How can California transition to a regenerative bioregional economy by 2050?

Oakland-based community development bank (founded 2007). B Corp and CDFI certified, Fossil-Free certified. $132M in lending to support environment with zero fossil fuel lending. 60%+ of lending to low-to-moderate income communities. Triple bottom line banking demonstrating regenerative finance is viable.

Oakland, California

Promotes nature-inspired innovation and design. Runs the Global Biomimicry Network and Ray of Hope Prize for nature-inspired startups. Key intellectual framework for regenerative design.

Missoula, MT (active in CA)

Coalition of building industry stakeholders, utilities, environmental groups, and local governments working to eliminate fossil fuel use in California buildings. Key driver behind all-electric building codes.

Oakland, CA

Statewide coalition advancing state and federal policy for sustainable and organic agriculture climate solutions. Primary vehicle for agricultural climate advocacy. Co-led advocacy securing $65M for Healthy Soils Program and $40M for irrigation upgrades. Pursuing 15% GGRF allocation for agriculture.

California (statewide)

State agency administering the Healthy Soils Program and other regenerative agriculture initiatives. Has deployed over $60M in healthy soils grants since 2017.

Sacramento, CA

501(c)(3) applying Kate Raworth's Doughnut Economics framework to California. Created the California Doughnut Snapshot (42 indicators showing CA overshoots 89% of ecological indicators). Closest existing organization to a cross-cutting backbone — works across agriculture, finance, energy, and economic narrative. Part of DEAL global network. Volunteer-staffed but increasingly engaged with state policymakers.

California (statewide)

State agency setting building energy efficiency standards (Title 24), managing net-zero goals, and coordinating $922M Equitable Building Decarbonization program. Title 24 2025 requires electric heat pumps as baseline. Estimated $4.8B energy cost savings and 4M metric tons GHG reduction over 30 years.

Sacramento, California

Statewide community-led alliance representing 95 urban and rural frontline communities. Passed 7 EJ bills in 2024. Co-leads Regenerate California (with Sierra Club) for 100% clean energy. Created CalEnviroScreen tool. Co-authored AB 2722 creating Transformative Climate Communities ($940M+). One of the most powerful EJ organizations in the US.

California (statewide)

Coordinates state agencies on sustainable communities, climate resilience, and equitable development. Manages transformative programs including the Community Resilience Centers initiative and Regional Climate Collaboratives.

Sacramento, CA

Leading advocacy organization behind California's landmark waste reduction legislation including SB 54 (Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act) and SB 1383 (organic waste diversion).

Sacramento, CA

State agency leading California's circular economy transition. Administers SB 54 Extended Producer Responsibility program (65% packaging recycling by 2032, 25% single-use plastic reduction). Developing Zero Waste Plan with cross-agency coordination. Central coordinating institution with binding regulatory authority.

Sacramento, California

Think-tank founded 2010 by John Fullerton (former JPMorgan MD). Architect of Regenerative Capitalism and Regenerative Economics frameworks. 1,500+ alumni from 50+ countries. Provides foundational intellectual framework bridging Wall Street and ecological economics. Primary thought leadership for regenerative finance.

Greenwich, CT (global reach)

Founded by William McDonough and Michael Braungart (2010). Develops and certifies products for circular design across five criteria: material health, material reuse, renewable energy, water stewardship, social fairness. Global standard-setter for circular product design with California base.

San Francisco, California

Kate Raworth's global organization supporting cities and regions in applying doughnut economics. Provides methodology, tools, and community of practice for place-based doughnut initiatives worldwide.

Amsterdam (global network)

Founded 1993 to fight redlining legacy. Advances race-aware policies holding financial institutions accountable. Secured $6.75M EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund commitment. Greenlining the Block secured $117M+ in neighborhood-scale climate infrastructure. Tracks equitable distribution of California's $9.2B climate investments.

Oakland, California

California's watershed-based collaborative governance program bringing together water agencies, tribes, nonprofits, and local governments in bioregional planning across 48 regions.

California (statewide)

Long-standing tribal-county collaborative (est. 2004) covering 19,000 sq miles across 7 counties and tribal lands. Governance by Leadership Council with tribal and county representatives. Over $120M invested in hundreds of bioregional projects. Demonstrates successful tribal-county bioregional collaboration.

North Coast, California

Formerly California Reinvestment Coalition (since 1986). State's largest community investment coalition (300+ member organizations) fighting redlining and achieving racial justice in financial services. Leading advocacy for AB 801 (California Community Reinvestment Act).

California (statewide)

Research and training center for organic and regenerative agriculture. Provides farmer education and conducts long-term soil health research in California's Central Valley.

Camarillo, CA

Ohlone-led urban Indigenous land trust (est. 2015) returning ancestral lands and restoring cultural access. 55+ acres stewarded across 10+ Bay Area sites. Conducts ceremonial burns. Operates Shuumi Land Tax (voluntary reparations). One of wealthiest Indigenous land trusts nationally. Demonstrates Indigenous economics and land rematriation in practice.

San Francisco Bay Area, California

Technology collective building open-source digital tools (Hylo platform) for bioregional coordination. Creates software mapping relationships, resources, needs, and collective action at place-based scale. Seeding bioregional guilds and experimenting with sociocratic governance. Pioneering bioregional digital infrastructure.

San Francisco Bay Area, California

California hub of global Wellbeing Economy Alliance (500+ orgs globally). Led by Institute for Ecological Civilization. Launched statewide Just Economies Summit 2024. Promotes wellbeing-centered economy with Santa Monica Wellbeing Index as proof-of-concept. Growing institutional engagement across California municipalities.

California (statewide)