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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 26, 2021
A flag for Antarctica
A flag for Antarctica

True South hopes to be a focal point for support for the Antarctic

Newsletter  | Apr 20, 2021
Students turn discarded chewing gum into skateboard wheels
Students turn discarded chewing gum into skateboard wheels

Plus 'whitest' paint may reduce air conditioning and Volvo's electric trucks

Newsletter  | Apr 12, 2021
A better glass bottle?
A better glass bottle?

Diageo trials new whisky bottle, tintype photos document speakers of dying languages, Architects Declare conference promises to put ideas into action

Newsletter  | Apr 05, 2021
The 'horrible' impact of NFTs
The 'horrible' impact of NFTs

Plus flatpack homes for animals in forest fire areas, the dirty secret of 'fossil-fuel-free' buildings and the incredible architecture of bees

Newsletter  | Mar 31, 2021
CEOs 'not concerned' about climate change
CEOs 'not concerned' about climate change

PwC report says 60% of CEOs not factoring climate into risk planning, plus electric planes and the Youth Ocean & Climate Summit

Newsletter  | Mar 22, 2021
Is Art the Answer?
Is Art the Answer?

How art can help tackle the Climate Emergency plus a new report calls for an end to Sportwashing and the AJ Summit focuses on sustainability

Newsletter  | Mar 15, 2021
Mushrooms, more mushrooms and re-using Lime’s batteries for Bluetooth speakers
Mushrooms, more mushrooms and re-using Lime’s batteries for Bluetooth speakers

URGE's weekly round-up of inspirational sustainability stories

Newsletter  | Mar 08, 2021
NYT illustrates changing Gulf Stream, a 'light recipe' to grow in the dark and will EVs mean the end of the car dealership?
NYT illustrates changing Gulf Stream, a 'light recipe' to grow in the dark and will EVs mean the end of the car dealership?

Our weekly round-up of news and insights in sustainability

Newsletter  | Mar 01, 2021
Plastic bricks, paper bottles and electricity from Seville oranges

Stories that caught our eye this week

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