What BioRegional does

BioRegional Development Group is a UK-registered charity (no. 1041486) and company limited by guarantee (no. 2973226) that operates as a purpose-led sustainability consultancy. Founded in 1993 by Sue Riddlestone OBE and Pooran Desai OBE, the firm is headquartered in London at Sustainable Ventures, County Hall, with additional operations in Oxfordshire and Australia, and reaches clients across five continents through an international integrator network. The company initiated and helped develop BedZED, the UK's first large-scale zero-carbon eco-village completed in 2002, and subsequently launched its proprietary One Planet Living framework in 2003 — a structured sustainability methodology built around ten principles covering zero carbon energy, zero carbon transport, zero waste, sustainable water, sustainable materials, sustainable food, land use and wildlife, equity and local economy, health and happiness, and culture and community.

The firm's commercial offering is operationalized through three service lines: (1) professional sustainability consulting for corporations, built environment developers, and local authorities, covering decarbonisation, net zero strategy, CSRD reporting and disclosure, materials innovation, circularity, and change management; (2) training and workshop programs for individuals and organizations adopting the framework; and (3) framework licensing to international partners and integrators. BioRegional also operates the Net-zero Spatial Planning Tool, a modelling tool that helps local authorities evaluate carbon impacts of proposed developments, and offers BedZED educational tours as a learning offering. BioRegional generates revenue primarily through engagement-based consulting projects with corporate clients (e.g., Specsavers, Kingfisher, M&S, Nando's, Wagamama), real estate developers (Landsec, Portman Estate, Railpen, Homes England), and government bodies (Cambridge City Council, Warwick District Council, Cherwell District Council), supplemented by framework licensing royalties and training fees. Its go-to-market is sales-led, driven by thought leadership content, webinars, industry events, and case studies; no public pricing is disclosed. As a registered charity, BioRegional's structure prioritizes mission impact over shareholder returns, with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or parent-company ownership, and reports having produced over 100 One Planet Living action plans across communities representing 7.8 million people.

Name

BioRegional

Legal name

Bioregional Development Group

Website

https://bioregional.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

BioRegional is a UK-registered charity operating as a sustainability consultancy, providing advisory services built around its proprietary One Planet Living framework to corporations, real estate developers, and local authorities across five continents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems & Land Management (BPADALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM), Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Programs (Water, Biodiversity Credits, PES) (IMAMAJAK)

Keywords

• Sustainability consulting
• Built environment advisory
• Net zero strategy
• Decarbonisation advisory
• One planet living

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Sustainability Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for corporate sustainability, built environment, and local authorities. Engagement-based work covering decarbonisation, net zero strategy, reporting and disclosure, materials innovation, circularity, and change management.
2. Training and Workshops: One Planet Living training courses for individuals and organizations wanting to use the framework in their own projects. Includes both in-person workshops and training programs.
3. Framework Licensing: Licensing the One Planet Living framework to organizations, developers, and communities worldwide who want to implement the sustainability framework.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BioRegional is a purpose-led sustainability consultancy that delivers expert advisory services through its proprietary One Planet Living framework. It serves corporate clients, real estate developers, and local authorities with decarbonisation and net-zero strategy, sustainability reporting and disclosure (including CSRD), materials innovation and circularity, and change management engagements. The company also licenses its framework, runs training programmes, and provides the Net-zero Spatial Planning Tool for local-authority carbon modelling.

Product overview

BioRegional is a purpose-led sustainability consultancy and registered charity offering a portfolio of consulting services and tools centered around its proprietary One Planet Living framework. The core offering consists of the One Planet Living Framework—a ten-principle sustainability planning system—supported by consulting services for corporate sustainability, built environment, and policy influence. Key products include the Net-zero Spatial Planning Tool for local authorities and One Planet Living training courses. The company operates regionally through Bioregional Oxfordshire and Bioregional Australia, and offers BedZED educational tours. All offerings work together under the One Planet Living umbrella to help communities, cities, companies, and organizations achieve sustainable living goals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• One Planet Living: A sustainability framework developed by Bioregional that helps organizations plan, implement and communicate sustainability efforts using ten simple principles.

