Marc Maleika
Meet Marc
Entrepreneur
Berlin, Germany
Marc Maleika is the Founder of Sylva, an environmental services company focused on structuring environmental assets to accelerate ecological restoration. He also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Research Institute for Sustainability. Previously, Marc held the role of Director of Strategy at Rainmaking, where he established a global Netzero strategy practice. With extensive experience in venture strategy and community development, he has worked with organizations such as the World Bank and has founded multiple ventures in sustainability and technology.
Areas of activity:
Reforestation / Rewilding
About:
Marc Maleika is the Founder of Sylva, an environmental services company dedicated to structuring environmental assets and promoting the restoration of natural ecosystems. Under his leadership, Sylva focuses on developing nature-based credits, biodiversity assessment solutions, and project development support in Latin America and Africa. In addition to his role at Sylva, Marc is a Senior Fellow at the Research Institute for Sustainability, where he contributes to advancing sustainable practices.
Prior to these roles, he served as the Director of Strategy at Rainmaking, where he created a global Netzero strategy practice. His diverse background includes working as a venture strategist for Fortune 500 companies in cleantech, media, and healthcare, as well as founding Likeminds, a pioneering SaaS employee referral solution. Marc's early career includes significant experience with the World Bank, managing community development projects and co-authoring impactful reports in social and human development. His multifaceted expertise positions him as a leader in the intersection of sustainability and innovation.
Involvement:
Sylva
Sylva is an environmental services company specialised in structuring environmental assets. Their objective is to accelerate the restoration of our natural environment. They focus on three areas: developing nature-based credits (forest, blue carbon and biodiversity credits), providing biodiversity and ecosystem assessment solutions and project development support to landowners, local communities and local developers.