All posts tagged protectionism

Form sustainability partnerships

Teamwork and collaboration can bring mutual benefits – that bears repeating. And as more and more companies have recently demonstrated, establishing sustainable partnerships can do wonders to help raise your profile. But collaborating is no walk in the park, and it’s not just about trying to make yourself look green by association. That is a thing we call green-washing. It can be hard work and disruptive, but even so there are genuine benefits to be had from teaming up with outside experts, or even competitors. We’ve done some pretty successful projects where we have partnered with other specialists to deliver the best possible – sustainable – outcome.

Here’s how us designers can do this.

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What will [y]our eco legacy be?

by SGTH

Let’s kick this door in with a bang; our economic activity cannot be sustained by the planet we live on. It’s a kind of ‘umph’ moment, one that both dulls the mind and enrages it at the same time. It’s a cold hard fact that we would still need two or three additional earths to go on living the average eco lifestyle we seek to live. Average as in making some effort in switching off eco lightbulbs, carrying your own shopping bag around, maybe even the occasional carbon offset for your flight to holiday land.

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