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Regen / Notes

Martin Brown

Regular readers and subscribers to my Fairsnape blog here will be aware that I have shifted platforms to a substack called Regen/Notes that provides a better blogging experience as a email based newsletter. If you have enjoyed my blog posts here (and they go back to 2007) please do pop over and read or subscribe there.

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People Powering Microcredit: Matthew O'Hayer Augments Support of Whole Planet Foundation with $50,000 Donation

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Back in 2007, when Matt O’Hayer started pasture-raising hens, his thoughts were never just on the birds in their care, but in using whatever means at their disposal to effect lasting change. SOURCE: Whole Foods Market Foundations. Whole Planet Foundation specializes in microloans, and nobody does it better!” .

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Founding B Corps Share Lessons Learned from 15 Years of Certification

B the Change

Around the world, more than 6,000 companies — a number that is steadily growing — have been inspired by the vision of an economic system that can be equitable, inclusive, and regenerative, one that can help right the many wrongs in our world. Now, 15 years later, we can look back at a few things that we’ve learned.

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Dead Dolphins, Radioactive Mountains: Inside Florida’s Phosphorus Crisis

Sense and Sustainability

billion more gallons of wastewater were dumped into Tampa Bay between 2003 and 2007. Here, regenerative agriculture comes into play. Regenerative agriculture prioritizes soil health, including those beneficial mycorrhizal fungi that provide wild plants with the phosphorus they need.

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How U.S. Businesses Can Compete with China in Emerging Markets: Transitioning from a ‘Death Economy’ to a ‘Life Economy’

James Militzer

The world is in the midst of a difficult transition, moving from a degenerative “death economy” to a regenerative “life economy.” The death economy is an economic system based on maximizing short-term profits, regardless of the social and environmental costs.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Natura, which issues a regular environmental profit-and-loss statement , went carbon-neutral in 2007 and became the first public B Corporation in 2014. Logan Green has cited growing up with Southern California traffic and carpooling as a student in Zimbabwe for inspiring the launch of Zimride in 2007.

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A B Corp Month Collective Climate Action Resource

B the Change

Project in support of regenerative agriculture, nutrition, and climate health. New Leaf Paper: Sustainable Travel and Trade Show Strategies for Impact Improvement New Leaf Paper is a founding B Corp and initially certified in 2007. As part of that commitment, Ancient Nutrition dedicates 1% of revenue to the R.A.N.C.H

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