Regeneration lab | Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en" dir="ltr" prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-3VG3E5K34N"></script> <script>window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments)};gtag("js", new Date());gtag("set", "developer_id.dMDhkMT", true);gtag("config", "G-3VG3E5K34N", {"groups":"default","page_placeholder":"PLACEHOLDER_page_location"});</script> <meta name="keywords" content="regenerative economy, biodiversity , economy, net positive" /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/research/regeneration-lab" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/research/regeneration-lab" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Regeneration lab" /> <meta property="og:description" content="The Oxford Regeneration Lab is a collaborative programme of research and business engagement to build the knowledge and practices necessary for a regenerative economy." /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary" /> <meta name="twitter:title" content="Regeneration lab" /> <meta name="twitter:url" content="https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/research/regeneration-lab" /> <meta name="Generator" content="Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)" /> <meta name="MobileOptimized" content="width" /> <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> <link rel="icon" href="/themes/custom/olamalu_geog_ssee/favicon.ico" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon" /> <title>Regeneration lab | Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment</title> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/sites/default/files/css/css_DP7kXWptfhWYRxISMtku_FHplQp99datZYz1KmlCy6U.css?delta=0&language=en&theme=olamalu_geog_ssee&include=eJxFyEEKwCAMBMAPiT5JVgyxEGvINof-vsfOcY5hw7KrHO2kSFM7A1YcAQ34YpuRDqv_1Lw9h11cMgtfPrLbAOUDpc8eaw" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/sites/default/files/css/css_JnXeOpZ37hq4vK-jdU35ApvutByo7IYJQPujvQgAG1E.css?delta=1&language=en&theme=olamalu_geog_ssee&include=eJxFyEEKwCAMBMAPiT5JVgyxEGvINof-vsfOcY5hw7KrHO2kSFM7A1YcAQ34YpuRDqv_1Lw9h11cMgtfPrLbAOUDpc8eaw" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Maven+Pro:wght@400;500;700&display=swap" /> </head> <body class="path-node page--node-type-project"> <a href="#main-content" class="visually-hidden focusable skip-link"> Skip to main content </a> <div class="dialog-off-canvas-main-canvas" data-off-canvas-main-canvas> <div class="layout-container"> <header class="header"> <div class="header__inner"> <div class="header__primary"> <div class="header__branding"> <a href="/"> <img alt="Link to smith school site homepage" src="/themes/custom/olamalu_geog_ssee/images/Smith-School-logo-2.svg" /> </a> </div> <div class="header__search"> <div class="search-block-form" data-drupal-selector="search-block-form" role="search"> <form action="/search/node" method="get" id="search-block-form" accept-charset="UTF-8"> <div class="js-form-item form-item"> <label for="edit-keys" class="visually-hidden form-item__label">Search</label> <input title="Enter the terms you wish to search for." placeholder="Search the School" data-drupal-selector="edit-keys" type="search" id="edit-keys" name="keys" value="" size="15" maxlength="128" class="form-search form-item__textfield" /> </div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-actions" class="form-actions js-form-wrapper form-wrapper" id="edit-actions"><div class="submit-wrapper"> <input data-drupal-selector="edit-submit" type="submit" id="edit-submit" value="Search" class="button js-form-submit form-submit form-item__textfield" /> <div class="icon"> <svg xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" id="svg3377" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 5.6278105 5.6278744" height="5.6278744mm" width="5.6278105mm"> <defs id="defs3371" /> <g transform="translate(-41.787284,-233.70989)" id="layer1"> <path id="path9202" overflow="visible" display="inline" visibility="visible" marker="none" style="color:#000000;text-indent:0;text-transform:none;direction:ltr;baseline-shift:baseline;display:inline;overflow:visible;visibility:visible;fill:#014047;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none;stroke-width:0.18429765;enable-background:accumulate" d="m 