What LandScale does

LandScale is a non-profit organization that provides a globally-used SaaS platform for assessing, validating, and reporting landscape-level sustainability performance. The platform operates on a freemium model with two tiers: a free "Powered by LandScale" experience for flexible internal use, and a paid "Validated by LandScale" experience that includes validation services, report building, and publication rights. Its core technology is a cloud-based assessment platform with a guided five-step workflow integrating four pillars (Ecosystems, Governance, Human Well-being, Production) evaluated through standardized indicators and metrics, with native support for collaboration, local review, and third-party validation. The platform is accompanied by a Claims Validation Mechanism, a Landscape Initiative Maturity Framework, and a Regenerative Agriculture Assessment Lens launched in November 2025.

LandScale's business model combines platform subscription fees, professional services for validation and training, and grants/sponsorship from funders such as IKEA Foundation, USAID, GIZ, DGIS, and the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development. Go-to-market is hybrid: a self-service registration model with a free tier drives top-of-funnel adoption, while field sales engagement and a deep implementation partner network (Rainforest Alliance, IUCN, SNV, Solidaridad, RECOFTC) handle enterprise and landscape initiative onboarding. The platform serves a dual-sided market: landscape initiatives (multi-stakeholder coalitions, NGOs, government bodies) on one side, and companies, donors, and investors on the other.

The company serves food and beverage enterprises (Nestlé, Cargill, Unilever, Barry Callebaut, JDE, P&G, Driscoll's, Olam), international NGOs and conservation organizations (Rainforest Alliance, Conservation International, IUCN, Solidaridad), development agencies (GIZ, USAID, IFC), and government agencies (Philippine Coconut Authority, Government of Jalisco). LandScale assessments have been conducted across landscapes in Kenya, Mali, Philippines, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Nepal, Costa Rica, and Colombia, spanning themes from coffee and coconut supply chains to watershed conservation and soil health.

Name

LandScale

Legal name

LandScale

Website

https://landscale.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LandScale is a non-profit operating a globally used SaaS platform that helps landscape initiatives and companies assess, validate, and report sustainability performance across ecosystems, governance, human well-being, and production, serving NGOs, food and beverage enterprises, and development donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Assessment Software

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (11511), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Agricultural Services (700), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Assessment / Valuation (EUAHAHAI)

Keywords

• Landscape sustainability assessment
• Environmental monitoring platform
• Sustainability validation services
• Regenerative agriculture assessment
• Ecosystem governance measurement

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Subscription Fees: LandScale charges fees for platform access and usage. Two experience tiers exist: 'Powered by LandScale' (flexible use without validation) and 'Validated by LandScale' (full access with validation capabilities for publishing on the platform).
2. Assessment Validation Services: Fees for LandScale validation of assessment results, which is a prerequisite for publication on the platform and for making claims. The LandScale team conducts validation across five assessment steps, supplemented by local expert review.
3. Training Services: Pre-recorded training modules covering the entire assessment process are available on the platform. Live, interactive training for individual teams is available for an additional fee.
4. Technical Support Services: Help desk support through the platform for technical issues and questions about assessment guidelines. Responses provided directly by the LandScale team.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

LandScale provides a cloud-based SaaS platform and standardized assessment framework for measuring, validating, and reporting landscape-level sustainability performance across four pillars: Ecosystems, Governance, Human Well-being, and Production. The platform is offered in two tiers—a free 'Powered by LandScale' tier for flexible self-service use and a paid 'Validated by LandScale' tier that includes third-party validation, report building, and public publication rights. Specialized modules include the Regenerative Agriculture Assessment Lens, the Landscape Initiative Maturity Framework, and the Claims Validation Mechanism supporting SBTN and CDP-aligned disclosures.

