“I believe the built environment needs a completley new narrative for sustainability. “Net zero” and “ESG” have become divisive and reductive; they frame sustainability as harm-reduction, when the real task is to design systems – buildings, neighbourhoods, cities – that are restorative, resilient and ultimately regenerative.

I am frustrated how often business still treats sustainability as compliance or risk management, rather than a platform for innovation, value creation and competitive advantage. I am optimistic that regenerative outcomes – better health and wellbeing, material circularity, carbon and energy gains, biodiversity recovery – are all achievable with today’s technology and know-how.

I want to help companies explore what this shift means for them: how they can design products, services and places that give back more than they take, and in doing so create benefits for customers, communities and their own success.”