{"id":7657,"date":"2025-08-15T07:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T07:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/?page_id=7657"},"modified":"2025-09-29T01:42:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T01:42:03","slug":"sustainability-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bespokecareers.com\/sustainability-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Report Download"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- AF Basic Form Module Frontend Start -->\n<section>\n                        <h1>The State of Sustainability in Architecture and Design\u00a02025<\/h1><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hero-eoption-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1069\" \/><strong data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"154\">All designers want to make the world a better place. But what happens when ambition meets reality?<\/strong>Our new report reveals how these tensions are shaping careers, hiring, and retention in 2025 and beyond, with practical tips for both sides of the hiring table.A must read for anyone serious about Sustainability in Design.<a href=\"#whats-inside\">See what&#8217;s inside \u2193<\/a><\/p>                    \n                                                            <h3>Download the report \ud83d\udc47<\/h3>\n<form enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" method=\"post\" id=\"form_sustainabilityreport25\">\n<fieldset>\n<legend>Sustainability Report 2025<\/legend>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"frm_action\" value=\"create\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"31\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"frm_hide_fields_31\" id=\"frm_hide_fields_31\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_key\" value=\"sustainabilityreport25\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"item_meta[0]\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"frm_submit_entry_31\" name=\"frm_submit_entry_31\" value=\"ade6801286\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/?page_id=7657&#038;fl_builder\" \/>\n    <label for=\"field_2mxal43\" id=\"field_2mxal43_label\">First Name\n        *\n    <\/label>\n    <input type=\"text\" id=\"field_2mxal43\" name=\"item_meta[294]\" value=\"\"  placeholder=\"Enter First Name\" data-reqmsg=\"This field cannot be blank.\" aria-required=\"true\" data-invmsg=\"Text is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n    <label for=\"field_2i3k543\" id=\"field_2i3k543_label\">Last Name\n        *\n    <\/label>\n    <input type=\"text\" id=\"field_2i3k543\" name=\"item_meta[295]\" value=\"\"  placeholder=\"Enter Last Name\" data-reqmsg=\"This field cannot be blank.\" aria-required=\"true\" data-invmsg=\"Text is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n    <label for=\"field_y2itv43\" id=\"field_y2itv43_label\">Email Address\n        *\n    <\/label>\n    <input type=\"email\" id=\"field_y2itv43\" name=\"item_meta[296]\" value=\"\"  placeholder=\"Enter your Email Address\" data-reqmsg=\"This field cannot be blank.\" aria-required=\"true\" data-invmsg=\"Text is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n    <label for=\"field_694zr\" id=\"field_694zr_label\">Phone\n    <\/label>\n    <input type=\"tel\" id=\"field_694zr\" name=\"item_meta[300]\" value=\"\"  placeholder=\"Enter your Phone Number\" data-invmsg=\"Phone is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\" pattern=\"((+d{1,3}(-|.| )?(?d)?(-| |.)?d{1,5})|((?d{2,6})?))(-|.| )?(d{3,4})(-|.| )?(d{4})(( x| ext)d{1,5}){0,1}$\"  \/>\n    <label for=\"field_bvtim34\" id=\"field_bvtim34_label\">Which best describes you?\n        *\n    <\/label>\n    \t\t<select name=\"item_meta[297]\" id=\"field_bvtim34\"  data-placeholder=\"Select one\"  data-frmval=\"Select one\" data-frmplaceholder=\"Select one\" placeholder=\"Select one\" data-reqmsg=\"This field cannot be blank.\" aria-required=\"true\" data-invmsg=\"Which best describes you? 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                     <p>A practical, evidence-based guide to building in-demand sustainability skills and standing out in the hiring process.<\/p>\n                                                                                    What&#039;s motivating candidates?\n                                                                                                                                                                    <p>Why sustainability has become a deciding factor in career moves, and how it now outranks salary for many professionals.<\/p>\n                                                                                    Inside sustainability teams\n                                                                                                                                                                    <p>How practices are structuring their teams, the resources they&#8217;re committing, and the most in-demand skills for the next five years.<\/p>\n                                                                                    Insights from sustainability pioneers\n                                                                                                                                                                    <p>Practical lessons from six global leaders on overcoming barriers and making sustainable design a reality.<\/p>\n                                                                                    Where firms are falling short\n                                                                                                                                                                    <p>The gap between public commitments and actual delivery, and the day-to-day compromises professionals are being asked to make.<\/p>\n<\/section><section id=\"afc-filter-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead the interviews\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We&#8217;ll be sharing 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helped shape the report, sharing how sustainability is transforming hiring, skills and career paths. Their perspectives highlight what employers need to attract talent and how professionals are building purpose-driven careers.\n<\/article>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hattie Hartman (Report Editor)\"\/>\n                                                                            Hattie Hartman (Report Editor)\n                                                                                                                                                    <p>Sustainability Editor at The Architect&#8217;s Journal, host of the AJ Climate Champions podcast,  author of Energy, People, Buildings and co-author of MATERIALS: An Environmental Primer.<\/p>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kossy Nnachetta\"\/>\n                                                                            Kossy Nnachetta\n                                                                                                                                                    <p>Partner at Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, leading major projects including the mass timber Thornton Building and the redevelopment of Liverpool&#8217;s International Slavery and Maritime Museums. She actively mentors and champions fresh voices in design.<\/p>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Waugh\"\/>\n                                                                            Andrew Waugh\n                                                                                                                                                    <p>Founder and Director of Waugh Thistleton Architects, known for pioneering engineered timber in the UK and internationally. He co-founded the practice in 1997 and lectures widely on timber&#8217;s role in sustainable construction.<\/p>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/david-ritter.jpg\" alt=\"David Ritter\"\/>\n                                                                            David Ritter\n                                                                                                                                                    <p>Sustainability Lead for Grimshaw in Australia and New Zealand. Trained as both an architect and building services engineer, he is passionate about environmental design education and has taught extensively.<\/p>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-1.jpg\" alt=\"Caroline Pidcock\"\/>\n                                                                            Caroline Pidcock\n                                                                                                                                                    <p>Founder of PIDCOCK, Caroline has championed green design in Australia for over 30 years. As co-chair of the AIA National Climate Action Committee, she is a leading voice on regenerative design, industry engagement, and education.<\/p>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6-1.jpg\" alt=\"Heather Holdridge\"\/>\n                                                                            Heather Holdridge\n                                                                                                                                                    <p>Partner and Director of Design Performance at Lake Flato Architects, she has spent over 15 years with the practice and founded its five-strong sustainability team.<\/p>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tamar Warburg\"\/>\n                                                                            Tamar Warburg\n                                                                                                                                                    <p>Director of Sustainability and Associate Principal at Sasaki, Tamar brings over 25 years&#8217; experience in sustainable design across Boston, Israel and Washington, DC, and leads the practice&#8217;s sustainable leaders programme.<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n<section>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/themes\/af-custom-child\/assets\/big-arrow-down.svg\"\/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-01.cms-eu-v2i.applyflow.com\/bespoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Meet-Georgie.jpg\" alt=\"Looking to hire top talent or advance your career? 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