The Ecological Sequestration Trust

What The Ecological Sequestration Trust does

The Ecological Sequestration Trust is a UK-registered charity (number 1143397) and company limited by guarantee, founded in 2011 by Peter Head to demonstrate at city-region scale how to improve energy, water, and food security in the face of climate change, demographic shifts, and resource scarcity. It operates with a small core team (1-10 employees) headquartered in London.

The Trust's core product is resilience.io, an open-source, cloud-based platform that integrates satellite and Earth observation data with open government and crowd-sourced economic, social, and environmental data. The platform uses systems modeling to analyze how ecological, economic, and human activities affect well-being and resource flows, with specific applications including water and sanitation (WASH) modeling via agent-based simulation, infrastructure investment planning, and disaster risk reduction. It is deployed through demonstration projects in five city-regions: Greater Accra (Ghana), Dechang County (China), Stirling (UK), and referenced regions in Mongolia and Brazil.

Commercially, the Trust is not a SaaS business: all tools and methods are released as open-source resources shared publicly. Operating revenue derives from institutional grants (UK DFID, Newton Fund, European Space Agency, Rockefeller Foundation, UN agencies) and a sponsor/patron network of governments, foundations, and businesses. A wholly-owned subsidiary, Resilience Brokers Ltd (formed 2017), manages the Resilience Brokers Programme targeting deployment in 200 city regions by 2022. The Trust is governed by a Board of Trustees and supported by an advisory board, with strategic partnerships spanning UN agencies (UN SDSN, UNISDR), academic institutions (Imperial College London, University of Bristol, University of Stirling, Tongji University), and the private sector (Rezatec, PwC).

Name

The Ecological Sequestration Trust

Legal name

The Ecological Sequestration Trust

Website

https://ecosequestrust.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Ecological Sequestration Trust is a UK charity founded in 2011 that builds resilience.io, an open-source integrated platform combining Earth observation, economic, and environmental data for city-region planning and investment, deployed through grant-funded demonstration projects across Ghana, China, the UK, Mongolia, and Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Resilience Planning Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Adaptation & Resilience Planning Platforms (CAPEX Prioritization, Cost–Benefit, NBS) (EUABALAH)

Keywords

• Open-source urban planning software
• City-region resilience modeling
• Sustainable development consulting
• Earth observation analytics
• Low-carbon investment platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Foundation/Grant Funding: As a UK registered charity (number 1143397) and company limited by guarantee, the Trust operates primarily through institutional funding from government donors, foundations, and international development organizations. Funding sources include UK DFID, Newton Fund, and European Space Agency.
2. Sponsorship Network: Patron and supporter network comprising responsible business entities, city and national governments, and industry innovators who sponsor shared aspirations for economic prosperity and environmental security.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Trust develops and operates resilience.io, an integrated open-source cloud-based platform for collaborative low-carbon city-region planning, investment and development. The platform combines satellite/Earth observation data with open government and crowd-sourced economic, social and environmental data, applying systems modeling to assess how economic, human and ecological activities impact resource flows and human well-being. Complementary services include the Resilience Brokers Programme to deploy the platform across 200 city-regions by 2022.

Product overview

The Ecological Sequestration Trust offers a portfolio of products centered on resilience.io, an integrated open-source platform for city-region planning, investment and development. This core platform is complemented by the Resilience Brokers Programme, a delivery mechanism designed to scale the platform across 200 city regions worldwide by 2022. The Trust's approach combines systems modeling, Earth observation data integration, and collaborative decision-support tools to enable sustainable urban development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Resilience Brokers: A brand under the Trust focused on delivering the Resilience Brokers Programme for sustainable development in 200 city regions by 2022
• resilience.io

Products and services

• resilience.io Integrated, open-source cloud-based platform for collaborative low-carbon city-region planning, investment and development. Combines satellite/Earth observation data with open government and crowd-sourced economic, social and environmental data for systems modeling. Built for city-region governments, infrastructure managers and development organizations.
• Resilience Brokers Delivery programme and wholly-owned subsidiary company managing the implementation of resilient development paths in 200 city regions worldwide by 2022. Provides communities with the tools and support needed to become resilient and withstand emerging global challenges.

