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Changemakers: Woodward Throwbacks
Changemakers: Woodward Throwbacks
“I hate the word trash!” Woodward Throwbacks is pushing the creative boundaries of re-use in design. Together, founders Bo Shepherd and Kyle Dubay aim to shift preconceived misconceptions that often come with sustainable design.
RETHINKING DESIGN: Embracing Circular Economy Principles
RETHINKING DESIGN: Embracing Circular Economy Principles
The circular economy places design at the center of both the problem and the solution. 80% of a furniture product’s environmental impact is determined during the design phase. Waste and pollution are not inevitable, notes the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
Impact Reporting: Opportunities for change
Impact Reporting: Opportunities for change
In this final Action Guide, we explore how a company’s challenges and risks - revealed through impact tracking - can be turned into opportunities for reassessment and fundamental gains. You’ll be introduced to several assessment tools that help tap these trends to build business resilience and a competitive edge.
Changemakers: Lot21
Changemakers: Lot21
“We aim to help designers envision themselves as participants in climate advocacy and action.” In our 8th Changemakers interview, with Lew Epstein, founder of Lot21 we learn how collective tools and action can catapult circular innovation - transforming invisible waste streams into pioneering materials.
Impact Reporting: Understanding Your Impacts
Impact Reporting: Understanding Your Impacts
Part 2 of our Action Guide on impact reporting explores the nuts and bolts – how to identify and prioritize your impacts, where to find the data & information you need, and how to perform a materiality assessment of your business activities.
Changemakers: Moore & Giles x Sustainable Composites
Changemakers: Moore & Giles x Sustainable Composites
“We wanted to close the loop on our value chain, and find a market for that ‘last piece’ - our scraps.” In this interview we chat with Beverly McAuley of Moore & Giles and Donald Morrison of Sustainable Composites about their partnership in creating Habitat - a circular material made from upcycled leather - and bringing it to market.
Impact Reporting: What, How & Why
Impact Reporting: What, How & Why
If you are working in the furniture industry and looking to publish your first impact report, or to strengthen your existing reporting - fasten your seat belt - this new series aims to demystify the process, cut through the jargon, break the steps into bite-size pieces, and help build your confidence in reporting.