regenopolis

What regenopolis does

Regenopolis is a Paris-based private social enterprise (SASU) founded in 2021 by Diane Binder that designs and implements place-based regenerative models across three integrated programs: Regen Travel (regenerative hospitality), Regen Ecosystems (food systems and value chains), and Regen Cities (urban planning and nature-based infrastructure). The firm operates as a consulting and advisory boutique serving businesses, cities, communities, and international organizations, with named institutional clients including the World Bank, World Economic Forum/1t.org, UNCCD, the French Presidential Council for Africa, Small Luxury Hotels Collection, and EHL. Its methodology is grounded in design thinking, systems thinking, and established regenerative frameworks (Theory U, Doughnut Economics, Planetary Boundaries, Regenesis), supplemented by proprietary tools — RegenTimeBank™, RegenImpactIndex™, and RegenX™ — developed primarily within the Alliance for the Great Green Wall initiative.

Revenue is generated through three streams: project-based advisory and consulting engagements, founder-led speaking engagements at international forums (Davos, European Parliament, UNCCD COP, Change Now, EHL Innovation Summit), and capacity-building programs such as executive workshops and the Regenerative Hospitality Retreat delivered with Small Luxury Hotels. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagements are scoped individually via direct enquiry. The firm has no proprietary technology platform, no disclosed AI capabilities, and no disclosed funding rounds, with capitalization implied to be a founder-led SASU (EUR 1,000 share capital). Go-to-market combines thought leadership and event-driven visibility with channel-partner introductions from multilateral institutions, and ecosystem co-development through initiatives such as the Alliance for the Great Green Wall, 700,000 heures Impact, the Regenerative Hospitality Collective, and the ESP Climate Hub. Geographic operations span France, the wider Sahel and Africa (Senegal, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, DRC, Ethiopia), and Latin America (Brazil, Peru, Mexico), with recent flagship deliverables including a one-year World Bank Sahel logistics study and the Regenerative Hospitality Moonshot White Paper co-published with Igarapé Institute at Davos in January 2026.

Name

regenopolis

Legal name

REGENOPOLIS SASU

Website

https://regenopolis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Regenopolis is a Paris-based advisory firm founded in 2021 that designs place-based regenerative models in hospitality, ecosystems, and cities for governments, multilaterals, and hospitality operators, generating revenue through consulting, executive training, and founder-led speaking engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regenerative Development Consulting

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation Services (Restoration, Wildlife-Safe Operations) (THAAANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Eco-Certification, Auditing & Standards (Green Lodging, Tour Operator Certification) (THAAANAA), Community-Based & Indigenous Tourism Enablement (Local Ownership, Benefit-Sharing) (THAAANAI)

Keywords

• Regenerative consulting
• Sustainability advisory
• Regenerative hospitality
• Place-based development
• Ecosystem restoration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advisory & Consulting Services: Regenopolis provides strategic advisory, facilitation, and consulting services to businesses, governments, city planners, and international organizations seeking to design and implement regenerative transformation. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements, strategic leadership development, and executive coaching.
2. Speaking Engagements: Founder Diane Binder is available for keynote speaking, panel participation, and moderation at major international events. This generates speaking fees as a revenue stream while also serving as a marketing and thought leadership channel.
3. Capacity Building & Training: Regenopolis offers training programs, workshops, and capacity-building retreats for hospitality businesses, hoteliers, and corporate teams. Examples include the Regenerative Hospitality Retreat for Small Luxury Hotels, delivered with a 60-page workbook.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Regenopolis is a place-based regenerative advisory and consulting firm that designs and implements regenerative models for hospitality operators, ecosystems, and cities. It delivers three integrated programs (Regen Travel, Regen Ecosystems, Regen Cities), supplemented by executive training, capacity-building retreats, and founder keynote speaking engagements for businesses, governments, and international organizations.

