To tie in with their new book, Flourish, Sarah Ichioka and URGE’s Michael Pawlyn have launched a new regenerative design podcast series offering “ideas and solutions for designers, clients and inhabitants alike to build a thriving future, together”. Economist Kate Raworth, Drawdown’s Crystal Chissell and University of Pretoria’s Professor James Ogude all feature. Listen here

Following up the launch of its Design for Planet mission and conference, Design Council’s Chief Design Officer Cat Crew has summarised some of the ideas that emerged from the event’s ‘unconference’ (shown above). “The big theme running through the festival was around supporting designers to work systemically,” she says. “Not to make the current system better but to radically reimagine it…to design beyond economic to social and environmental value.” Read her piece on Medium here

Outdoor ad screens recently installed in Manchester each use the same amount of electricity as three average households, according to The Guardian. The 86 JC Decaux digital out of home sites were installed late last year by Manchester City Council. The Council says that power for the ad sites comes from renewable sources but each one uses 11,501kWh of electricity every year, according to the story here

Dezeen reports on European Commission plans to encourage more walking and cycling in cities as part of its net zero aims. The Efficient and Green Mobility package would prioritise investment in walking and cycling across 424 of the EU’s largest cities. The EC proposals draw attention to the potential economic benefits of installing bike lanes as medical costs and travel times are reduced – in Helsinki, for example, one study found that for every euro invested in cycle lanes, the city saved €3.60. Full story here

New legislation being considered by the New York State Senate would require any clothing or footwear brand selling in New York with a global revenue of at least $100 million to set and achieve Science Based Targets; provide clear, transparent reporting on its energy, greenhouse gas emissions, water, plastic, and chemical management; and to perform mandatory due diligence to avoid labor abuses, Vogue reports. The Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act is the work of fashion industry “think and do tank”, New Standard Institute. More on the proposals here

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