Land and nature featured heavily in people’s responses, with calls for green roofs, vertical gardens and more inner-city parks for people and wildlife. But improvements in travel and transport were also popular, including suggestions for improved cycle routes, a completed tram system, the UK’s first hybrid taxi fleet and encouraging people to walk and cycle to work.
The relationship between many of these ideas and a positive impact on health and happiness didn’t go unnoticed, reinforcing Lisa’s earlier point about the opportunity to relate sustainability decisions to people’s real-life experiences.
Pooran Desai, our co-founder, wrapped up the evening by sharing plans to develop our new digital platform, oneplanet.com, which will make it easy for anyone, anywhere to use the One Planet framework to plan and implement their sustainability efforts.
We look forward to building on our new connections in Birmingham and hearing from companies embracing sustainability and One Planet Living as a way to make their city a better place to live.
One Planet Living is our vision of a world where everyone, everywhere enjoys happy, healthy lives within the limits of the planet, leaving room for wildlife and wilderness.
With thanks to Cundall for hosting the event.