How to Fast-track a Regenerative Future

About this episode

Will Hayler discusses the role of business in addressing environmental issues and the importance of biophilic design in urban settings.

The idea that business can help solve environmental problems is still controversial in some circles. Corporations are frequently blamed for accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss. Yet Will Hayler, co-founder of The Blue Earth Summit, argues that excluding business from the conversation would be a strategic mistake. Nowhere is this more important than in the built environment. More and more of us are living and working in cities, and our urban environment is already shaping humanity’s relationship with nature for generations. Buildings, materials, public spaces and infrastructure will determine whether urban living disconnects people from nature, or reconnects them to it. It is why we are so passionate about Biophilic Design. The design principle is critical.

People in this episode

Host: Vanessa Champion

Guest: Will Hayler

Topics covered

• regenerative future
• biophilic design
• urban environment
• climate change
• biodiversity
• built environment

Keywords

• regenerative future
• biophilic design
• urban living
• climate change
• biodiversity loss
• built environment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Blue Earth Summit

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