About
Our Mission
The Collective’s mission is to connect, inspire and engage. It is recognised that the quest for greater environmental responsibility and sustainability is a huge challenge. Collaboration is essential to accelerate the pace of change.
Sustainability is ultimately about balancing three key factors – the environment; society; and the economy. Each themed topic will be addressed through the lens of three distinct aspects: Products, Places, People. There is so much ‘green wash’. Some companies seek to hide behind marketing words – we must ‘call this out’ and highlight the importance of environmental responsibility.
We also encourage people to describe difficulties and hurdles. This will potentially lead to further research, potentially public sector funded, to move the next level of sustainability.
Our Goals
Core Team
Harsha Kotak,
Founder, Women In Office Design & Projects Director, K2 Space
Joanna Knight,
Sustainability & Circular Economy Manager, WOD
Ella Fathi,
Head of Sustainability, IOR Group
UK Collective Members
Laura Wardrope,
Senior Project Manager, JLL
Asif Din,
Sustainability Director, Perkins&Will
Rhiannon Laurie,
Design Sustainability Director, Gensler
Simah Aslam,
Workplace Design Manager, Abrn
May Fawzy,
Design Director, MF Studio & Director at BIID
Dicky Lewis,
Owner Director, White Red Architects
Lucy Bagshaw,
Designer, tp bennett
Emily King,
Designer, BDP architects
Gurvinder Khurana,
Director, M Moser
Sameeha Joshi,
Peldon Rose
Ana Rita Martins,
Sustainability Lead, MCM
Deepak Parmar,
Design Director/B Corp Lead, MCM
Nigel Tresise,
Director & Founder, align interior architecture and design
Jennie GreenWalker,
Associate, MAA architects
Dominick Pegram,
Owner & Director, Salt and Pegram
Jenna Monteith,
Associate Technical Designer, Unispace
Sarah Audsley,
Partner, Knight Frank
Matt Davies,
Director of Sustainability, The Furniture Practice
Anja Schellenbauer,
Associate Director, John Robertson Architects
Fiona Edwards,
Head of Sustainability, JPA Workspaces
Alison Grant,
Senior Associate, HLW
Claire Owens,
Associate, Sheppard Robson
Deborah Allen,
Founder, DouglasJane Studio
Lydia Randall,
Director – Head of ESG, BDG
Mathew Freeman,
Director – Freeman Studio & Former President – British Institute of Interior Design
Ilaria Baldini,
Senior Designer, Unispace
Valerio D’Angelantonio,
Partner and Sustainable Design Coordinator, MAKE Architects
Sam Allen,
Sustainability Lead, Mmoser
Alex Webb,
Sustainability Consultant, The Furniture Practice
Roseanna Hart,
Sustainability Lead, Cast Group
Phil Towle,
Sustainability Lead, The Furniture Practice
Caroline Pontifex,
Director, Head of Workplace & Design, Savills
Joe Croft,
Head of Environmental & Sustainability, Overbury & Morgan Lovell
Zoë Glander,
Environmental and Sustainability Manager, Overbury & Morgan Lovell
The Story So Far...
January 2022
March 2022
May 2022
July 2022
September 2022
October 2022
December 2022
January 2023
April 2023
SDC UK hosts the “Sustainable Design Forum”; an interactive event for workplace designers held in Clerkenwell to learn and hear from manufacturers and suppliers about efforts towards greater sustainability, in addition to the “SDC Awards for Sustainability” which is designed to champion ‘best practice’ and highlight innovations.
May 2023
The first edition of the SDC Magazine is launched, which aims to promote information on sustainable practices within the workplace design industry. Click here to read the latest edition.
SDC Charter
The Sustainable Design Collective’s mission is to work collaboratively to share knowledge and ‘best practice’ to inspire and influence the workplace design sector to effect change and implement solutions which make a positive contribution to the wellbeing of people and the planet.
Charter:
• SDC members will work collaboratively in the spirit of non-competition to share knowledge, educate, and inform.
• SDC members will utilise their professional influence to help effect positive change within the workplace design community.
• SDC members are focussed on highlighting and championing new developments and ‘best practice’.
• SDC members expect manufacturers and product suppliers to be open and transparent. Members will question and interrogate any potentially overstated or misleading claims relating to positive environmental impact.
• An ambition is to identify positive opportunities and possible initiatives for change. SDC will aim to work collaboratively with other industry groups and associations to help accelerate the pace of change.
• SDC members support the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and aim to work within this framework.
Want to become an SDC member?
We are always on the lookout for new members for both our UK and India collectives. If you’re interested, then we’d love to hear from you.