Impact Report 2022: What we’ve done to reduce our impact on the planet

As designers we understand that we have a responsibility to create products and experiences that contribute in a positive way to the world we live in.

From the outset we have been led by our guiding principles:

1. We aim to create delight and wonder in positive climate choices, making sustainable options joyful as well as better for the future of humankind.

2. We improve the user experience, making sustainable choices convenient, and not compromising on the usefulness of the product or service.

3. Our very early stage R&D with users can exponentially affect the sustainability of a product. The European Commission’s Science Hub estimates that “80% of all product-related environmental impacts are determined during the design phase of a product.”
4. Our natural resourcefulness means that we design using existing technology wherever possible, only recommending new products or services where there is a need.

Throughout 2022 we have been looking at ways to reduce our carbon footprint and offset what we can’t reduce, rather than continuing with business as usual.

We’re proud to share that since 2019 we have reduced our carbon footprint from 24.2 tonnes of C02e to 8.8 tonnes of C02e in 2021. To offset our carbon footprint prior to 2019, we are working with Ecologi — supporting a broad range of projects that are reducing or avoiding greenhouse gas emissions. You can see our growing forest here.

Originally published in specialprojects.studio.