47.105582,233.84023 -4.300517,-0.13031 c -0.103152,-0.002 -0.18979,0.0837 -0.191449,0.17921 -0.0018,0.0971 0.0822,0.18823 0.179193,0.19145 l 3.87291,0.11809 -4.824457,4.82445 c -0.07197,0.072 -0.07197,0.18866 0,0.26064 0.07199,0.072 0.188665,0.072 0.260652,0 l 4.824442,-4.82445 0.118087,3.8729 c 0.0032,0.097 0.09438,0.18245 0.19145,0.1792 0.09704,-0.003 0.17885,-0.0827 0.179202,-0.19145 l -0.1303,-4.30052 c -0.01143,-0.11055 -0.09921,-0.17226 -0.179213,-0.17921 z" /> </g> </svg> </div> </div></div> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div class="header__secondary"> <div class="header-details-section"> <div class="content-type"><div>project</div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="main main--with-sidebar"> <a id="main-content" tabindex="-1"></a> <aside class="main-sidebar" role="complementary"> <div> <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="block-olamalu-ssee-mainnavigation-menu" id="block-olamalu-ssee-mainnavigation"> <h2 class="visually-hidden" id="block-olamalu-ssee-mainnavigation-menu">Main navigation</h2> <nav class="site-main-menu"> <a href="#" id="toggle-expand" class="toggle-expand" title="Menu expand link"> <span class="toggle-expand__open"> <svg width="13.229166mm" height="6.3499999mm" viewBox="0 0 13.229166 6.3499999" version="1.1" id="svg3257" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="toggle-expand__icon"> <defs id="defs3254" /> <g id="layer1" transform="translate(-2.8866015,-108.72784)"> <g style="display:inline;fill:#002632;fill-opacity:1" transform="matrix(0.26458333,0,0,0.26458333,45.83989,96.240472)" id="g5196"> <rect style="opacity:1;fill:#002632;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none;stroke-width:0.266501;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-dashoffset:0;stroke-opacity:1" id="rect5187" width="50" height="2" x="-162.34314" y="47.196365" /> <rect y="58.196365" x="-162.34314" height="2" width="50" id="rect5189" style="opacity:1;fill:#002632;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none;stroke-width:0.266501;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-dashoffset:0;stroke-opacity:1" /> <rect style="opacity:1;fill:#002632;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none;stroke-width:0.266501;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-dashoffset:0;stroke-opacity:1" id="rect5191" width="50" height="2" x="-162.34314" y="69.196365" /> </g> </g> </svg> </span> </a> <div id="main-nav" class="main-nav"> <div class="main-menu-top-bar"> <div class="menu__branding"> <a href="/"> <img alt="Link to smith school site homepage" src="/themes/custom/olamalu_geog_ssee/images/Smith-School-logo-2.svg" /> </a> </div> <div class="search-block-form" data-drupal-selector="search-block-form" role="search"> <form action="/search/node" method="get" id="search-block-form" accept-charset="UTF-8"> <div class="js-form-item form-item"> <label for="edit-keys" class="visually-hidden form-item__label">Search</label> <input title="Enter the terms you wish to search for." placeholder="Search the School" data-drupal-selector="edit-keys" type="search" id="edit-keys" name="keys" value="" size="15" maxlength="128" class="form-search form-item__textfield" /> </div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-actions" class="form-actions js-form-wrapper form-wrapper" id="edit-actions"><div class="submit-wrapper"> <input data-drupal-selector="edit-submit" type="submit" id="edit-submit" value="Search" class="button js-form-submit form-submit form-item__textfield" /> <div class="icon"> <svg xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" id="svg3377" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 5.6278105 5.6278744" height="5.6278744mm" width="5.6278105mm"> <defs id="defs3371" /> <g transform="translate(-41.787284,-233.70989)" id="layer1"> <path id="path9202" overflow="visible" display="inline" visibility="visible" marker="none" style="color:#000000;text-indent:0;text-transform:none;direction:ltr;baseline-shift:baseline;display:inline;overflow:visible;visibility:visible;fill:#014047;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none;stroke-width:0.18429765;enable-background:accumulate" d="m 