Tackling the Challenges to Greater Sustainability in Workplace Design.

The Sustainable Design Collective – an initiative by Women in Office Design – is a group of leading UK architects and designers who meet to focus on greater sustainability in the workplace. Office environments are major contributors to the climate crisis. How is the design sector addressing the serious issues of sustainability, circularity and waste reduction? This panel discussion will revolve around the Net Zero pledge by architects and designers and will also focus on the role of furniture manufacturers in translating these pledges to product design, which can be both commercially and practically challenging. A year since COP26, are we really embracing decarbonisation in the workplace sector? What are the greatest difficulties and hurdles? Why is