Product overview

LandScale is a sustainability assessment and monitoring platform offering a unified system for evaluating landscape-level sustainability performance. The core product is the LandScale Platform, which is available in two tiers: 'Powered by LandScale' (flexible internal use without validation) and 'Validated by LandScale' (premium tier with full validation and public reporting). The platform integrates specialized assessment modules including the Regenerative Agriculture Assessment Lens, the Landscape Initiative Maturity Framework, and the Claims Validation Mechanism. The platform provides a guided five-step assessment workflow spanning boundary selection, indicator/metric selection, data evaluation, and reporting. All assessment guidelines are integrated directly into the platform interfaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LandScale Platform: A user-friendly digital platform for conducting landscape sustainability assessments and publishing validated results
• Powered by LandScale
• Validated by LandScale
• Landscape Initiative Maturity Framework
• Regenerative Agriculture Assessment Lens

Products and services

• LandScale Platform A cloud-based SaaS assessment and monitoring platform that enables users to evaluate landscape-level sustainability performance. Provides a guided workflow for assessment teams to collaborate on building landscape assessments and reports, with interfaces integrated with LandScale assessment guidelines.
• Regenerative Agriculture Assessment Lens A specialized assessment tool that helps stakeholders understand social and environmental context, track changes over time against standardized baselines, and align investments toward high-impact areas at landscape scale for regenerative agriculture.
• Landscape Initiative Maturity Framework A structured evaluation framework that assesses the foundational elements that drive success in landscape initiatives, focusing on scale, governance, collective action, and monitoring to help initiatives understand their maturity level and investment readiness.
• Claims Validation Mechanism A validation process that enables companies and organizations to substantiate and showcase their contributions to landscape-level sustainability, supporting landscape investment claims and landscape impact claims.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55,000+ farmers reached in Mount Kenya landscape alone with increased incomes reported by over 90% of participants
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

