Regenerate Outcomes Environmental Social Governance Policy

Regenerate Outcomes (RO) is dedicated to drive positive social and environmental outcomes through its soil health programme and business ethic. This policy applies to RO and its employees and subsidiaries. It is monitored annually by the RO Board.

Social Principles

Employee Care and Satisfaction

RO is committed to supporting the career development of its employees with regular role appraisal and training.

Inclusivity

We do not bias against gender, sexual orientation, race, age, or background within our employment or wider programme network.

Health and Safety

We ensure a safe workplace and support the health and wellbeing of our employees, complying with national standards for Health and Safety.

Customer Service

We aim to continuously adapt and improve our programme design via interactions with customers, ensuring that we deliver the best possible service. The empowerment of farmers by improved soil health knowledge is a core principle of the RO business.

Stakeholder Communication

We aim to communicate openly, clearly, and responsibly with the wider stakeholders of the RO soil health programme for all matters of relevant concern. We listen carefully to all stakeholders which might be impacted by the programme and accommodate design changes accordingly.

Good Governance

All operations and team structures are governed and regularly monitored by the RO Board which commits to uphold high ethical standards in the day-to-day running of the business.

Data Protection

We manage data according to current UK legislation and ensure that customers are protected from the misappropriation of data.

Human Rights

We commit to upholding fundamental human rights including, but not limited to, anti-slavery, anti-bribery, and anti-corruption principles, as defined in UN Guiding Principles of Business and Human Rights.

Environmental Principles

Climate Impact

We are a business dedicated to support British farms deliver climate positive outcomes. Within our day-to-day business we seek to monitor and minimise our operational greenhouse gas emissions.

Standards and Verification

We aim to sell environmental outcomes according to the highest standards available and by third party verification. This ensures that any trade is regulated by the standard, listed on a public registry, and based on accurate and conservative measurement.

Buyer Qualification

We do not sell credits to re-sellers (retirement upon purchase only). Credits will only be sold to buyers which evidence GHG emissions reductions and binding commitments to positive environmental and social objectives which are reported annually.

Biodiversity

Biodiversity enhancement is a central pillar of the RO soil health programme. RO is a business dedicated to nature restoration by regenerative farming principles. RO’s soil health programme commits to prevent any negative impact on protected or endangered species.

By adhering to this ESG Policy we aim to demonstrate our commitment to environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and good governance to all our programme partners and the British public.

Governance

Introduction

The Regenerate Outcomes Farming Project (Verra Project ID 4453) has been established to provide farms in Great Britain with soil health mentoring and greenhouse gas Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) services. 

Farms in each region  of Great Britain are serviced by a limited company: Hadrian Regen Ag Co (formerly Hadrian Bond Company Ltd.); Wessex Regen Ag Co; Cheviot Regen Ag Co; Anglian Regen Ag Co; and Mercia Regen Ag Co. Together these are the Special Purpose Companies (SPCs) through which the project services are delivered. 

Regenerate Outcomes (RO), acting as Project Proponent under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), has part or full ownership of each of the SPCs, as well as full management responsibility for each of the SPCs.

Organisation and governance

RO is governed by a board of directors. This board oversees the delivery of the project and ensures compliance with the VCS and national nature markets frameworks (e.g. BSI Flex 701 and 703). The board sets internal standards for fair employment and good customer service to British farms.

RO is a privately owned company that operates in the agricultural sector of Great Britain. 

As at March 2025, there are ten employees and five board members. The company website provides the contact details of public facing employees.

Each SPC is tasked with recruiting farms into the project and then procuring central project services from RO. 

RO has established a Verra registry account. 

RO contracts centrally with key project suppliers including:

  • Agricarbon – soil carbon surveys and laboratory analysis

  • Understanding Ag – farm mentoring

  • Aster Global – independent project validation and verification

  • Verra – provision of the soil carbon standard and underlying methodologies

Upon verification events, RO distributes proceeds of VCU sales to SPCs and participating farms according to the terms set in the relevant contracts (including the Mentoring and Outcomes Agreement, entered into between the SPC and the farm).

Board meetings and financial accounts

RO holds monthly board meetings and undergoes annual financial audits. 

The SPCs hold quarterly or half yearly board meetings and undergo annual financial audits. These board meetings cover multiple agenda items including farm onboarding progress, ongoing compliance with VCS, employee management, project design iterations, and supplier partnerships.

RO and the SPCs report monthly Management Accounts to the RO board.

The boards of all SPCs (except Mercia) have two board directors from RO and two directors from a third party institutional investor. 

Mercia Regen Ag Co Ltd is 100% owned by RO and has two directors from RO on the board.

Each company operates to UK corporate standards and provides audited accounts and reports to Companies House as required.

Employment policies

RO has a set of internal employment policies which ensure good governance standards and protections for employees. These policies include, but are not limited to:

  • Anti Money Laundering

  • Anti Corruption and Bribery

  • Anti Bullying and Harassment

  • Fair Pay and Equal Opportunities

  • Grievance Redress

  • Health and Safety

  • Performance Monitoring

Conflicts of interest amongst the RO employees and project stakeholders are monitored as part of RO’s Risk Management protocols.

Communication with project stakeholders

RO carries out regular communication with member farms as an integral part of customer services. 

RO carries out regular communication with key suppliers delivering the project services.

RO carries out regular communication with the Validation and Verification Body (VVB) and Verra to ensure compliance with the VCS and specifically the VM0042 Methodology for Improved Agricultural Land Management. The RO executive management team is responsible for monitoring any changes to the VCS or VM0042 which may impact the project. 

The project undergoes regular improvements and iterations following feedback from the stakeholders and RO is responsible for updating the Project Design Document (PDD) according to the rules set by Verra.

Community

The Regenerate Outcomes Farming Project is designed to provide new management support networks and additional revenue to British farmers. Farming livelihoods are at risk from uncertain subsidy reforms, extreme weather events, increasing production costs, and other social and economic factors.

The project aims to support farmers to produce nutritious food whilst delivering a number of positive and verified environmental outcomes for the benefit of wider society. RO is responsible for reporting to the VVB that the project causes No Net Harm to participants and local communities.