Product overview

Regenopolis is a services-based company offering a portfolio of regenerative development programs and consulting services. The core offerings include three integrated programs: Regen Travel (regenerative hospitality), Regen Ecosystems (food systems and value chains), and Regen Cities (urban planning and transformation), complemented by Speaking Engagements. Additional services include Capacity Building & Training and Executive Workshops. The company also developed proprietary methodologies including RegenImpactIndex (impact measurement framework), RegenTimeBank (expert marketplace), and RegenX (carbon sourcing platform) through its Alliance for the Great Green Wall initiative. Additionally, Regenopolis co-founded 700'000 heures Impact, a regenerative hospitality initiative, though the company is stepping out of operational involvement after three years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regen Travel Program that harnesses the power of hospitality to catalyze local regeneration by transforming tourism into a vector for restoring ecosystems, preserving cultural heritage, and enabling bio-local economies for structure owners, residents, and travelers.
• Regen Ecosystems Program focused on food systems and value chains, designing regenerative bioregional economies that support local livelihoods, regenerate soils and biodiversity, and ensure sovereignty over resources.
• Regen Cities Program that supports urban planning and transformation through nature-based solutions, community-centered development, restoration of urban biodiversity, and planet-positive infrastructure.
• Speaking Engagements Speaking services led by founder Diane Binder offering keynote speeches, panel participation, and moderation at major events worldwide on topics including climate, regenerative leadership, hospitality, cities, and ecosystems.
• Capacity Building and Training Training programs, workshops, and capacity-building retreats equipping leaders with the business case and tools for regenerative transformation, sharing real ROI results and implementation strategies, including programs such as the Regenerative Hospitality Retreat for Small Luxury Hotels.
• Executive Workshops Hands-on strategy sessions for executives to develop regenerative transformation roadmaps for their businesses, combining design thinking and co-creative partnerships.
• 700'000 heures Impact Transformative hospitality initiative co-founded by Regenopolis that harnesses hospitality as a force for regeneration, combining immersive guest experiences with systemic place-based development to preserve natural ecosystems, safeguard cultural heritage, and revitalize local economies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Investing $1 in nature restoration can yield up to $9 in economic benefits.
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