Products and services

• One Planet Living Framework A sustainability framework comprising ten principles (from health and happiness to zero carbon energy and zero waste) that helps organizations plan, implement, and communicate sustainability efforts across communities, cities, companies, and schools worldwide. Licensed to organizations, developers, and communities globally.
• Corporate Sustainability Consultancy Advisory services covering decarbonisation and net zero strategy, growth and resilience strategy, reporting and disclosure (including CSRD and double materiality), materials innovation and circularity, and change management for corporate clients.
• Built Environment Consultancy Sustainability consultancy services for property developers, asset owners, and local authorities, covering new build developments, asset management, and local authority support including the Net-zero Spatial Planning Tool.
• Net-zero Spatial Planning Tool A modelling tool that allows local authorities to compare spatial options, model carbon impacts from proposed growth, and identify the lowest-carbon route for new developments.
• One Planet Living Training Courses Training programs for individuals and organizations wanting to use the One Planet Living framework in their own projects, offered as in-person courses and workshops to produce certified integrators.
• BedZED Tours Regular guided tours of BedZED (Beddington Zero Energy Development), the UK's first major zero-carbon eco-village in South London, offering educational experiences about sustainable community living.
• Influencing Wider Change Policy influence and industry practice advisory services, including the One Planet Cities initiative that helps towns and cities create sustainability action plans through stakeholder engagement.
• Bioregional Australia / One Planet Living in Australia Sustainability consultancy services operating across Australia, with certified One Planet Living integrators working with councils (Fremantle, Yarra, Greater Geelong) and real-estate projects in Melbourne, Fremantle, and Victoria.
• Bioregional Oxfordshire Local sustainability consultancy focused on Oxfordshire, working with developers on zero-carbon communities including NW Bicester eco-town, and driving sustainable change through Eco-Bicester and One Planet Oxfordshire initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7.8 million people living in 25 towns/cities using One Planet Living
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Peabody TrustflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for BedZED, the UK's first large-scale eco-village in South London. Bioregional initiated the project and acted as sustainability advisors alongside Peabody as developer.
• ZEDfactorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm led by Bill Dunster, partner in designing BedZED eco-village.
• ArupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering partners in the BedZED project, contributing to the zero-carbon design.
• A2DominionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead developer for NW Bicester, the UK's first eco-town. Long-term partnership from 2010-2017 and ongoing.
• Cherwell District CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority partner for NW Bicester eco-town and Eco-Bicester Living Lab initiatives.
• Oxfordshire County CouncilflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst local authority to join Bioregional's One Planet Cities project. Working with Bioregional Oxfordshire on sustainability action planning.
• SingitaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2012 to implement One Planet Living at Singita Serengeti and extend to all Southern Africa lodges. Singita became a One Planet Community in 2013.
• LedcorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction company managing Zibi development in Ottawa. Ledcor has embraced One Planet Living principles in construction practices.
• City of FremantleflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian council that has adopted One Planet Living framework and achieved Global Leader status.
• City of Greater GeelongcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThird council in Australia to be formally assessed against the ten One Planet Living principles.
• City of YarracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMelbourne council that has adopted the One Planet Living framework.
• Perse Technology LimitedcoreTechnology or IntegrationEnergy data partner assisting in obtaining energy consumption data for carbon reporting services to customers. Company number 12447140, based in London.
• Oxford Brookes UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in Eco Bicester Living Lab hosting sustainability-related research projects.
• OneEarthflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanadian non-profit organization leading Saanich's involvement in the One Planet Cities project.
• Green Transition DenmarkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting Elsinore municipality's One Planet Living implementation.
• EcobairrocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainability organization galvanizing stakeholders in Vila Mariana district of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Anthesis Group: Global sustainability advisory firm offering strategy, reporting (CSRD/TCFD), decarbonisation, and circular economy consulting to corporates - directly overlapping BioRegional's core enterprise sustainability practice.
• Carbon Trust: UK-headquartered advisory helping businesses and governments reduce carbon emissions and develop sustainability strategy - a near-direct peer on net-zero advisory, carbon footprinting, and built environment services.
• South Pole: Global climate solutions and sustainability consultancy providing strategy, carbon advisory, and net-zero services to corporates and governments - closely comparable in scope and target buyer to BioRegional.
• Forum for the Future: UK-registered charity and sustainability consultancy running programmes and advisory for corporates, cities, and supply chains on systemic sustainability - the closest mission-aligned non-profit peer to BioRegional.
• Quantis: Sustainability and climate strategy consultancy (now part of BCG) serving FMCG, retail, and built environment clients - directly comparable in service mix and customer overlap with BioRegional.

Broad incumbents

• EcoAct: Paris-based carbon and climate consultancy (now part of Deloitte) serving corporates on net-zero strategy, carbon accounting, and CSRD - a direct competitor that has scaled into a global Big Four practice.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and sustainability advisory with strong built environment and ESG advisory practices - competes with BioRegional on real estate developer and local authority engagements.
• Buro Happold: Engineering consultancy with an embedded sustainability and net-zero practice serving developers, asset owners, and municipalities on sustainable built environment projects.
• Arup: Global engineering and built environment consultancy with a long-standing sustainability practice and historical ties to BioRegional via BedZED - competes on net-zero masterplanning and place-making advisory.

Emerging players

• BRE Group: Building science centre behind the BREEAM standard - an adjacent player in built environment sustainability whose framework licensing model parallels One Planet Living and competes for the same developer and municipal wallet.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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