Author name: Robert Earl

Practices, including ritchie*studio, Tate + Co, and MWD Architects, explain how the majority of their projects promote equity in society, and consider all people, not only the building inhabitants.

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Assemble, Broadway Maylan and HKS are among the practices committed to creating connected and resilient places, which positively contribute to their neighbourhoods and allow equality of access.

Jan Kattein Architects, DSDHA, Buckley Gray Yeoman, and dRMM, are among the practices whose projects demonstrate deep engagement with local stakeholders and end users.

Practices including Collective Works, ritchie*studio, Barr Gazetas Architects and Donald Insall Associates, discuss why they refuse to work with certain clients, suppliers or organisations on ethical grounds.

Practices, including Bond Bryan, Grimshaw and Assemble discuss how they support charities, community groups, social enterprises, and action groups through pro-bono work and charitable giving.

Practices, including We Made That, Material Cultures, RSHP and Collective Works, discuss their approach to overtime culture, meeting the living wage, and salary ratio between staff.

Transition by design, RDA Architects, Haworth Tompkins and HLM Architects are among the practices providing evidence of a progressive Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) policy.

Practices, including Unknown Works, Atelier Architecture + Design Studio Bark and Tonkin Liu, explain how the majority of their projects demonstrate the use of biologically-inspired approaches, such as bioregionalism, biophilia, and biomimicry.

Practices, including Marks Barfield Architects, vHH, BakerBrown Studio and Assemble discuss their approach to material stewardship.

Commonfuture, Feilden Fowles, DSDHA, Feilden Clegg Bradley are among the practices able to demonstrate projects which strive to match the performance of a mature ecosystem.