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URGE Collective

A creative industries collective dedicated to system change

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

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Newsletter  | Mar 18, 2026
ICYMI: the must-read intelligence report released under FOI

A landmark intelligence report linking ecosystem collapse to UK food and national security appeared this year after a Freedom of Information battle. Most people missed it, but creatives need to read it and act on it.

ICYMI: the must-read intelligence report released under FOI
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A landmark intelligence report linking ecosystem collapse to UK food and national security appeared this year after a Freedom of Information battle. Most people missed it, but creatives need to read it and act on it.

Newsletter  | Feb 13, 2026
CIWM partners with URGE to deliver design skills pilot programme

Design Skills for Embedding Circularity has officially been announced: designers learn from waste-site visits and expert sessions, then tackle end-of-life in a June sprint. URGE needs you.

CIWM partners with URGE to deliver design skills pilot programme
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Design Skills for Embedding Circularity has officially been announced: designers learn from waste-site visits and expert sessions, then tackle end-of-life in a June sprint. URGE needs you.

Case Studies  | Mar 01, 2025
Green Skills Training Program for Casson Mann

A tailored nine-month Green Skills training programme for Casson Mann with a focus on Reducing Emissions, Evaluating Green Impact and Influencing Green Behaviour.

Green Skills Training Program for Casson Mann
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A tailored nine-month Green Skills training programme for Casson Mann with a focus on Reducing Emissions, Evaluating Green Impact and Influencing Green Behaviour.

Training  | Jan 01, 2025
Sustainability Capacity Training for Design Teams

URGE builds green-skills training for design teams: carbon + materials literacy, circular design, supply chains and regenerative thinking, built into the creative process. Start with a quick diagnostic, then mix and match workshop modules. Want to design your programme? Get in touch.

Sustainability Capacity Training for Design Teams
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URGE builds green-skills training for design teams: carbon + materials literacy, circular design, supply chains and regenerative thinking, built into the creative process. Start with a quick diagnostic, then mix and match workshop modules. Want to design your programme? Get in touch.

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Newsletter  | Apr 04, 2022
EU creates digital 'twin' of Earth to model climate change
EU creates digital 'twin' of Earth to model climate change

DestinE will supposedly help accuracy of predictions and inform policy

Newsletter  | Mar 28, 2022
A sustainable Salone?
A sustainable Salone?

This year's event to focus on 'designing for our future selves'

Newsletter  | Mar 21, 2022
Clean Up Camo and Surfers Against Sewage
Clean Up Camo and Surfers Against Sewage

An upcoming pop-up from two URGE members will help fund the movement

Newsletter  | Mar 14, 2022
URGE launches URGE-X
URGE launches URGE-X

We're building a forum for paradigm-shifting ideas

Newsletter  | Mar 07, 2022
Design education and sustainability
Design education and sustainability

Design Week looks at how UK universities are addressing the challenge, plus Slow Factory, Climate Capital Live and Iceland's struggles to deliver on its promises

Newsletter  | Feb 28, 2022
Is going plastic-free the right move for Morrisons?
Is going plastic-free the right move for Morrisons?

The supermarket has announced a switch to Tetra Pak for its milk packaging, but many argue that this would actually be a less sustainable choice

Newsletter  | Feb 20, 2022
The power of stories
The power of stories

Stories for Life and the Reset Narratives Community are exploring the role of storytelling in addressing the Climate Crisis

Newsletter  | Feb 14, 2022
Klaus Staeck: activist graphic designer
Klaus Staeck: activist graphic designer

Plus Dezeen's £$25,000 design comp and EY launches EY Carbon consultancy

Newsletter  | Feb 07, 2022
Decarbonise your business with URGE
Decarbonise your business with URGE

Plus Open/Ended Design podcast and Terra Carta Design Lab finalists

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