34 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Igarapé InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Regenopolis and Igarapé Institute co-launched the Regenerative Hospitality Moonshot White Paper alongside the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 2026. The white paper decodifies the Ibiti Trailblazer Model and frames regenerative hospitality as a catalytic investment opportunity.
• Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Regenopolis became a member of WEAll, a global collaboration of organizations working to transform the economic system into one that delivers social justice on a healthy planet. Regenopolis aligns its regenerative place-based approach with WEAll's five universal human needs framework.
• World Economic ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegenopolis collaborates with the World Economic Forum through multiple initiatives: co-designing the Alliance for the Great Green Wall launched at WEF Davos 2023, participating in WEF's Future of Travel & Tourism reports, and co-authoring the Regenerative Hospitality Moonshot White Paper with Igarapé Institute presented at WEF Davos 2026.
• World BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe World Bank commissioned Regenopolis to conduct a one-year regional study on decarbonizing rural logistics in the Sahel (Senegal, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger), delivered in partnership with GRID Engineers and ES Partners. The study assessed climate-resilient, low-carbon rural logistics and supply chain development.
• UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegenopolis signed a memorandum of understanding with H.E. Alain-Richard Donwahi, President of COP15 Desertification, as Secretariat of the Alliance for the Great Green Wall, to facilitate the promotion, development, and financing of projects contributing to the Great Green Wall.
• ASERGMV (Senegalese Agency for the Great Green Wall)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Alliance for the Great Green Wall, founded by Regenopolis, signed a partnership with ASERGMV to facilitate the emergence of projects promoting the Great Green Wall in Senegal, set up a support system for entrepreneurs and SMEs, prepare them for impact investing, and contribute to regenerative hospitality development in the region.
• Ibiti ProjectocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegenopolis co-designed regenerative hospitality practices with Ibiti Projecto in Brazil, prototyping regenerative practices across food, land restoration, culture, and livelihoods. Ibiti serves as a Living Lab and demonstrator for the Regenerative Hospitality Moonshot White Paper.
• 1t.org (World Economic Forum initiative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned by WEF's 1t.org platform and in collaboration with Archipel&Co, Regenopolis conducted a strategic assessment to develop commercially viable pathways for land restoration in the Sahel, mapping 20 tree crop value chains and analyzing four flagship value chains (baobab, balanites, moringa, shea).
• 700'000 heures ImpactcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner700'000 heures Impact is a transformative hospitality initiative co-founded by Thierry Teyssier and Diane Binder (Regenopolis). It harnesses hospitality as a force for regeneration, implementing projects in Morocco (The Memory Road), Peru (Amazon), and Mexico (Oaxaca forest). Regenopolis designed the regenerative hospitality blueprint and co-leads the initiative.
• Archipel&CominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchipel&Co collaborated with Regenopolis on the World Economic Forum's 1t.org strategic assessment for land restoration in the Sahel.
• Chapter Zero FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as an Alliance and Communities partner of Regenopolis, contributing to the regenerative ecosystem network.
• Regenerative Hospitality CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegenopolis co-founded the Regenerative Hospitality Collective with EHL Innovation Hub as an open platform for co-learning, shared explorations, and practical tools in regenerative hospitality. Co-led by Diane Binder and Nicola Gryczka Kirsch.
• Regenesis InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as an Alliance and Communities partner, providing regenerative frameworks and deep systems-based approach to regeneration that informs Regenopolis's methodology.
• IMAGINE LeadersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as an Alliance and Communities partner. IMAGINE is a global leadership community for impact, of which Diane Binder and Nicola Gryczka Kirsch are members.
• World Economic Forum of Young Global LeadersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as an Alliance and Communities partner. Diane Binder is a WEF Young Global Leader (Class of 2019), providing access to WEF networks and platforms.
• PalladiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a core partner for the Alliance for the Great Green Wall, providing impact investment and development finance expertise.
• Reforest'ActionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a core partner for the Alliance for the Great Green Wall. Co-authored the Great Green Wall article in Le Point alongside Regenopolis founder Diane Binder.
• Pueblo del Sol (Mexico)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in 700'000 heures Impact's replication in Mexico's Oaxaca forest region, implementing regenerative hospitality practices.
• Bosque Guardian (Brazil/Amazon)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in 700'000 heures Impact's replication in the Peruvian Amazon, implementing regenerative hospitality and ecosystem restoration.
• Sand to Green (Morocco)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Morocco regenerative hospitality implementation under 700'000 heures Impact, focused on desert ecosystem restoration.
• Dar AhlamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Regenopolis and 700'000 heures Impact to host the Regenerative Hospitality Retreat for Small Luxury Hotels (SLH) in Morocco, providing the venue and operational context for the capacity-building program.
• ES PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerES Partners collaborated with Regenopolis to design the ESP Climate Hub — a transversal initiative mainstreaming climate resilience and regenerative practices across ESP's SME support activities in Africa. Also partnered on World Bank rural logistics project.
• GRID EngineersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Regenopolis and ES Partners on the World Bank rural logistics study in the Sahel, providing engineering and logistics expertise.
• ES Partners (ESP Climate Hub)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegenopolis and ESP co-designed the ESP Climate Hub as a strategic pillar for mainstreaming climate resilience, nature-positive development, and regenerative practices across ESP's practice areas in Africa.
