Analysis
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Towards Regenerative Design
From the paper: "In this short paper we want to reflect on how the creative sector can support a transition towards flourishing regenerative cultures . Design must shift from an anthropocentric discipline organised around linear economies, to become a more holistic practice that embraces living...
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Digital Regenerative Agriculture
Abstract: "Intergovernmental organisations are pushing for ecological renewal with ever-increasing urgency. The trinity of Precision, Digital, and Smart (Ag 4.0) Agriculture encapsulate the tools best positioned to quantify the contributions farmscapes make towards these ends. However, work under...
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Unlocking the Innovation Potential of Biocultural Capital
With examples drawn from India, Australia, the Amazon, among others, the authors illustrate the widespread practice and importance of bio-cultural innovation. They say: "Biocultural innovations... emphasize the integral role that Indigenous peoples play as stewards of the biosphere. Thus biocultural...
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Diverse values of nature for sustainability
A consistent challenge, among many others for regenerative development practitioners, is understanding and integrating natural processes. This article departs from the massive challenges posed by successive IPBES reports and explores the proliferation of studies on the valuation of nature. Such...
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From Nature's Mouth: The Handbook for BioInfused Human Communication
Excerpt: "Never has humankind been so intertwined in communication networks and in the overall flux of information as nowadays. The 21st century is the era of big data, of exchanges and of sharing of signals between humans. More and more players enter this accelerating dance, linking arms with one...
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The pressure for regenerative economy
Excerpt from article: "there is no way around the transformation of economic systems. The future of our planet will depend to a Large extent on the regeneration of our natural resources and the transformation of resilient natural, but also social systems. At the same time, nature must be preserved...
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Changing the Language of Climate Change
"To inspire people, we need to tell a story not of sacrifice and deprivation but of opportunity and improvement in our lives, our health and our well-being—a story of humans flourishing in a post-fossil-fuel age."
"The words we use and the stories we tell matter. Transforming the way we talk about...
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The Next Step in Impact Investing: Breaking the Shackles of Extractive Thinking
Examines why capital should be reoriented to social purpose, the opportunities and challenges, including the question "Can we finance mission-driven enterprises in a way that shifts the core emphasis to regenerative environmental and social benefits?"
by Stu Fram published in Stanford Social...
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Welcome to the Era of Regenerative Finance
Describes regenerative finance and illustrates current efforts to make it work.
"Regenerative finance meets this moment. It integrates various types of capital — investments, loans, grants and more — to give social enterprises, community-led projects, and restorative cultural and environmental...
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The struggle for the soul of the B Corp movement
Is the B Corp movement for those who truly shift markets and ways of doing business or will it become the domain of simply doing better. What are the tensions of evolution and survival of a movement?
By Anjili Raval, Published In the Financial Times