30 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Rainforest AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead implementing partner for multiple landscape assessments including Mount Kenya Sustainable Landscape and Livelihoods Initiative (MSuLLi), Sierra de Tapalpa Mexico, Lamas Peru, Southwestern Trifinio Guatemala, and Chiapas Mexico coffee landscape. Jointly develops and applies LandScale framework across diverse geographies.
• SNVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for Soil Values Programme conducting LandScale assessments across five landscapes in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria. Supported by Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD). Expert teams conducted assessments between 2021-2025.
• IFDCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development partner supporting LandScale assessments in Mali's Bassin de Sikasso landscape as part of the Soil Values Programme.
• Soil ValuescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgramme partnership for soil health assessments across Sahel region using LandScale as monitoring and evaluation framework.
• IUCNcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Agua Tica water fund in Costa Rica to conduct LandScale assessment in Greater San José Metropolitan Area watershed, developing action plan for integrated landscape restoration.
• South PolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading biodiversity conservation efforts and REDD+ project in Antioquia, Colombia using LandScale to establish baseline, align public and private sector efforts, and differentiate carbon and biodiversity credits.
• SolidaridadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner with Rainforest Alliance for Southwestern Trifinio Guatemala LandScale assessment and landscape action plan development.
• RECOFTCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted comprehensive LandScale baseline assessment of Sacred Himalayan Landscape in Nepal (2022-2024), evaluating 42 metrics across four pillars. One of RECOFTC's 10 focal landscapes for climate resilience programming.
• GIZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for Coconut Alliance project in Southern Leyte, Philippines, bringing together private sector actors for landscape-level sustainability transformation.
• Barry CallebautmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerChocolate and cocoa company partner in Coconut Alliance project, supporting landscape-level sustainability in coconut-producing regions.
• CargillmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerAgricultural conglomerate partner in Coconut Alliance project supporting landscape sustainability transformation.
• NestlémajorGTM or Marketing PartnerFood and beverage giant partner in Coconut Alliance project, supporting landscape-level sustainability in agricultural supply chains.
• Jacobs Douwe EgbertsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoffee company partner in Coconut Alliance project supporting sustainable landscape transformation.
• UnilevermajorGTM or Marketing PartnerConsumer goods company partner in Coconut Alliance project for landscape sustainability.
• Procter & GamblemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerConsumer goods company partner in Coconut Alliance project supporting landscape sustainability.
• Royal Friesland CampinamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerDairy company partner in Coconut Alliance project supporting sustainable landscapes.
• OlamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Rainforest Alliance to conduct LandScale assessment in Chiapas, Mexico coffee landscape. Field staff provided seedlings and productivity assistance; landscape partnership launched in 2018 to scale agroforestry efforts.
• CDPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with CDP on developing the Landscape Initiative Maturity framework. CDP's Maturity Matrix provided foundational criteria for assessing landscape initiative quality and effectiveness.
• SBTN (Science Based Targets for Nature)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with SBTN on developing the Landscape Initiative Maturity sub-criteria. SBTN Target 3 requires companies to show baseline assessment of social and ecological conditions in landscapes where they operate, driving demand for LandScale assessments.
• ISEAL AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Landscape Initiative Maturity framework through ISEAL's Landscape Practitioner Network. ISEAL published collective position paper on core criteria for mature landscape initiatives.
• SourceUpcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered to design practical evaluation approach for the Landscape Initiative Maturity framework that can be applied consistently across diverse landscapes.
• Government of JaliscomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner in Sierra de Tapalpa landscape governance platform, collaborating with Rainforest Alliance on integrated land management.
• Driscoll'smajorGTM or Marketing PartnerWorld's leading fresh berry producer contributing to reforestation efforts in Sierra de Tapalpa landscape with Berrymex through five-year plan focused on tree nursery development.
• APEAJAL (Association of Avocado Producers)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerAvocado producer association investing in ecosystem restoration through cultivation of pine and cypress trees alongside avocado farms in Sierra de Tapalpa, Mexico.
• Sierra MazatiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerReal estate project in Sierra de Tapalpa employing forest protectors for forest preservation, making landscape investment claim through LandScale claims pilot.
• BerrymexmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerBerry production company collaborating with Driscoll's on reforestation efforts in Sierra de Tapalpa landscape.
• The Nature ConservancymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal conservation organization participating in Regenerative Agriculture Assessment Lens launch event and providing insights on overcoming participation fatigue through LandScale's clarity and structure.
• Philippine Coconut AuthoritymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency partner in Coconut Alliance project, implementing LandScale assessment in Southern Leyte landscape.
• Agua TicacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate and public water fund in Costa Rica partnering with IUCN for LandScale assessment to understand risks and opportunities in San José watershed.
• EcoAgriculture PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization founded by Sara Scherr providing endorsement and support for LandScale as solution for landscape collaboratives.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rainforest Alliance: Rainforest Alliance is LandScale's most important implementing partner (Mount Kenya, Sierra de Tapalpa, Lamas, Trifinio, Chiapas) but also runs its own landscape sustainability and certification programs. The two organizations occupy overlapping space in landscape assessment and supply-chain sustainability.
• South Pole: South Pole is a leading climate solutions and carbon credit developer that uses LandScale in its Antioquia, Colombia REDD+ project to differentiate biodiversity credits. It represents both a customer and a peer using landscape-level data for sustainability claims.
• EcoAgriculture Partners: EcoAgriculture Partners specializes in integrated landscape management and is cited by LandScale's own endorsement as a key referrer. Both organizations target the same 'landscape collaborative' buyer, with overlapping frameworks for assessing multi-stakeholder landscape initiatives.
• Science Based Targets for Nature (SBTN): SBTN sets science-based corporate nature targets and is both a LandScale co-development partner and an adjacent framework provider. Its Target 3 baseline requirements directly reference the kind of landscape assessments LandScale performs, making it both a demand driver and a competitive standard.
• SourceUp: SourceUp is a platform for jurisdictional and landscape approach assessment used by major commodity buyers. LandScale co-developed its Landscape Initiative Maturity framework with SourceUp, and the two compete for the same buyer/donor attention in jurisdictional sustainability programs.

Broad incumbents

• WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development): WBCSD convenes 200+ major corporates around nature and climate action and is developing landscape-related tools. It competes for member-company mindshare and corporate nature-investment mandates with LandScale's framework.
• World Resources Institute (WRI): WRI develops widely adopted sustainability tools (Aqueduct, GHG Protocol, Global Forest Watch) and convenes multi-stakeholder landscape initiatives globally. It competes with LandScale as an authoritative source of measurement frameworks and convening capacity in landscape sustainability.
• Verra: Verra operates the world's leading carbon credit and ecosystem service standards (VCS, REDD+, CCB), which compete with LandScale's claims validation for landscape-level sustainability claims, particularly in forest and biodiversity credits via partners like South Pole.
• CDP: CDP is the leading global environmental disclosure system used by corporates and investors. It collaborated with LandScale on the Landscape Initiative Maturity framework and its Maturity Matrix informed LandScale's criteria, positioning it as both a key distribution channel and an overlapping standards-setter.
• ISEAL Alliance: ISEAL is the global alliance for credible sustainability standards and co-developed the Landscape Initiative Maturity framework with LandScale. Its Landscape Practitioner Network and credibility code overlap with LandScale's governance and validation offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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