Quantifiable outcome

• Support for 70% of world's city-regions by 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Future Cities CatapultmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partnership on Capstone Project on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for co-creating urban resilience solutions.
• RezateccoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Leading satellite geo-analytics company partnered on URGED Project for Earth Observation data integration with resilience.io.
• University of BristolcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Partner in RESIST project (Newton Fund) working on integrated systems modeling for resilient economy and society.
• Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of SciencescoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Partner in RESIST project for developing whole systems resilience modeling platform for Dechang county, China.
• Scottish Environment Protection AgencymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partner in URGED Project for Stirling city-region demonstrator providing environmental data and expertise.
• University of StirlingmajorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Academic partner in URGED Project partnership for Stirling Local Authority area including Forth river catchment.
• UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Convened second Bellagio conference in March 2016 to produce Roadmap 2030. Joint work on financing and implementing Global Goals in Human Settlements and City-regions.
• Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Hosted trilogy of meetings starting in 2015 at the Bellagio Center to create vision for mobilizing smart long-term investment in city-regions.
• Cities AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership supporting African cities through the Future Cities Africa Initiative for better planned, more participatory urban development.
• Future Earth Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Working together to create capacity building initiatives for implementing the Paris Agreement 2016-2030.
• Imperial College LondoncoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2015Technical expertise for resilience.io platform development, particularly in urban energy systems and process systems engineering.
• Institute for Integrated Economic Research (IIER)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2015Technical partner for resilience.io economics modeling and platform development.
• UNISDR (UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership on Risk and Resilience to support disaster risk reduction and Sendai Framework implementation through resilience.io.
• International Centre for Earth Simulation (ICES) FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership on the 'Soil to Sky' short film and collaboration on global resilience modeling and Earth simulation.
• PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2015Partnered on Risk and Resilience initiatives for implementing Paris Agreement through resilience.io platform.
• Imperial College London - Centre for Process Systems EngineeringcoreTechnology or IntegrationScientific, technical and medical expertise partnership for systems engineering and urban energy systems.
• Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Indian institution for human settlements and urban development research.
• Tongji University, ShanghaimajorTechnology or IntegrationAcademic partnership for sustainable urban development and eco-city planning expertise.
• European Forest InstitutemajorTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for forestry and environmental sustainability research.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• UrbanFootprint: Cloud-based urban planning and scenario analytics platform used by cities and regions to evaluate land use, infrastructure and sustainability scenarios. Closest product/technology analogue as a software platform supporting integrated city-region planning.
• Jupiter Intelligence: Climate risk analytics for physical and transition risk on infrastructure, real estate and supply chains. Comparable product/technology overlap with resilience.io on Earth observation-driven climate risk modeling for asset and infrastructure planning.
• Risilience: Climate analytics platform helping organizations and cities measure, model and act on climate transition risk. Comparable integrated-systems approach combining economic, environmental and operational data for city/corporate decision-making.
• ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability: Global network of more than 2,500 local and regional governments working on sustainable urban development. Direct peer in mission — helping city-region governments plan for climate, resource and resilience outcomes — with a much larger institutional footprint.
• C40 Cities: Network of nearly 100 world-leading mayors addressing the climate crisis and driving urban action. Comparable in serving city governments on climate/resilience, but more advocacy- and policy-focused rather than building integrated data platforms.
• Cervest: AI-powered climate risk analytics platform quantifying physical climate risk to assets, infrastructure and land. Directly comparable in using Earth observation and scientific modeling to inform resilience and investment decisions at regional scale.
• Resilient Cities Network: Built on the legacy of 100 Resilient Cities (Rockefeller Foundation), this network supports member cities on resilience strategy and chief resilience officer programmes. Highly comparable mission of building urban resilience capacity globally, though focused on strategy/execution rather than integrated data platforms.

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering and sustainable development consultancy where Peter Head previously built the integrated urbanism team. Provides overlapping city resilience and sustainable development services as part of a much broader portfolio, competing for the same government and donor contracts.
• ICF International: Large advisory firm with deep environmental, climate and disaster risk management practices supporting governments and multilaterals. Comparable in delivering environmental and resilience advisory to public-sector clients, with far greater scale and commercial reach.
• WSP: Global professional services consultancy with a substantial environment, climate resilience and urban planning practice. Comparable in working with city-region governments on climate adaptation and infrastructure planning as part of a much wider service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/ecosequestrust
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2580709

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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