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,
Design Director, Oktra
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,
Project Director, John Robertson Architects

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,
Sustainability Lead, MCM

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
The Story So Far...
January 2022
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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.