Eleven companies trialed Restor Insights for their 2025 restoration implementation reporting

A single company might fund dozens of restoration organizations across Brazil, Indonesia and Kenya. Each works in a distinct landscape, tracks what's most meaningful to it, and reports on its own terms and timeline. That reflects how grounded and diverse this work truly is. The challenge, and the opportunity, is drawing these many perspectives together into one credible answer to the question everyone cares about: is this working? 

Restoration reporting has traditionally relied on surveys and spreadsheets. As part of the 2025 cycle for the 1t.org pledge implementation progress reporting, Forest Future Alliance (FFA) partnered with Restor for the first time on the reporting to offer members the chance to explore a technology-supported alternative.

In the 2025 reporting cycle, eleven FFA members chose to trial Restor Insights as one way to compile and visualize their restoration data. Building on the shared reporting discipline members established through 1t.org, the 2025 cycle added a complementary layer: a current, scientifically grounded single view placing partners' on-the-ground data alongside Restor's 30+ global ecological datasets and satellite monitoring. 

A shared system

Local teams know their landscapes best and satellites catch what no one on the ground can see. Until now, those two records lived in separate worlds and rarely met.

Restor Insights put them in one place. Organizations logged in and explored biodiversity, carbon, tree-cover change, fire risk and flood risk right next to the data already flowing from their restoration partners, one view, updated as the evidence changed.

Putting it to test

The Pilot brought together organizations from across a range of sectors, with eleven Forest Future Alliance members joining the effort, including those who have kindly agreed to be featured here: Manulife, Dr Reddys, Vale, Daterra (in their Daterra Treelion project), Salesforce, Banorte and John Keells Holdings PLC. 

Between them, they reported on more than 2,740 restoration sites, 1.036 million hectares across 22 countries.

If a single system can hold restoration portfolios this different and still produce a consistent, credible picture, then reporting no longer has to be centered on surveys and spreadsheets. It can evolve into a living record that grows as the restoration grows.

“As part of the 2025 cycle, the Forest Future Alliance, previously known as 1t.org, wanted to give members an opportunity to explore how emerging tools can support monitoring and verification. Thanks to Restor’s efforts and collaboration, this pilot was one of the options we were pleased to offer our members. Initiatives like this help create space for practical learning and collaboration as the restoration community continues to strengthen transparency and accountability.”

– Lindsey Prowse, Interim Head of Program, Forest Future Alliance (previously known as 1t.org)

“Our partnership with Restor has helped us expand how we communicate nature-related information with investors. Through curated portfolio views, we can provide accessible, transparent insights into biodiversity and landscape-level characteristics, complementing the stewardship and on-the-ground expertise that remain central to our approach and our commitment to contributing to a healthier planet.” 

– Sarah-Jane Luoni, Senior Associate, Sustainability, Timberland Investments, Manulife Investment Management

“Daterra Treellion uses Restor as a platform to consolidate all data from restoration areas into a single environment. The tool integrates information collected in the field with spatial analysis and ecological indicators, providing a more comprehensive view of project progress. Additionally, it allows us to share data, indicators, and images of the areas we are jointly restoring with our partners in a structured and transparent manner.” 

– Daterra Treellion team, Daterra Coffee

Looking ahead now

Restoration commitments have been made in remarkable numbers - a real sign of momentum. The opportunity now is to understand and celebrate what they're achieving on the ground. 

Reporting has already brought valuable data to the table. This pilot explored the next opportunity: complementing manually collected forms with shared, transparent ecological evidence that makes real impact easier to understand, compare and communicate.

See what it could look like for your organisation → Restor Insights.

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