Sustainable Future

Regenerative Business Models: 8 Steps for Existing Companies

Not all companies have the guts to start from scratch, here is what you CAN do to speed up your transition process

Interface started their journey towards sustainability in 1994 with a mountain as a metaphor. Picture by Pixabay on Pexels

If you want a purposeful business and have decided to go the path of ‘regenerative business’, starting from scratch is easier than transforming an existing company.

Yes, I realize that. And I often say to people that building a regenerative business model IS easier when we are a startup. Blue Economy works best if we do it right the first time…

Let me remind you of some of the features of a regenerative business:

• Our company gives a solution for basic needs
• We design our business model systemically, creating multiple benefits for people and the planet. This includes multiple income streams…
• We use synergy in the model to unleash the multiplier effect
• We choose the right materials. Local, abundantly available materials out of rest streams perhaps. Or abundantly growing in a biodiverse way, such as thistles, nettles, industrial hemp, bamboo or algae...
• We make sure all products are biodegradable in soil, freshwater ánd…