47.105582,233.84023 -4.300517,-0.13031 c -0.103152,-0.002 -0.18979,0.0837 -0.191449,0.17921 -0.0018,0.0971 0.0822,0.18823 0.179193,0.19145 l 3.87291,0.11809 -4.824457,4.82445 c -0.07197,0.072 -0.07197,0.18866 0,0.26064 0.07199,0.072 0.188665,0.072 0.260652,0 l 4.824442,-4.82445 0.118087,3.8729 c 0.0032,0.097 0.09438,0.18245 0.19145,0.1792 0.09704,-0.003 0.17885,-0.0827 0.179202,-0.19145 l -0.1303,-4.30052 c -0.01143,-0.11055 -0.09921,-0.17226 -0.179213,-0.17921 z" /> </g> </svg> </div> </div></div> </form> </div> </div> <div class="menu-border-top"> <svg width="202.91377mm" height="101.31209mm" viewBox="0 0 202.91377 101.31209" version="1.1" id="svg2694" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <defs id="defs2691"> <clipPath clipPathUnits="userSpaceOnUse" id="clipPath2669"> <rect style="fill:#e3edf3" id="rect2671" width="770.96771" height="384.5773" x="865.03387" y="440.50085" /> </clipPath> </defs> <g id="layer1" transform="translate(71.897604,-96.789432)"> <circle r="382.95911" cy="439.95352" cx="1249.9634" id="circle4277" style="display:inline;opacity:0.6;fill:none;fill-opacity:1;stroke:#e3edf3;stroke-width:1;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:8, 8;stroke-dashoffset:1;stroke-opacity:1" clip-path="url(#clipPath2669)" transform="matrix(0.26458333,0,0,0.26458333,-301.16019,-19.759751)" /> </g> </svg> </div> <div class="menu-wrapper"> <ul class="main-menu"> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--with-sub"> <span class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--with-sub">About</span> <span class="expand-sub"></span> <ul class="main-menu main-menu--sub main-menu--sub-1"> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/page/about-us" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/55">About us</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/listing-page/core-team" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/12">Our team</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/page/business-fellows" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/51">Business Fellows</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/page/advisory-board" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/100">Advisory Board</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/page/founders" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/52">Founders</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/page/graduate-students" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1">Graduate students</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--with-sub"> <span class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--with-sub">Research</span> <span class="expand-sub"></span> <ul class="main-menu main-menu--sub main-menu--sub-1"> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/economics-of-sustainability/research/economics-sustainability" title="Economics" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/38">Economics</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/research/enterprise" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/53">Enterprise</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/oxford-sustainable-finance-group/research/sustainable-finance" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/13">Finance</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/programme/oxford-sustainable-law-programme" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/17">Law</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--with-sub"> <span class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--with-sub">Study</span> <span class="expand-sub"></span> <ul class="main-menu main-menu--sub main-menu--sub-1"> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/course/msc-sustainability-enterprise-and-environment" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/4">MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise & the Environment</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/page/executive-education" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/74">Executive education</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/course/msc-dphil-programmes" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/19">MSc / DPhil programmes</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/page/youth-capacity-building" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1">Youth capacity building</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--with-sub"> <span class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--with-sub">Latest</span> <span class="expand-sub"></span> <ul class="main-menu main-menu--sub main-menu--sub-1"> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/research/impact-engagement" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/796">Impact & engagement</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/list/news" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/40">News & insights</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/list/events" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/41">Events</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/page/jobs" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/57">Jobs</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/page/contact-us" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/298">Contact us</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--with-sub"> <span class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--with-sub">Publications</span> <span class="expand-sub"></span> <ul class="main-menu main-menu--sub main-menu--sub-1"> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/list/publications" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/879">Journal publications</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/page/outputs" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/342">Outputs</a> </li> <li class="main-menu__item main-menu__item--sub main-menu__item--sub-1"> <a href="/list/project-list" class="main-menu__link main-menu__link--sub main-menu__link--sub-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/39">Project list</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div class="menu-quick-links"> <h3>Quick Find</h3> <div class="underlined_link"> <a href="https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/node/94"> <p class="underlined_link underlined_link--text">Water</p> <div class="underlined_link underlined_link--icon"> <svg width="24" height="24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd"><path fill="#fff" d="M21.883 12l-7.527 6.235.644.765 9-7.521-9-7.479-.645.764 7.529 6.236h-21.884v1h21.883z"/></svg> </div> </a> </div> <div class="underlined_link"> <a href="https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/node/104"> <p class="underlined_link underlined_link--text">Biodiversity</p> <div class="underlined_link underlined_link--icon"> <svg width="24" height="24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd"><path fill="#fff" d="M21.883 12l-7.527 6.235.644.765 9-7.521-9-7.479-.645.764 7.529 6.236h-21.884v1h21.883z"/></svg> </div> </a> </div> <div class="underlined_link"> <a href="https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/node/101"> <p class="underlined_link underlined_link--text">Climate</p> <div class="underlined_link underlined_link--icon"> <svg width="24" height="24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd"><path fill="#fff" d="M21.883 12l-7.527 6.235.644.765 9-7.521-9-7.479-.645.764 7.529 6.236h-21.884v1h21.883z"/></svg> </div> </a> </div> <div class="underlined_link"> <a href="https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/node/102"> <p class="underlined_link underlined_link--text">Energy</p> <div class="underlined_link underlined_link--icon"> <svg width="24" height="24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd"><path fill="#fff" d="M21.883 12l-7.527 6.235.644.765 9-7.521-9-7.479-.645.764 7.529 6.236h-21.884v1h21.883z"/></svg> </div> </a> </div> <div class="underlined_link"> <a href="https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/node/105"> <p class="underlined_link underlined_link--text">Food</p> <div class="underlined_link underlined_link--icon"> <svg width="24" height="24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd"><path fill="#fff" d="M21.883 12l-7.527 6.235.644.765 9-7.521-9-7.479-.645.764 7.529 6.236h-21.884v1h21.883z"/></svg> </div> </a> </div> <div