Socially Just, Culturally Rich, and Ecologically Restorative
Our Mission
The mission of the International Living Future Institute (Living Future) is to cultivate a society that is socially just, culturally rich, and ecologically restorative. To do this, the organization envisions a living future and shows that it works better in practice and policy.
Living Future is premised on the belief that providing a compelling vision for the future is needed to reconcile humanity’s relationship with the natural world. Living Future’s programs have shaped more than 55 million square feet of real estate development across the United States and around the world.
Our mission is a society that is socially just, culturally rich, and ecologically restorative.
Our Strategy
Making Regenerative Design the New Normal
2025-2027 Strategic Plan
The next 3 years of our work represents half of the time we have before 2030, when our global community is aiming for “near-zero emission and resilient buildings to be the new normal”, as per the UN Buildings Breakthrough. We have our own 2030 goal that feeds into this larger goal, which is that by 2030, regenerative, resilient solutions will be adopted as the common practice for everyone creating and maintaining buildings.
In order to achieve that goal by 2030, we have set ambitious goals for ourselves to grow our work in the next three years. This work will be done in collaboration with other ambitious organizations, and we fully intend to keep our collective eyes on the pace of change we need.
Our Impact
800+
PROJECTS CERTIFIED
OR REGISTERED
55M+
SQUARE FEET
OF PROJECTS
1,500+
LABELED PRODUCTS
People can live in harmony with our beautiful planet’s diverse natural systems, as well as with each other. Around the world, our community of architects, engineers, manufacturers, builders, business leaders, and other stakeholders are creating regenerative buildings and products to restore the health and resilience of economies, cultures, and people.
Certification Map
With this interactive map, you can see the certified building projects from around the world, or view the full map to access location-specific details. In addition, you can follow these links to find products with a Declare label and organizations with a Just label.
Our History
2022-2024 Strategic Plan
2020 Year-in-Review
2018 Annual Report
