Ethics statement

1. Raise awareness of the climate and biodiversity emergencies and the urgent need for action amongst our clients and supply chains.

2. Advocate for faster change in our industry towards regenerative design practices and a higher Governmental funding priority to support this.

3. Share knowledge and research to that end on an open source basis.

4. Evaluate all new projects against the aspiration to contribute positively to mitigating climate breakdown, and encourage our clients to adopt this approach.

5. Work towards including life cycle costing, whole life carbon modelling and post-occupancy evaluation as part of our basic scope of work, to reduce both embodied and operational resource use.

6. Work with others in the construction industry to upgrade existing buildings for extended use as a more carbon-efficient alternative to demolition and new build whenever there is a viable choice.

7. Act to address the disproportionate impact of these crises on disadvantaged communities and ensure that all mitigation and adaptation efforts address the needs of all people.

8. Ensure diverse and inclusive principles are implemented in hiring and retaining staff so that people of all backgrounds can participate in decision-making about the future of the designed environment

9. Request 3rd party certification or similar demonstration of environmental provenance and impact for each product specified.

10. Adopt more regenerative design principles in our studios, with the aim of designing spaces which go beyond the standard of net-zero carbon, including the specification of ultra low energy appliances.

11. Accelerate the shift to low embodied carbon materials in all our work. Seek to reuse and recycle products and materials at every available opportunity.

12. Minimise wasteful use of resources in interior design, both in quantum and in detail. Collaborate with all members of the industry to further reduce construction and packaging waste.

1. SOUND THE ALARM  Acknowledge and raise awareness of the climate and ecological crisis - including its roots in systems of oppression - in our organisations and our practice.

2. START THE JOURNEY  Invest in educating ourselves and our teams on methods of sustainable and regenerative design, and show leadership by making measurable change to our practice. The Design Declares Toolkit is a great place to start.

3. BRING CLIENTS WITH US  Meaningfully consider environmental and social impacts as part of every pitch, proposal and production process. Not every design output will be carbon neutral or fully climate friendly, but every project is an opportunity to make real progress.

4. MEASURE WHAT WE MAKE  Measure the environmental and social impact of our work and design projects, and hold ourselves to account for what we find out.

5. REDEFINE ‘GOOD’  Encourage, recognise and reward sustainable and regenerative design excellence in our industry through media and awards.

6. EDUCATE, ACCELERATE  Build and foster intra- and cross-discipline knowledge networks to share tools, resources and best practice to accelerate progress in our industry.

7. DESIGN FOR JUSTICE  Create with and for the people who are disproportionately affected both by climate change and by the transition to a lower-carbon world.

8. AMPLIFY VOICES FOR CHANGE  Enable systemic change by working alongside policymakers, campaigners, ecologists, scientists, activists and others to strengthen local and national movements for change.