class="underlined_link"> <a href="https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/node/103"> <p class="underlined_link underlined_link--text">Regenerative economy</p> <div class="underlined_link underlined_link--icon"> <svg width="24" height="24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd"><path fill="#fff" d="M21.883 12l-7.527 6.235.644.765 9-7.521-9-7.479-.645.764 7.529 6.236h-21.884v1h21.883z"/></svg> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="menu-border-right"> <svg width="46.2015mm" height="187.61952mm" viewBox="0 0 46.2015 187.61952" version="1.1" id="svg3867" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <defs id="defs3864"> <clipPath clipPathUnits="userSpaceOnUse" id="clipPath3734"> <rect style="fill:#fff" id="rect3736" width="304.64682" height="709.80103" x="1617.0643" y="1054.9365" /> </clipPath> </defs> <g id="layer1" transform="translate(-179.59141,-33.576498)"> <path id="path2850" d="m 2066.7091,945.5603 c -251,182 -369.5349,281.9203 -299,368 70.5349,86.0797 118.8167,72.7537 146,138 27.1833,65.2463 -17.1272,128.799 -124,187 -106.8728,58.201 55,97 189,125" style="display:inline;fill:none;stroke:#fff;stroke-width:1;stroke-linecap:butt;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:8, 4;stroke-dashoffset:0;stroke-opacity:1" clip-path="url(#clipPath3734)" transform="matrix(0.26458333,0,0,0.26458333,-282.65983,-245.54212)" /> </g> </svg> </div> </div> </nav> </nav> </div> </aside> <main role="main" class="main-content main-content--with-sidebar"> <div> <div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div> <div id="block-olamalu-geog-ssee-content"> <article data-history-node-id="49" class="node-type--project is-promoted full clearfix"> <div data-history-node-id="49" class="two-col-layout node-type--project is-promoted full clearfix"> <div class="two-col-layout two-col-layout--banner"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <picture loading="eager" width="500" height="650" class="image" >  <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/hero_image/public/2022-02/positive-rudy-issa-unsplash.webp?itok=3wv-d-1V 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1120px)" type="image/webp" width="1920" height="910"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/hero_image/public/2022-02/positive-rudy-issa-unsplash.webp?itok=3wv-d-1V 1x" media="all and (min-width: 920px)" type="image/webp" width="1920" height="910"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/hero_image/public/2022-02/positive-rudy-issa-unsplash.webp?itok=3wv-d-1V 1x" media="all and (min-width: 720px)" type="image/webp" width="1920" height="910"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/hero_image/public/2022-02/positive-rudy-issa-unsplash.webp?itok=3wv-d-1V 1x" media="all and (min-width: 480px)" type="image/webp" width="1920" height="910"/>  <img class="image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/hero_mobile/public/2022-02/positive-rudy-issa-unsplash.webp?itok=kDPoOVMq" alt="White cow parsley flower in sunshine" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="page-banner-image-credit-wrapper"> <div class="page-banner-image-credit"> <div class="text-long"><p>Photo: Rudy Issa on Unsplash</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="two-col-layout two-col-layout--content-wrapper"> <div class="two-col-layout two-col-layout--left"> <div class="heading-background"> <h1 class="h1"> <span>Regeneration lab</span> </h1> </div> <div class="waypoint-list" > <ul class="waypoint-list waypoint-list--list waypoint-list--horizontal"> <li class="waypoint-list waypoint-list--list-item"> <button value="#paragraph--course-overview" class="waypoint-list waypoint-list--button" >Overview</button> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="paragraph--course-overview" class="course-overview--wrapper"> <h2 class="paragraph-title"> Overview </h2> <div class="text-long"><p>The Oxford Regeneration Lab is a collaborative programme of research and business engagement to build the knowledge and practices necessary for a regenerative economy.</p><p>Imagine a future where people and our planet are thriving. Everyone has access to renewable energy, new technologies have a positive environmental footprint, and our economy and cultures support equal, just, and diverse lives and livelihoods.