We're delighted to launch the beta online community for the Designers Accord.

This is a work in progress, and we are expecting that each member of the Designers Accord community -- from corporations to firms and individuals -- will take advantage of this platform for sharing ideas and best practices. We conducted an alpha test from the end of July to now, and believe we have the right structure to begin this work.


Recent press:
Fast Company (10/08)
PRINT Magazine (8/08)
GOOD magazine (6/08)
Creativity (6/08)
AdAge (6/08)
ACM (6/08)
Dwell Magazine (5/08)


Join us!:
Find out how to be part of our history-making coalition

The Designers Accord is a global coalition of designers, educators, researchers, engineers, and corporate leaders, working together to create positive environmental and social impact.
The Designers Accord is made up of over 100,000 members of the creative community, representing 100 countries, and each design discipline.

Adopting the Designers Accord provides access to a community of peers that shares methodologies, resources, and experiences around environmental and social issues in design. Any designer, consultancy, or organization creating consequence at scale should join. Find out how to adopt.


Vision

The vision of the Designers Accord is to integrate the principles of sustainable design into all practice and production. Our mission is to catalyze innovation throughout the creative community by collectively building our intelligence around sustainability.


Mission

We advocate inverting the traditional model of competition, and encourage sharing best practices so we can innovate more efficiently. We will:


Organizational Structure

The Designers Accord is a not-for-profit, 501(C)(3) tax-exempt organization, which is directed by a seven member Advisory Board.

AIGA, Cumulus, and the IDSA endorse the Designers Accord.