A global non-profit advancing regenerative design through the Living Building Challenge certification, the Declare materials label and the Just workplace-equity label.
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The International Living Future Institute is a non-profit organisation working to advance a socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative world. Its focus is the systemic transformation of how buildings and products are designed, made and operated, pursued through certification programmes and standards covering buildings, materials and organisational equity. The institute operates globally and describes its work as movement-building, connecting practitioners, manufacturers and organisations around regenerative design.
Its flagship programme, the Living Building Challenge, sets rigorous standards for regenerative building design, construction and operation; the institute reports that it has shaped more than 55m square feet of sustainable development worldwide and that over 800 projects have been certified. Two further labels extend the work beyond buildings: Declare, a materials-disclosure programme that has brought more than 1,000 sustainable products to market, and Just, which helps organisations demonstrate fair and equitable workplace practices.
The institute's technical work spans sustainable building certification, regenerative design, green building standards, materials transparency, organisational equity and ecological restoration. Its stated emphasis is on design that restores ecosystems and supports human thriving, and it engages a community of practitioners across the sustainable construction, building materials and workplace-equity sectors.