</p><p>This is possible, but it requires the transformation of our current economic model. This system has delivered growth and innovation, but it is no longer working for people, businesses or the planet. We need a regenerative economy.</p><p>Our Lab includes and goes beyond a circular economy, which aims to stop our linear and wasteful economy, to an economic approach which aims to add positive value to the environment and society at large. Current conceptions of sustainability are often limited by 'do no harm' thinking. A regenerative perspective contributes positively to people and our planet.</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraphs field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default" id="paragraph--285"> <h2 class="paragraph-title"> Our work </h2> <div class="text-long"><p>Inspired by the work of leaders around the world - from business, academia, government, social movements, indigenous communities - we believe this is a moment to weave together a clear vision of the <a class="external-link" href="https://netpositive.world/">Net Positive</a> world we want to live in - and to support people to make the decisions and take the actions needed to make this vision a reality.</p><p>A regenerative economy is:</p><ul class="short-list"><li><strong>Climate positive</strong> – repairs and revives our planet</li><li><strong>Nature positive</strong> – creates more biodiversity for the future</li><li><strong>Socially positive </strong>– enables inclusion and equality within and between societies</li><li><strong>Economically positive</strong> – strengthens economic equality and justice</li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-with-underlined-links paragraph--view-mode--default" id="paragraph--287"> <h2 class="paragraph-plain-title"> Partners </h2> <div class="paragraph-area--wrapper"> <div class="paragraph-area--left"> <div class="text-long"><p>Across the University of Oxford, our work so far includes the Regenerative and Circular Economy Lab which is being incubated at Saïd Business School.</p></div> </div> <div class="paragraph-area--right"> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraph-underlined-links field--type-link field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="underlined_link field field--name-field-paragraph-underlined-links field--type-link field--label-hidden field--items"> <a href="https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/research/centres-and-initiatives/skoll-centre-social-entrepreneurship/social-impact-education/circular-economy-lab"> <p class="underlined_link underlined_link--text">Regenerative and Circular Economy Lab</p> <div class="underlined_link underlined_link--icon"> <svg width="24" height="24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd"><path fill="#fff" d="M21.883 12l-7.527 6.235.644.765 9-7.521-9-7.479-.645.764 7.529 6.236h-21.884v1h21.883z"/></svg> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="landing-page-border"> <svg xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" id="svg4280" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 117.76965 109.53774" height="109.53774mm" width="117.76965mm"> <defs id="defs4274" /> <g transform="translate(-297.16874,-115.98708)" id="layer1"> <g id="g4261" style="display:inline" transform="matrix(0.26458333,0,0,0.26458333,-175.57265,-354.22054)"> <ellipse style="opacity:0.5;fill:none;fill-opacity:1;stroke:#26343c;stroke-width:1;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:6, 6;stroke-dashoffset:0;stroke-opacity:1" id="circle4931" cx="2009.2959" cy="1984.1635" rx="222.0569" ry="206.50055" /> <circle style="display:inline;opacity:0.4;fill:#e1dac1;fill-opacity:1;stroke:#26353c;stroke-width:1;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:6, 6;stroke-dashoffset:0;stroke-opacity:1" id="circle4935-1" cx="1871.6567" cy="1893.3302" r="41.85281" /> </g> </g> </svg> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--people-reference-course paragraph--view-mode--default" id="paragraph--286"> <h2 class="paragraph-title"> Our team </h2> <div class="field field--name-field-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"> <article