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URGE Collective

A creative industries collective dedicated to system change

Sep 08, 2026
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Useful Totem: an exploration into circular making
Case Studies  | Sep 08, 2026
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Environmental audit of Wellcome Collection's THIRST exhibition
Newsletter  | May 29, 2026
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DSfEC Sprint to Design Out Waste
Newsletter  | Mar 18, 2026
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ICYMI: the must-read intelligence report released under FOI
Newsletter  | Mar 03, 2026
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Design has a digital carbon footprint that all creatives can address
Newsletter  | Feb 13, 2026
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CIWM partners with URGE to deliver design skills pilot programme

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Design Council responds to Sunak's weakening of Net Zero pledges

Chief Design Officer Cat Drew calls for investment in design to speed up change

Each year, Barbara Chandler’s initiative identifies new talent with “ideas to heal the planet”. We're celebrating this year's crop in a special edition of the URGE newsletter

LEGO to drop plans to use recycled plastic?

Study suggests that alternative would generate more emissions than current material

Designing a plastic-free Covid test

Plus GREEN GRADS, London Design Fair talks and 'carbon negative' furniture

Design for Planet line-up announced

Design Council event will run onloine from 17-18 October

"Every happy customer comes at an environmental cost"

Ace & Tate's refreshingly honest Responsibility Report, plus Design Council challenges packaging designers and RSA Student Design Awards marks centenary

IKEA's SPACE10 lab to close

Plus how spent coffee grounds can be used in concrete, and has the Circular Economy movement been undermined by big brands?

What Happens to All the Stuff We Return?

An in-depth look at online shopping returns plus, Material Matters, consumer attitudes to sustainability in packaging and more

Helping the Design Museum reduce the environmental impact of its exhibitions

Urge Collective has created an Environmental Impact Toolkit for the Museum which has been shared with the wider museums sector

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