The Bet We’re Making
- Ecocredits are one of the key ways to finance the green transition
- Ecocredit demand would grow with climate change struggles & governmental climate regulation
- Tokenized ecocredits would be among the most useful tools by 2030 for companies with NetZero goals
- A portfolio of well-curated web3 ecocredits would grow in value by 2030 significantly
- Developed web3 ecocredits infrastructure and good governance would increase the value of the ecocredits
Returns
Financial capital: ~10% annual planned yield ($ value), ~RWA risk profile
- 5% stables
- 5% $REGEN — 6 years maturity
Multi-capital returns:
- Social capital — influence and connections
- Material capital — food, energy, raw and processed goods
- Living capital — plants, animals, soil
- Intellectual capital — expertise & merit
- Experiential capital — knowledge gained by doing
- Cultural capital — shared knowledge of a community
- Spiritual capital — connection and meaning
Value Creation
Eco Credits
Proposal: Tokenized shares suitable for impact investors’ needs
Budget: Ecocredit methodologies development and purchase (csDAO Program) — 33%
- app.regen.network/projects/1 — $100k available now, can scale to millions
- Retire together to compensate emissions
- Goto market partners: Carbon credits, Local Eco Orgs, Crowdfunding platforms (Giveth, Gitcoin), Other ReFi tokens (Celo, Toucan…)
Infrastructure Convertible Loans
Proposal: Ethical loans to infrastructure projects — revenue share (stables) & convertible loans (tokens)
Budget: Platform development & maintenance (RND, Builder…) — 33%
Portfolio examples:
| Project | Ecosystem Benefits |
|---|---|
| Commons Stack | TEC, ABC, Praise, Trusted Seed, RegenScore |
| OPEN Team | Supporting tokenomics, validator, technical dev team |
| Kulshan Carbon Trust | Building Biochar methodology |
| Terran Collective | Built Hylo — active platform for governance and peer learning |
| Smart Agro | Small holder farmer methodology in Cambodia |
| Foundation for Regeneration | Carbon methodology / urban city planning credits |
| Ekonavi | Validator, agroforestry credits |
| Chatafisha | Plastic methodology and impact NFT dapp |
| Shamba Network | dMRV systems in East Africa |
| Earthist Network | Hemp methodology, DAO DAO pilots, validator |
Shared Insurance
Proposal: Governance of treasury tokens, growth of value / secondary market / liquidity provision
Budget: Governance (Foundation, Tokenomics, etc) — 33%
Token portfolio under governance:
- Regen (1M regen project portfolio, Cerulean 4M? Foundation/RND?)
- Celo (~$2M?)
- OP (~$5–10M?)
- GIV/TS (~$1M?)
Research
Policy & Market:
- Plurality — Political Ideologies for the 21st Century
- Money and Sustainability: Transitioning to an Ecological Monetary System
- A Green Post-capitalist Alternative: A Bioregional Economy
- The State of Nature Tech
Frameworks:
- Bioregionalism: A Model for a Self-Sufficient and Democratic Economy
- Measuring Regenerative Economics: 10 Principles
- One Earth Bioregions Framework
Journals:
Insights
Demand
- Many impact SMEs globally need loans/financial services but are underserved — South America, Africa, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Asia
- Traditional businesses (e.g. agro) typically need $50–150k short-term in stablecoins for capital investments
- Typical yield ~10–20% annually (5–12% for the lender after fees)
- Small projects can’t easily provide all project documentation — need broker/specialist support
Supply
- Dedicated funds like EthicHub (coffee farmers in Mexico) or Helios DAO (solar) already exist
- Goldfinch deals (Asia, Africa) reach multimillion, multi-year, 11–13%
- Models like Grameen receive initial capital as donation or at very favorable terms from large donors
- Models like VitaDAO successful in niches — mostly fund early-stage research, long time to market
Fund Sources & Model
- Indivisible reserves
- Internal/angels (from the community itself)
- Orgs
- States