Sustainable Markets
A privacy-preserving infrastructure for ecosystems, communities, and capital markets to unlock the value of nature responsibly and equitably.
Sustainable Markets standardizes nature-based data, builds personal and enterprise privacy networks, and enables self-funding climate resilience.
Why sustainability, why now
Nature is the world’s most undervalued asset. Current systems lack the infrastructure, compliance frameworks, and financial tools to responsibly unlock its value.
- Bulletproof privacy and compliance for ecological and financial data sharing.
- Quantum Privacy™ and Proof of Trust to enforce data and governance rights across parties and borders.
- A Privacy Network Exchange to tokenize, trade, and reuse environmental data and ecosystem assets with zero marginal cost.
Spanning over 6 million hectares of primary rainforest, mangroves, and peatlands in North and East Kalimantan, the Kayan Project is a blueprint for responsible, scalable, and profitable conservation.
Backed by a 60-year conservation agreement, it integrates:
- Carbon & biodiversity credits, projected to generate $35B+ annually.
- Community-based sustainable industries including forest honey, aquaculture, and renewable energy.
- Smart infrastructure for education, healthcare, energy, and environmental monitoring.
With support from the Sultan of Bulungan and 53 traditional villages, the project balances indigenous leadership with global impact investment.
How TEAL powers it
Kayan’s breakthrough impact is made possible by TEAL, a next-generation ecological and fintech platform. TEAL’s innovations include:
- AI and satellite-driven ecosystem verification
- Blockchain-based asset tokenization
- SEC-compliant digital credit markets
- Revenue-sharing models that return 70% of proceeds to communities
TEAL’s partnership with EP3 ensures every nature-based asset is connected to the Privacy Network, enabling transparent, global-scale reuse of ecological data while preserving sovereignty and regulatory compliance.
What it changes
The Sustainable Markets Initiative unlocks vast economic and climate potential by:
- Monetizing nature-backed assets without compromising privacy or sovereignty
- Empowering rural communities with revenue, infrastructure, and digital access
- Enabling cross-border AI, ESG, and carbon credit services built on verifiable trust
By layering over existing systems, the Privacy Network enables zero-marginal-cost orchestration of data, contracts, and relationships—accelerating climate solutions without requiring new laws or infrastructure.
The EP3 Foundation invites governments, investors, NGOs, and innovators to participate in building a regenerative digital economy through the Sustainable Markets Initiative. Together, we can:
- Standardize and secure nature-based markets
- Build personal and enterprise privacy networks for environmental data
- Enable self-funding, equitable participation in climate resilience
Team and Affiliates
Peter Knez
Palm Global Technologies, TEAL Chairman & CEO
Marcelo de Andre
ProNatura International, Earth Capital Chairman
Karla Brollier
Velveteen Ventures Principle Investor, Climate
Michael McCord
Microinsurance Centre at Milliman Managing Director
Nancy Watkins
Milliman Climate Resilience Initiative Principal
Rich Moyer
Milliman MedInsight Chief Product Officer
Vandana Bhardwaj
Milliman MedInsight Principal & SVP Strategic Innovation
Jeff Weiss
Distributed Sun Executive Chairman
Ed Barbier
Colorado State University, School of Global Environmental Sustainability Distinguished Professor
Mathis Wackernagel
Global Footprint Network Co-Founder
Paula Ehlrich
E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation President & CEO
Richie Saville
CEO, Multiversant
Thomas Tauzin
Managing Director
Head of Government Affairs
Emily Weeks
USAID Senior Advisor
Elinela Perez Perez
IP | Privacy | International Law
Global Privacy, EP3 Foundation
Jens Ingelstedt
LabLab Head of AI Accelerators
