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The 10 guidelines of The Designers Accord range from directed to aspirational.
All adopters agree:
- Publically declare participation in this movement
- Undertake a program to educate your teams about designing sustainably
- Provide strategic and material alternatives for sustainable design
- Measure the carbon/greenhouse gas footprint of your firm (includes operations and client engagements)
- Pledge to significantly reduce your firm's carbon/greenhouse gas footprint annually *
- Initiate a dialogue about environmental impact and sustainable alternatives with each and every client
Advanced adopters lead:
- Publically share exemplary practices and case studies
- Advance the understanding of environmental issues from a design perspective
- Rework client contracts to favor environmental responsible design and processes *
- Contribute actively to the communal knowledge base for sustainable design *
* Will be audited/evaluated by third-party on an annual basis
