What is a Regenerative Doughnut?

Sarah R. Filley
5 min readJul 21, 2022

Hint: It bridges local actions to meet global climate goals.

Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth authored a unifying economic theory of change to thrive in the 21st century. This involves finding the safe and just space between the social foundations (The inside circle of the doughnut) for us to flourish and the planetary boundaries that protect Earth’s life-supporting systems, ensuring we don’t continue to exceed our ecological ceiling (The outside circle of the doughnut). Here’s a great animated series in her words to break it all…

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Sarah R. Filley

Regenerative Futurist catalyzing inclusive, equitable, & strategic climate solutions for the future of regenerative cities. https://www.sarahrfilley