About
Who we are
The Institute of Regeneration is a 501(c)(3) educational not-for-profit incorporated in New York State. We are a school of large-scale systems change.
What limits regeneration at a global scale is not technology or capital in the abstract. It is how few people can see a large system accurately, choose the right nodal interventions, and work with others on it long enough to make a difference.
We develop that capacity in a small number of people, over long periods, and connect them to each other.
What we do
Educational programmes.
Communities of Praxis, open book clubs, courses, and trainings, online and in person, for an international membership.
Convening.
In partnership with Regen House, we host working sessions at and alongside Climate Week NYC, UN Climate & Biodiversity COPs, WEF's Davos, SXSW, Expo West, CGF's Global Summit, London Climate Action Week, the UN Food Systems Summit, and more.
Coalition work.
Our staff and participants contribute to ongoing workstreams of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, One Planet Business for Biodiversity, the Consumer Goods Forum, and the Global Sustainable Transition Alliance, developing the thinking, data, and metrics that underpin food system transformation.
Leadership
Ethan Soloviev — President
Ethan is Chief Innovation Officer at HowGood, the world's largest ingredient and product sustainability database, whose customers represent a substantial share of global consumer goods revenue. He advises multinational food and consumer goods companies, investors, and multi-stakeholder coalitions on regenerative agriculture, sustainability data, and enterprise climate strategy, and has contributed to workstreams of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and One Planet Business for Biodiversity. He is the author of several books on regenerative agriculture and business, has spoken at UN Climate COPs and the UN Food Systems Summit, and works at the intersection of agricultural commodities, financing structures, and systems change.
Connor Stedman — Managing Director
Connor is a farm, environmental, and organizational planner based in western Massachusetts. Through Alosa Ecological Strategies he applies systems thinking to projects at the intersections of land use, climate change, and business and community strategy. He has spent more than a decade helping farm businesses adopt leading carbon farming strategies, and works with communities and institutions on climate adaptation, ecological context, and resilience planning. He is an affiliate instructor with the University of Vermont's Leadership for Sustainability graduate programme.
Governance and legal status
Institute of Regeneration, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation registered in the State of New York and recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. It was formerly incorporated as Resilience Foundation, Inc.
The organization is governed by a Board of Directors which meets annually and maintains minutes, financial statements, and independently prepared tax filings. Our bylaws address the mandate, scope, and governing structure of the organization, including the handling of assets in the event of dissolution.
The Institute of Regeneration does not tolerate discrimination of any kind on the basis of race, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin.
Registered address: High Falls NY, USA
Governance documents available on request.
Networks and affiliations
Industry and private sector
HowGood · Regen House · Regen Network · Investing in Regenerative Agriculture & Generation-Re
NGOs and institutes
World Business Council for Sustainable Development · One Planet Business for Biodiversity · Consumer Goods Forum · Global Sustainable Transition Alliance · EIT Food · Carol Sanford Institute · NoVo Foundation · Academy for Systems Change · Omega Center for Sustainable Living · Regenesis Institute · BioFi Project · Xerces Society · Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture · Schumacher Society
Academic
University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources · Hampshire College · Gaia University International · The Conway School