data-history-node-id="223" class="person_listing"> <a href="/person/dr-caitlin-mcelroy" class="person_listing__wrapper"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <div class="circular" > <img class="image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/cmcelroy.png?itok=E09phzKr" alt="" /> </div> </div> <div class="person_listing__content"> <div class="content-text"> <h3 class="paragraph-side-title"> Dr Caitlin McElroy </h3> <div class="field field--name-field-job-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Departmental Research Lecturer, Enterprise and the Environment and Programme Director, Executive Education</div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default" id="paragraph--715"> <div class="text-long"><ul><li><a class="external-link" href="https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/people/charmian-love">Charmian Love</a>, Social Entrepreneur in Residence at the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship</li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="two-col-layout two-col-layout--right"> <div class="page-border"> <svg width="127.38202mm" height="439.77817mm" viewBox="0 0 127.38202 439.77817" version="1.1" id="svg3817" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <defs id="defs3814" /> <g id="layer1" transform="translate(-102.40378,98.836959)"> <g id="g3797" style="display:inline" transform="matrix(0.26458333,0,0,0.26458333,-354.13405,-519.78147)"> <path style="fill:#ffffff;fill-opacity:0.334862;stroke-width:175.782;image-rendering:optimizeQuality;shape-rendering:geometricPrecision;text-rendering:geometricPrecision" id="path66-68" d="m 2122.438,2445.1258 c -9.7274,4.6623 -21.44,0.5396 -26.1023,-9.1879 -4.6626,-9.7281 -0.5377,-21.4362 9.1898,-26.0985 9.7274,-4.6623 21.4341,-0.5421 26.0966,9.186 4.6623,9.7274 0.5433,21.4381 -9.1841,26.1004 z m -14.0952,-29.4083 c -6.4866,3.109 -9.233,10.9124 -6.1242,17.3984 3.109,6.4867 10.9121,9.2338 17.3987,6.1249 6.4866,-3.109 9.2336,-10.9128 6.1246,-17.3994 -3.1081,-6.4848 -10.9125,-9.2329 -17.3991,-6.1239 z" class="fil0" /> <ellipse style="display:inline;opacity:0.5;fill:none;fill-opacity:1;stroke:#26343c;stroke-width:1;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:6, 6;stroke-dashoffset:0;stroke-opacity:1" id="circle4931-4" cx="1984.3843" cy="3046.125" rx="222.0569" ry="206.50055" /> <circle style="display:inline;opacity:0.4;fill:#e1dac1;fill-opacity:1;stroke:#26353c;stroke-width:1;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:6, 6;stroke-dashoffset:0;stroke-opacity:1" id="circle4935-1-5" cx="1795.8334" cy="2836.4978" r="41.85281" /> <g id="g3387"> <path id="path2850-6" d="m 2045.1167,1591.3761 c -251,182 -369.5349,281.9203 -299,368 70.5349,86.0797 118.8167,72.7537 146,138 27.1833,65.2463 -17.1272,128.799 -124,187 -106.8728,58.201 55,97 189,125" style="display:inline;fill:none;stroke:#3c525e;stroke-width:1;stroke-linecap:butt;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:8, 4;stroke-dashoffset:0;stroke-opacity:1" /> <circle r="41.85281" cy="1693.8132" cx="1829.7745" id="circle12564" style="display:inline;opacity:0.4;fill:#e1dac1;fill-opacity:1;stroke:#26353c;stroke-width:1;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:6, 6;stroke-dashoffset:0;stroke-opacity:1" /> </g> </g> </g> </svg> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="footer-stats"> <div class="stat"> </div> <div class="stat"> </div> </div> <footer class="footer"> <div class="footer__inner"> <div class="footer__social"> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social" class="social" target="_blank"> <div class="icon"> <svg fill="none" viewBox="0 0 64 57" width="32" style="width: 32px; height: 28.5px;"><path fill="#0085ff" d="M13.873 3.805C21.21 9.332 29.103 20.537 32 26.55v15.882c0-.338-.13.044-.41.867-1.512 4.456-7.418 21.847-20.923 7.944-7.111-7.32-3.819-14.64 9.125-16.85-7.405 1.264-15.73-.825-18.014-9.015C1.12 23.022 0 8.51 0 6.55 0-3.268 8.579-.182 13.873 3.805ZM50.127 3.805C42.79 9.332 34.897 20.537 32 26.55v15.882c0-.338.13.044.41.867 1.512 4.456 7.418 21.847 20.923 7.944 7.111-7.32 3.819-14.64-9.125-16.85 7.405 1.264 15.73-.825 18.014-9.015C62.88 23.022 64 8.51 64 