The two-day workshop will bring together scholars and practitioners to explore the emerging field of regenerative business. The workshop will support knowledge exchange, identify future research directions, and build a collaborative community around regenerative business.
With seven of the nine planetary boundaries now exceeding safe operating spaces, the risk of irreversible environmental changes is rapidly increasing.
It is no longer sufficient for companies to be sustainable. There is urgent need for businesses to move beyond sustainability towards regenerative models that actively enhance the health of the natural and social systems.
The workshop will explore the following themes:
Theme 1: Why Regenerative Business? Why now?
Theme 2: How might Regenerative Business happen?
Theme 3: Co-creating Regenerative futures
Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| Day 1 Morning session: hybrid | |
| 10:00–10:30 | Arrival and networking (coffee) |
| 10:30–10:45 |
Welcome and Introduction Prof. Miying Yang (Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é) |
| 10:45–11:20 |
Keynote Speech 1 Prof. Steve Evans (University of Cambridge) |
| 11:20–12:30 |
Speaker 1: Learning from Regenerative Agriculture Speaker 2: A Compass for Just and Regenerative Business Speaker 3: Design Regenerative Business Panel discussion (Q&A) |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch break & networking |
| Day 1 Afternoon session: in person | |
| 13:30–14:45 | Group Work 1: Regenerative Business Cases |
| 14:45–15:00 | Break & networking |
| 15:00–16:15 |
Group Work 2: (Re)framing for Regenerative Transformations Prof. Luisa D. Huaccho Huatuco (University of York) Dr Susan Evans (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) |
| 16:15–16:30 | Reflection and wrap up |
| 16:30–17:30 |
Sustainability campus tour Gareth Ellis (Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é) |
| Day 2 Morning session: hybrid | |
| 09:00–10:00 | Pre-morning session (in-person only) |
| 10:00–10:30 | Arrival and networking (coffee) |
| 10:30–10:40 |
Welcome and Introduction Prof. Miying Yang (Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é) |
| 10:40–11:20 |
Keynote Speech 2 (TBC) Former Chief Sustainability Officer, Unilever |
| 11:20–12:30 |
Speaker 4: New Economy for Scaling Regenerative Businesses Speaker 5: (Re)framing for Regenerative Transformations Speaker 6: From Sustainability to Regenerative Manufacturing Panel discussion (Q&A) |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch break & networking |
| Day 2 Afternoon session: in person | |
| 13:30–14:30 | Group Work 1: Ecological Design Thinking (TBC) |
| 14:30–14:45 | Break & networking |
| 14:45–16:15 |
Group Work 2: Research Agenda Design Prof. Miying Yang & Prof. Steve Evans |
| 16:15–16:30 | Reflection and wrap up |
Speakers
Speaker bios coming soon.
Attendance options
- Day 1: online only (10:30-12:30, 30 June)
- Day 2: online only (10:30-12:30, 1 July)
- Both mornings online
- Day 1: in-person only (10:30-16:30, 30 June)
- Day 2: in-person only (10:30-16:30, 1 July)
- Both days in-person
Note: if you attend both days, in-person, you will be eligible to apply for EU COST travel funding, available for up to 25 participants.
Photography
We may take photographs and/or videos at the physical event, which may be used in general promotional material recording or relating to the event, including use with websites, emails, social media and tangible literature. If you have any concerns relating to this, please contact the events coordinator Ms Mel King (mel.king@cranfield.ac.uk) at the event.
Acknowledgement
The event is supported by COST Action CA23157 - European Network for Multiple View Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (MultiViewLCSA), funded by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).
