Related: Recommended Readings for Civ Redesign (WIP) & Alternative Economic System Redesign [Fundamental Sustainability, Civilizational Redesign].

The notes below were replaced by this google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_mGLsywMIWZA_EdHEut2fh7dcxAT29ZctUHSMAuiiYM/edit

Regenerative Finance — JF Whitepaper

See also: Regenerative Economics — Main Page

• An 8-minute summary with compelling framing & stories
• An extraordinarily presented talk for regenerative economics (from 2m → 25min; it is followed by a panel discussion) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPCiy3uTFOk
  • sadly it has some audio issues, but you can hear 98% of it
  • The first 25 minutes are where John Fullerton lays out his carefully laid out arguments for the shift.
  • A 2-minute summary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joC1XD2L_QY&list=WL&index=70
• Here is a fascinating whitepaper (although the first 20 pages tell you most of what is important): Regenerative Capitalism — How Universal Principles And Patterns Will Shape Our New Economy

In-Depth Reading

• The whitepaper Fullerton laid out in 2015: Regenerative Capitalism — How Universal Principles And Patterns Will Shape Our New Economy
• 8 Principles of a regenerative economy: https://capitalinstitute.org/8-principles-regenerative-economy/
• Notes from the Capital Institute: https://capitalinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/FINAL-Regenerative-Economies-for-a-Regenerative-Civilization-w-Case-Study_John-Fullerton.pdf
• MORE BELOWWWW

Introduction

• The current economic system does not incentivize practices that are regenerative in nature — therefore the economy is built upon extraction & at the scale of humanity, it is fundamentally (based in Physics and proven science) unsustainable.
• Consumers are interested in the lowest cost for the end product and companies provide that.