitive information at all levels of operation, fostering trust among stakeholders.
Click below to see our compromise with confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data.
ANNUAL REPORTS
2022 Annual Report
This report is a testament to a year of remarkable growth and impactful partnerships. In 2022, we've made significant strides in delivering results that matter, solidifying our reputation as a trusted advisor in the region. In this report, we delve into the details of our achievements, including our team growth and first million USD in operations, highlighting the transformative impact of our work and laying the groundwork for continued success in the future. Join us on this journey of excellence and innovation!
2023 Annual Report
Last years' report encapsulates the unparalleled reach and enduring impact. With a presence in 90% of our region's countries, our consultancy firm has not only expanded its footprint but has also shaped institutional policies and strategic plans for the future. In tandem, our team has grown purposefully, fostering new areas of expertise while launching our third and fourth internship programs. Within these pages, discover the transformative outcomes of our work, as we continue to make a lasting difference in the climate finance consultancy landscape.
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Former General Secretary: Latin American Federationof Banks-FELABAN
Lawyer: Universidad Javeriana
Researcher in Financial Law
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Presidential candidate: Dominican Republic
Attorney general
Former Minister of the Environment
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Chief Executive Officer: Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer: SIF Capital.
Board Member: SADC Development Finance Resource Center.
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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: Wageningen Agricultural University
Honorary Doctorate of Laws in Humanities
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Former Deputy Managing Director: National Bank for Agriculture and rural Development (NABARD),
Director: Bankers’ Institute of Rural Development (BIRD)
Chairman: Samaaru Finance Pvt Ltd.
Member of the Governing Board: College of Agricultural Banking, Reserve Bank of India.
Specialist: climate finance, rural finance and infrastructure.
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Representative Partner - Founder: Green Transformation Lab.
Deputy Director: Seoul National University.
Strategic Planning and ICT Project Manager: Green Climate Fund.
President: Fusion Consulting, Inc.
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PhD Research, International Economic Development - East China Normal University
PhD Orals International Economics and MALD: Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Boston
MS Mechanical Engineering: Tufts University, Boston and MS from INSA Lyon, France
Executive Recruiter: Russell Reynolds Associates, Paris
Commercial Attaché: French Embassy, Abu Dhabi
Sailed around Cape Horn: 2nd Whitbread Race around the World
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General Director: Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature (Direct Access Entity accredited before the GCF)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biology: Harvard University
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Strategic Advisor: Pegasus Capital Advisors
Chairman: Nexus for Development
Former Board Advisor for SIDS: Green Climate Fund
Former Director of Climate Finance: Republic of Kiribati
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Founding partner: Global impactMain
Advisor and Manager: Delphos International
Member of the Board of Directors: Except Impact
General Director: JP Morgan emerging market team
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Founder: Climate Finance A. & Carbon Offsetting
Deputy CEO: Atlas Partners
Co-Founder: YGL Initiative Climate Finance Centers
Board member: NGO Givedirectly
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Co-Chair: Climate Coin
Director and Representative | MERCOSUR REGION: UNOPS
Former Executive Director: Green Climate Fund
Division Manager, Investment and Development Banking: BCIE
Executive Vice President: International Financial Bank, Miami
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Former Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia
Director of the "Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales" (IDEAM)
Geologist from the "Universidad Industrial de Santander" in Bucaramanga
Media Specialist from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá
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Former Vice Minister of MSME Development: Ministry of Economy of Guatemala
Master in Finance at the Rafael Landívar University of Guatemala
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Fund Manager Advisor: International Climate Finance Accelerator (ICFA)
Invesment Committee Member: Nyala Venture
Managing Director: One Planet Ventures, LLC
Investment Committee Member, Helenos Fund: Inpulse Investment Manager
Non Executive Director: Just Share SA and Shared Assets Investment Committee Member
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Founder of MIBANCO
Executive director: PROFONANPE
Master in Development Sociology: University of Paris I, Pantheon - Sorbonne, France Institut d'Etudes Economiques et Sociales (IEDES)
Master in Agricultural Development: University of Paris I, Pantheon - Sorbonne, France Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)