Evaluation / Impact

An interactive website and report, adapted from Sustainable Development Goals, that many will find informative in its approach and in the specifics of performance from different projects. The site offers a wide range of ecovillages and a subgroup of 154 surveys for 54 ecovillages that have done the...

Early proponents of strategic philanthropy have been evolving for years toward more systemic and humanistic strategies. Nonetheless, the recognition in this article that the movement needs redirection, particularly into community-driven systemic change strategies, along with the importance of...

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...

Excerpt: "This report adds to the knowledge base by building on prior work about the Gulf’s economic value and going beyond just updating estimates by expanding the scope of what’s being estimated to include non-market as well as market-based values and drawing out implications for decision making...

Excerpt: "Created via Regen Registry, ERABrazil is developing a biodiversity protection credit, focusing on umbrella species’ role as a cornerstone for balance of the ecosystem. Umbrella species, which play a vital role in the structure, function, and productivity of an ecosystem, can be used to...

The authors explain why today's ESG views of materiality are ineffective and how an intrinsic examination of impact could align value with actual performance.  

By Jason Saul and Phyllis Kurlander Costanza , published by University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy

A massive report led by mining giant BHP in its Beenup site in southwest Australia. A massive, multiparty / stakeholder effort including the discussions and sharing of the accounting approach and framework as well as much of the methodology. The temporal scenarios are fascinating and will be a...

A well-designed comparative analysis of several different approaches to wellbeing economies. This will serve as a useful reference for those comparing models as well as those entering the field and trying to understand the differences and similarities of approach.

From the publisher: "The paper...

"The idea of the IMPACT FESTIVAL is to create a community-based platform for sustainable innovations that tackles today's challenges. By bringing together innovators, corporate representatives, impact investors, sustainability experts, politicians and many more diverse actors, we are building an...