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Academic & Research

Educational institutions with sustainable design programs.

 

Archeworks
Archeworks is an alternative design school where students work in multidisciplinary teams with not-for-profit partners to create design solutions for social concerns.

 

Centre for Design
Associated with RMIT University in Melbourne, the Centre looks at all areas of sustainability and is a leading research body in Australia.

 

Sustainable Everyday Project
An extensive international project looking at all areas of design and sustainability. Developed with the Politecnico di Milano and UNEP - United Nations Environment Program.

 

The Consortium on Green Design and Manufacturing
The Consortium was formed in 1993 at UC Berkeley to encourage multi-disciplinary research and education on environmental management, design and pollution prevention in critical industries.

 

Miscellaneous

All that we forgot or is just too cool to classify.

 

Green Drinks
A social network of environmentalists and concerned citizens organized into local chapters, which have spread to all corners of the globe. Also not a bad excuse to have a pint and good time, while meeting and networking with people.

 

Kiva
Micro-lending meets the Web 2.0. Simply one of the most innovative and enlightened social networking applications on the web today. There are others, but this one does everything so well.

 

People & Organizations

Putting art and design to work to make a difference in the world.

 

Adbusters
A global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age.

 

Bioneers
Bioneers is a forum for connecting the environment, health, social justice, and spirit within a broad progressive framework.

 

Design 21
Design 21 challenges designers to find solutions to social and global issues. It's guided by UNESCO's premise that education and communication are tools to spread knowledge and information.

 

Design Can Change
This initiative works on the premise that designers are a critical hub to business, industry and the public; therefore, we have the ability to lobby, inform, and subsequently enable positive change, by working together.

 

Design for the World
An international organisation whose objective is to match the skills and commitment of volunteer designers with the needs of disadvantaged populations and the organisations that serve them worldwide.

 

Design That Matters
Design That Matters has built a collaborative design process through which volunteers, in academia and industry, donate their skills and expertise to the creation of breakthrough products for communities in need.

 

Doors of Perception
An international conference and knowledge network which sets new agendas for design - in particular, the design agenda for information and communication technologies.

 

Green Awards
The Green Awards set out to recognise outstanding creative work that communicates the importance of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), sustainable development, and ethical best practice in any sector and across any marketing discipline.

 

GreenBlue
An institute that stimulates the creative redesign of industry by focusing the expertise of professional communities to create practical solutions, resources, and opportunities for implementing sustainability.

 

Idealist.org
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, and everywhere in between, people are coming together to change the world by connecting people, ideas, and resources in every possible way.

 

Independent Designers' Network
The IDN is very active in the promotion of green packaging and eco-friendly design. Rather than take a passive approach to design, member firms offer their clients practical ways of being a good world citizen.

 

International Centre for Creativity Innovation and Sustainability (ICIS)
The Centre promotes understanding of what sustainable development is and how it contributes to the improvement of life conditions for all.

 

Materials for the Arts
An organization that helps artists realize their visions, and furnishes businesses with a way to enhance the cultural life of their city while promoting environmental awareness.

 

NYChildren
A project to photograph one child form every country of the world living in New York City.

 

O2.org
O2 is an international network of design professionals that provide information on books, sites, events, access to eco-design tools, eco-design experts, reports, cases on sustainable design and discussion groups.

 

O2NYC
A New York based eco-design network of artists and entrepreneurs.

 

Organic Design Operatives (ODO)
Organic Design Operatives (ODO) is a diverse collective of creative people brought together through the common mission of reconnecting people with nature by design.

 

PhotoVoice
Documentary photography that enables those that have traditionally been the subject of such work to become its creator - to have control over how they are perceived by the world, while simultaneously learning a new skill which can enhance their lives.

 

ProyectArte
ProyectArte is a New York City based organization that creates, develops and supports innovative arts projects in the Argentina and the Americas.

 

Public Architecture
Public Architects acts as a catalyst for public discourse through education, advocacy, and the design of public spaces and amenities.

 

Renourish
Renourish offers definitions, tips, links, information and inspiration to aid in the development of a sustainable and more environmentally conscious graphic design craft.

 

Society for Responsible Design
The SRD combines the efforts of society and industry through environmentally and socially responsible design practices to make products and services significantly better.

 

Taking it Global
An online community that connects youth to find inspiration, access information, get involved, and take action in their local and global communities

 

The Buckminster Fuller Institute
The Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI) serves as a catalyst for the design and implementation of breakthrough strategies for achieving a sustainable future.

 

The Centre for Sustainable Design
The Centre for Sustainable Design facilitates discussion and research on eco-design and broader sustainability considerations in product and service development.

 

World Changing
World Changing believes that the tools, models and ideas for building a better future lie all around us, and that, another world is not just possible, it's here. We only need to put the pieces together.

 

Products & Consumerism

Re-cycled, re-used, or just ethically made... some shopping choices.

 

Consumer Citizenship Network
A global network of educators, UNESCO, UNEP and citizenship and consumer organizations who recognize the need for action by individuals to achieve sustainable consumption.

 

Drap Moda
Drap-Art is a non-profit organisation founded in Barcelona in 1995, promoting creative recycling, through the organisation of festivals, exhibitions and workshops.

 

Tree Hugger
Lots of new products and discussions about sustainability and consumerism.

 

Archeworks
Archeworks is an alternative design school where students work in multidisciplinary teams with not-for-profit partners to create design solutions for social concerns.

 

Youth Exchange
UNEP and UNESCO's website dedicated to educating youth about the role of the consumer in sustainability.

 

Professional Associations

Strength in numbers.

 

AIGA - Centre for Sustainable Design
The American Institute of Graphic Arts' sustainability initiative, with links to many more resources.

 

Icograda - International Council of Graphic Design Associations
The premier international professional association for graphic artists. Extensive information and links to world-wide organizations.

 

Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
Premier professional association of industrial designers in the U.S., highlighting various sustainability initiatives.

 

Sustainability Resources

Need-to-know sustainability stuff for artists.

 

EcoMarket International
The European EcoMarket gives information on green products and services.

 

Forest Stewardship Council
A non-profit organization devoted to encouraging the responsible management of the world's forests, and the ethical sourcing of paper and printing products.

 

Printer's National Environmental Assistance Center
PNEAC is a conduit to experts and reliable information on environmental issues related to the printing, publishing and packaging industry.

 

Web Blogs and Ezines

Design. Change, and Web 2.0.

 

Architempo
Architempo is active in developing, defining, designing concepts and scenarios for projects involving space and place, festival, event, web, cinema, video, etc.

 

Grist
One of the best environmental themed news and commentary sites on the web, with more than the occasional story on marketing and communications.

 

Taxi
Very extensive site for artists of all types, with news, links, forums, and member portfolios.