Visual Print and Design joins the Design Declares movement

We are pleased to announce that we have joined the movement ‘Design Declares’.

Launched in September 2022, this initiative has been launched to help UK designers tackle their environmental footprint. As a commercial printer and graphic design studio based in the UK, we have joined the movement as part of our commitment to measure our footprint and engage with our customers to discuss climate change.

The campaign has been launched to encourage graphic designers from across the fields of digital, industrial, communication and service to come together to declare a climate emergency. It also helps to position designers alongside ‘policymakers, campaigners and scientists’ in the climate action movement using the eight “acts of emergency” as a starting point:

1. SOUND THE ALARM

Acknowledge and raise awareness of the climate and ecological crisis – including its roots in systems of oppression – in our organisations and our practice.

2. START THE JOURNEY

Invest in educating ourselves and our teams on methods of sustainable and regenerative design and show leadership by making a measurable change to our practice.

3. BRING CLIENTS WITH US

Meaningfully consider environmental and social impacts as part of every pitch, proposal and production process. Not every design output will be carbon-neutral or fully climate-friendly, but every project is an opportunity to make real progress.

4. MEASURE WHAT WE MAKE

Measure the environmental and social impact of our work and design projects and hold ourselves to account for what we find out.

5. REDEFINE ‘GOOD’

Encourage, recognise and reward sustainable and regenerative design excellence in our industry through media and awards.

6. EDUCATE, ACCELERATE

Build and foster intra- and cross-discipline knowledge networks to share tools, resources and best practices to accelerate progress in our industry.

7. DESIGN FOR JUSTICE

Create with and for the people who are disproportionately affected both by climate change and by the transition to a lower-carbon world.

8. AMPLIFY VOICES FOR CHANGE

Enable systemic change by working alongside policymakers, campaigners, ecologists, scientists, activists and others to strengthen local and national movements for change.

We invite others within our industry to join us in declaring an emergency and start to take urgent action: https://designdeclares.com/