Return on Ecology is working to unlock the data in ESG processes, audits and academic studies, for the good of business and of the land. 

We propose that data-harvesting tools are relational. Knowledge transfer must be context-driven, and able to ‘code-switch’ between audiences: farmers, industry, market and labourers.

What do we need from all this data? 

To Manage

A farmer or business owner needs knowledge, not just information, for effective management.                                       

Information must become contextual knowledge, which can be used to make actionable decisions.

Rather than auditing or studying, we are contextualising, helping farmers and business owners to understand their own stories.

To Market

As elegantly stated by Christian Eedes in a recent WineMag publication (Jan 2026, link here),

‘The lesson is that wine economics is never just about vineyards and markets. It’s about governance, narrative discipline, and the ability to align production, pricing and purpose. When those drift apart, no terroir, however sacred, can save us.’

Businesses need economic stories and routes to mobilise auxiliary small businesses that support their regenerative work. Industries need revitalisation. Return on Ecology is developing mobile abattoirs, and Share-a-Cow concepts, as well as experiential encounters like our VinEcology Meanders, coming in Spring 2026: camino-like experiences that allow tourists to sink into a reflective experience with wine, viticulture and ecology.

Here, businesses can enter a powerful international narrative, defined by ecological urgency: integrating production, pricing and purpose via regenerative practices .

To Gather

One flagship farm or business cannot improve an ecosystem. Ecological management is a collective work, and most are eager to share their lessons.

Return on Ecology is developing tables for knowledge sharing.

The focus is on

     Cellars: to move regenerative farming from premium wines to the bulk wine market,

     Climate-impacted regions: to assist farmers who are rebuilding after floods and fires, and

     Inter-industry platforms: the wine industry has led the regenerative movement, because of              hospitality and premiums. Citrus, grains and fruits can harvest these lessons, with some well-          designed round-tables.

To Translate

Information is often in exclusive language, inaccessible to farm workers, seasonal labourers, or hospitality workers: the ones actually doing this work.

This information is as useful to small-holder farmers, tribal landowners, and farm workers, as to industry, farm management and markets.

This knowledge pipeline is working to translate information across culture, language and educational background, so that all are welcome at the table.

Return on Ecology is working with local role players like VinPro and LandCare to develop industry-specific knowledge pipelines to serve these needs:

VinEcology, Citrus-Ecology, Olive-Ecology, Urban-Ecology

Under Development. Please come back soon!

Under Development. Please come back soon!

Under Development. Please come back soon!

Under Development. Please come back soon!