Regenerative concepts, products and programmes
New Economy is a regenerative creative concept developer. Ten years of in-depth analysis and calculations, translated into concrete concepts for businesses, products, communities, municipalities and provinces.
From CO2 footprint to net positive.
Calculate impact →The LCA as the first step towards product innovation.
Start innovation →Progress for regions and communities.
Explore opportunities →Beyond sustainable
Regenerative goes beyond sustainable: not less bad, but restorative and value-adding. New Economy helps businesses, municipalities and provinces make that leap: from preservation, through restoration, to regeneration.
Preserve
Preserve what is healthy and valuable.
Restore
Restoration of soil, water and community.
Regenerate
Adding value to the ecosystem.
Strategy, analysis and regenerative design
Underpinned by data: life-cycle assessment (LCA), social cost-benefit analysis (MKBA) and CO2 footprint form the basis for strategy, policy and design.
Food strategy and a healthy living environment for municipalities and regions.
To the approach →Social cost-benefit analysis (MKBA) and CO2 footprint as the basis for decisions.
To the service →From impact data to measurable, regenerative goals and an action plan.
To the service →Take the regenerative scan
Map out where the organisation stands now, from conventional to regenerative, and see what the next step is.
Self-scan · the Regenerative Heart
From sustainable to real value: regenerative
Regenerative means restorative and renewing: contributing to ecology, fairness and equity — a step beyond sustainable.
Three domains form the core. Five pillars strengthen them and do things fundamentally differently.
Inspired by Bill Reed’s Trajectory of Ecological Design, made applicable by New Economy.
Filling in the scan
How the score works
Each choice is a level from 1 to 5. For each theme, the distance to level 5 counts as the number of open steps. Eight themes together add up to a maximum of 32 steps. The percentage shows how far the journey to regenerative has come.
The email address is used to send the overview. An exploratory conversation about the next steps may follow.
Tap a section for the explanation.
the journey: conventional › green › sustainable › restorative › regenerative
The value heart, coloured in
The colour runs from grey (conventional) via Tiffany Blue to green (regenerative), per theme. Tap a section for the theme and the chosen level.
Receive the overview by email
Choose the current level for each theme above. The full overview, with the next step per theme, will arrive by email.
Insights from practice
Ten years of substantiated knowledge from analyses and projects: figures, insights and recommendations, each with source and method.
Pioneering projects
Practical projects with clients, from carbon sequestration to food strategy and regional development.
Recente projecten
The Industry sector page for the Gelderland 2025 snapshot shows modest emission decline and the remaining role of energy efficiency, landfill gas capture, CCS/CCU and biobased building.
Lees het project →The Mobility sector page for the Gelderland 2025 snapshot highlights rising emissions and the remaining implementation task for zero-emission vehicles, zero-emission zones, smarter transport and cycling.
Lees het project →The Agriculture and Land Use sector page for the Gelderland 2025 snapshot shows rising emissions, remaining reduction potential and the role of manure digestion, dietary shifts, forests and regenerative agriculture.
Lees het project →The Built Environment sector page for the Gelderland 2025 snapshot shows emission reduction, realised potential and the remaining implementation task for renovation, heat pumps and heat networks.
Lees het project →The Energy sector page for the Gelderland 2025 snapshot places the strong emissions decrease between 2021 and 2023 in relation to remaining potential, grid congestion and implementation capacity.
Lees het project →The Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot & Reflection 2025 shows progress since the 2023-2024 Climate Opportunities Map and brings implementation, traction, remaining gaps and carbon storage into one progress layer.
Lees het project →For the province of North Holland, New Economy explored carbon sequestration as a way to strengthen economy, nature and climate, with links to natural sequestration and regional value creation.
Lees het project →For the province of Gelderland, New Economy explored carbon sequestration as an organising principle for economy, nature and climate, linked to biodiversity, nitrogen, circularity and land use.
Lees het project →80+ projects, underpinned by life-cycle assessment (LCA), MKBA and CO2 footprint.
Regenerative innovation to market
Regenerative innovation is technology, a concept or a model that restores ecosystems and adds value. New Economy brings regenerative innovation to market, from hard technology to new concepts and business models.
Which solutions go to market?
Biobased Design
Biobased Design is a regenerative design concept by New Economy, developed with studio Brian Kersbergen: from healthy material to furniture. The first concept is the Regenerative Modular Cabinet, 100% biobased and biodegradable, open-source, modular and repairable.
Image: Biobased Design · Regenerative Modular Cabinet. Finnish FSC wood frames with biobased panels (SeaWood, City_Wood, Paulownia, Ecor) and covers made from Dutch natural fibres.
From preservation to regeneration
The regenerative vision of New Economy, applied to its own design concept Biobased Design and summarised in seven principles that underpin every project.
Work that contributes to health, community and equality.
From preservation through restoration to regeneration, with materials that are 100% biobased and biodegradable.
Not for profit but for impact, with fair prices and a steward-owned cooperative as the ambition.
Design that attracts people and connects them with each other and with nature.
No critical raw materials and no displacement, with an eye for the Jevons effect.
Short chains and bioregions, with knowledge and designs applicable everywhere.
Accessible and repairable, with open-source designs and do-it-yourself kits.
From ambition to result
Frequently asked questions
Regenerative business is business that restores and strengthens ecosystems and communities rather than depleting them. It goes beyond doing less harm: the aim is net positive value for nature, people and the economy.
Sustainable focuses on doing less harm and preserving what exists. Regenerative goes a step further and adds value: restoration of soil, water, biodiversity and social cohesion, measurably underpinned by LCA, MKBA and CO₂ footprint.
New Economy is a regenerative creative concept developer. Ten years of in-depth analysis and calculations are translated into concrete concepts for businesses, products, communities, municipalities and provinces, underpinned by LCA, MKBA and CO₂ footprint.
A life-cycle assessment (LCA) maps the environmental impacts of a product or service across its full lifespan, from raw material to end of use. The LCA forms a measurable starting point for product innovation and strategy.
News and background
Articles, analyses and background on regenerative strategy, impact and design.
Ready for the next step?
A regenerative vision begins with a conversation about ambition and possibilities.
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