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The Right Balance for a Holistic Approach to Sustainable Design
9 April 2022

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The Right Balance for a Holistic Approach to Sustainable Design
Sustainability Report – Finding the Right Balance for a Holistic Approach to Sustainable Design
As designers, we are acutely aware that many concerns connected to the built environment have been fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic and that these have required a renewed focus within our profession. Conscious consumerism is perhaps one of the most far reaching of these and is currently posing complex questions that, above all, require holistic solutions. With the emergence of the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) system, investors (along with policymakers, and other key stakeholders) are becoming increasingly concerned with safeguarding businesses from future risks, and as a result, are now prioritising socially and ethically responsible, sustainable and impact-related investment. This is very good news, as it has also meant that a large number of companies have already responded by announcing net-zero or carbon-neutral commitments and are pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and invest in climate action.
For quite some time already, we, as an architecture practice, have been pre-occupied with questions surrounding the sustainability of our projects and how we can de...