• World Sustainable Hospitality AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiane Binder appointed Head of Global Accelerators at the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance. Regenopolis collaborates with the Alliance on accelerating sustainable transformation across the hospitality sector.
• Small Luxury Hotels CollectionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSLH partnered with Regenopolis and 700'000 heures Impact to deliver the Regenerative Hospitality Retreat for selected SLH member hoteliers.
• makesense AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development Partnermakesense Africa partnered with the French Presidential Council for Africa on CityLab Africa, co-designed and coordinated by Diane Binder/Regenopolis, to catalyze collaborative innovation for sustainable African cities.
• BioverseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a technology/ecosystem partner, co-founded by Luisa Ribeiro (Lead Advisor for Regenopolis's Regenerative Ecosystems program), focused on local, inclusive bio-economy.
• FlowminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner. Flow is a pan-African think and do tank dedicated to planet-smart innovation in the built environment, led by Mokena Makeka (Lead Advisor for Regenopolis's Regenerative Cities track).
• Sustain Labs ParisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner, contributing sustainability and ecosystem expertise to the Regenopolis partner network.
• Regen StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner. Regen Studio is founded by Nicola Gryczka Kirsch (Chief Weaving Officer and Partner at Regenopolis) and serves as her personal practice vehicle for regenerative hospitality.
• Entrepreneurial Solutions Partners (ESP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESP, led by Eric Kakou, co-founded the Alliance for the Great Green Wall with Regenopolis. ESP contributes strategic expertise in private sector development and impact investment in Africa.
• Barka FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-author of the Great Green Wall article in Le Point. Barka Fund, led by Rekia Foudel, focuses on impact investment and community empowerment in West Africa.
• Pan African Agency for the Great Green WallcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a trusted organization. The Pan African Agency for the Great Green Wall is the continental body coordinating the Great Green Wall initiative across 11 African nations, with which Regenopolis collaborates on regenerative value chain development.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Regenerative Travel: Regenerative Travel is a curated booking platform for hotels, lodges, and experiences that meet regenerative criteria. It is directly comparable to Regenopolis as both champion "regenerative" rather than merely sustainable hospitality, target independent and luxury properties, and seek to define what counts as a net-positive stay — Regenopolis on the advisory/framework side and Regenerative Travel on the distribution side.
• Eco-Age: Eco-Age is a sustainability strategy consultancy founded by Livia Firth that works with brands and hospitality groups on supply chain transformation and credible sustainability narratives. It is directly comparable to Regenopolis because both sell regenerative/sustainability advisory into luxury hospitality and use flagship "proof point" collaborations (e.g., Green Carpet Challenge for Eco-Age, Ibiti Projecto for Regenopolis) to anchor the consulting offer.
• Travalyst: Travalyst is a non-profit foundation founded by Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, that convenes travel companies around sustainable tourism frameworks. It is directly comparable to Regenopolis because both operate as convening bodies setting regenerative/sustainable standards for the travel industry, partnering with major hospitality and tourism players, and producing public frameworks rather than operating as a tour operator themselves.
• The Long Run: The Long Run is a global membership community of nature-based tourism destinations pursuing regenerative outcomes. It is directly comparable to Regenopolis because both operate at the intersection of hospitality and ecosystem regeneration, curating place-based experiences and frameworks for hotels and lodges to deliver measurable biodiversity and community impact.
• South Pole: South Pole is a climate solutions and carbon project developer providing consulting, carbon credit sourcing, and advisory to corporates and governments. It is directly comparable to Regenopolis because both bridge institutional climate finance to on-the-ground nature and community projects, and South Pole's project development work overlaps with Regenopolis's RegenX and Great Green Wall initiatives.
• Quantis: Quantis is a sustainability and climate consulting firm helping large companies measure, manage, and transform their environmental footprint. It is directly comparable to Regenopolis because both sell sustainability advisory to enterprise and institutional clients and increasingly focus on nature, biodiversity, and regenerative outcomes as the next consulting frontier beyond carbon accounting.
• Bioregional: Bioregional is a social enterprise that works with businesses, governments, and communities on sustainability and one planet living, including the original BedZED eco-village. It is directly comparable to Regenopolis because both act as place-based consultancies translating sustainability frameworks into operational projects across food, buildings, and community, and both combine commercial advisory with social enterprise branding.
• Forum for the Future: Forum for the Future is an international sustainability charity running multi-stakeholder programs on food, energy, and sustainable economies. It is directly comparable to Regenopolis because both apply systems thinking and multi-lever partnerships (business, government, civil society) to regenerative place-based change and both convene flagship programs that bring together corporates, NGOs, and DFIs.

Broad incumbents

• B Lab Global: B Lab Global is the non-profit network behind the B Corp certification, certifying companies on social and environmental performance across industries. It is comparable to Regenopolis because both promote standardized frameworks for "beyond sustainability" business practice, but B Lab is broader and incumbents across industries rather than focused on hospitality, ecosystems, and cities.

Emerging players

• Earth HQ: Earth HQ is a sustainability marketing and strategy consultancy that helps purpose-driven brands communicate and operationalize regenerative commitments. It is comparable to Regenopolis as a smaller emerging player in the same regenerative advisory niche, though with a stronger emphasis on brand and communications rather than the multilateral/DFI engagement that defines Regenopolis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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