6.55c0-9.818-8.578-6.732-13.873-2.745Z"></path></svg> </div> @OxfordSmithSchool </a> <a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/company/university-of-oxford-smith-school-of-enterprise-and-the-environment" class="social" target="_blank"> <div class="icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M4.98 3.5c0 1.381-1.11 2.5-2.48 2.5s-2.48-1.119-2.48-2.5c0-1.38 1.11-2.5 2.48-2.5s2.48 1.12 2.48 2.5zm.02 4.5h-5v16h5v-16zm7.982 0h-4.968v16h4.969v-8.399c0-4.67 6.029-5.052 6.029 0v8.399h4.988v-10.131c0-7.88-8.922-7.593-11.018-3.714v-2.155z"/></svg> </div> LinkedIn </a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0v3cYyU84ILmYS1wz4p-Lw" class="social" target="_blank"> <div class="icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="26" height="26" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19.615 3.184c-3.604-.246-11.631-.245-15.23 0-3.897.266-4.356 2.62-4.385 8.816.029 6.185.484 8.549 4.385 8.816 3.6.245 11.626.246 15.23 0 3.897-.266 4.356-2.62 4.385-8.816-.029-6.185-.484-8.549-4.385-8.816zm-10.615 12.816v-8l8 3.993-8 4.007z"/></svg> </div> On Youtube </a> <a href="https://smithschool.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=27518b525ee0584f5f93b7f3a&id=fdd0a86f12" class="social"> Join our mailing list </a> </div> <div class="footer__middle-section"> <div class="footer__menu"> <h3 class="footer__menu--title">About us</h3> <a href="/basic-page/about-us">About us</a> <a href="/listing-page/core-team">Our team</a> <a href="/course/msc-sustainability-enterprise-and-environment">MSc SEE</a> </div> <div class="footer__menu"> <h3 class="footer__menu--title">Our research</h3> <a href="/research/economics">Economics</a> <a href="/research/enterprise">Enterprise</a> <a href="/research/sustainable-finance">Finance</a> <a href="/programme/oxford-sustainable-law-programme">Law</a> </div> <div class="footer__address-block"> <h3 class="footer__address-block--title"><a href="/basic-page/contact-us">Contact us</a></h3> <div class="footer__address-block--address"> <p>Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment</p> <p>School of Geography and the Environment</p> <p>University of Oxford</p> <p>OUCE</p> <p>South Parks Road</p> <p>Oxford, OX1 3QY</p> <p>United Kingdom</p> <p>Tel: +44 (0)1865 614963</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer__bottom-section"> <a href="/basic-page/about-website"> About this website </a> <a href="/basic-page/accessibility"> Accessibility </a> <a href="/basic-page/privacy-cookies"> Privacy & cookies </a> <a href="https://unioxfordnexus.sharepoint.com/sites/CENV-SSEE"> Intranet </a> <p>© Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment</p> </div> </div> <div class="footer__branding"> <div class="footer__branding--logo-wrapper"> <img alt="Link to smith school site homepage" src="/themes/custom/olamalu_geog_ssee/images/Smith-School-logo-2.svg" /> </div> </div> </footer> </div> </div> <script type="application/json" data-drupal-selector="drupal-settings-json">{"path":{"baseUrl":"\/","pathPrefix":"","currentPath":"node\/49","currentPathIsAdmin":false,"isFront":false,"currentLanguage":"en"},"pluralDelimiter":"\u0003","suppressDeprecationErrors":true,"google_analytics":{"account":"G-3VG3E5K34N","trackOutbound":true,"trackMailto":true,"trackTel":true,"trackDownload":true,"trackDownloadExtensions":"7z|aac|arc|arj|asf|asx|avi|bin|csv|doc(x|m)?|dot(x|m)?|exe|flv|gif|gz|gzip|hqx|jar|jpe?g|js|mp(2|3|4|e?g)|mov(ie)?|msi|msp|pdf|phps|png|ppt(x|m)?|pot(x|m)?|pps(x|m)?|ppam|sld(x|m)?|thmx|qtm?|ra(m|r)?|sea|sit|tar|tgz|torrent|txt|wav|wma|wmv|wpd|xls(x|m|b)?|xlt(x|m)|xlam|xml|z|zip"},"ajaxTrustedUrl":{"\/search\/node":true},"user":{"uid":0,"permissionsHash":"27231a274539118f0da2e5477b983ddc4fe86f025b211bd256d6bd78dc0be272"}}</script> <script src="/sites/default/files/js/js_Uiv9TmDIDlSJEN8U6JYgTC4zM4yWvCGgwzWAvmbW4r0.js?scope=footer&delta=0&language=en&theme=olamalu_geog_ssee&include=eJxtyUEKgDAMBMAPKX1SWCUshU1ySHvw997F6wyrKDck9Kx59-AHjhIC2kYvWrf7oOqCfiIw8wzP_QLawiIc"></script> </body>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-30556161-1"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-30556161-1'); </script> </html>

CINXE.COM

Regeneration lab | Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment