Meaningfully consider environmental and social impacts as part of every pitch, proposal and production process. Not every design output will be carbon neutral, restorative, or fully climate friendly at first, but this must be what we are working towards.
Before you start, have a think about…
<aside> <img src="/icons/help-alternate_yellow.svg" alt="/icons/help-alternate_yellow.svg" width="40px" /> What kinds of outputs do you want to be associated with as a designer?
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<aside> <img src="/icons/help-alternate_yellow.svg" alt="/icons/help-alternate_yellow.svg" width="40px" /> Think about the needs of your clients or stakeholders. What aspects of sustainability might appeal to them?
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<aside> <img src="/icons/help-alternate_yellow.svg" alt="/icons/help-alternate_yellow.svg" width="40px" /> Reflect on the clients who you work with – are you questioning them on their briefs? Are you ensuring that the things you design are sustainable as standard, not just when sustainability is part of the design brief?
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Tools and insights to help you put Act 3 into motion.
Steps you can take as you work towards completing Act 3.
Discuss what your ideal project would look like inclusively as a team. What makes it ‘ideal’? How much would you have to change to be able to work on these ‘ideal’ projects? Get your team to write a list of projects they would not like to work on and discuss why.