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Happy Pride Month, everyone! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 At VOK DAMS, we celebrate Pride and Diversity every day of the year because the more diverse a team is, the more successful it becomes. Our motto is: Be who you are and show all your facets, because only then can we create amazing #EventsForAll! In honor of this special month, we're continuing our series of Sustainable Event Hacks with all things related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Today, we're kicking off with designing a diverse program that engages and includes all guests. #5 Sustainable Event Hack: Diverse & Inclusive Program Design When designing an event program with DE&I in mind, there are various factors to consider. Whether it's the diversity of speakers, inclusion of all guests, or accessibility of content for all participants, each aspect plays a crucial role in creating an inclusive environment. Stay tuned for more elements in the coming weeks that effectively combine DE&I with events! 🌈🤝 #PrideMonth #CelebrateDiversity #DEI #SustainableEvents #EventDesign

L.A. in-person event! Learn how to structure winning influencer campaigns, drive ROI, and communicate the impact of your investments - Come for the strategy, stay for the posing workshop & happy hour with me! #influencermarketing #influenceurs #influencermarketingagency #influencercollaboration

REASONS TO SIGN THE MANIFESTO: We expressly declare that we are committed to take action for the following goals: 1. Revitalize public spaces to make a big difference to the community’s quality of life. 2. Public spaces as factors of social cohesion. 3. Public spaces contributing to healthy living. 4. The importance of implementing green spaces. 5. City-wide approach. 6. Diversity of functions and productivity of public spaces. 7. Promoting fuller use of the city's great outdoors. 8. Inclusive active public spaces to contrast barriers. 9. Participatory approach and community ownership. 10. Public spaces as self-management laboratories. To sign the manifesto go to: https://lnkd.in/dikhwacX

📢 Announcement 📢 It’s been 6 months since the launch of Move Together, Kent and Medway’s strategy for sport and physical activity. There’s already so much going on across the county to get more people, more active, more often. Here's what you, our supporting partners, have told us how you're contributing to increase activity across Kent and Medway 👇 Together we are… Connecting Communities Pledge your support to the Strategy 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e3uT4VQ6

The 2023 New York City Top 50 Lobbyists - City & State New York: The 2023 New York City Top 50 Lobbyists  City & State New York #car #cars #awesome

This year, the Festival of Place looks to the future and what you need to learn to prepare for a changing economy and property market – and if there is a golden thread linking the sessions together, it's health: as a catalyst for the economy, as a unifying measure for the quality of housing and as a priority for places where people thrive. This golden thread is embroidered across the event, from our opening conversation with Laura Lee (DBE) about the human-centred design brief for each Maggie's Centre to economist Mark Hepworth from The Good Economy who has spoken of health as "the next great axis of innovation-led economic development in cities and regions" – and will be speaking on the promise of Place Based Impact Investment. It can equally be found in the discussion of Life Science hubs as a fresh catalyst for places; in Daniel Black from TRUUD (Tackling Root causes upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development) presenting the evidence for health with Julia Thrift from Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) on the Healthy Homes Pledge. It underpins Muse's call for affordable and high quality homes, in a session with Elizabeth Oliveria from Muse and David Stronge from Peabody. Health is also at the heart of the Aviva backed £1bn London Cancer Hub, explored in a workshop with Olaide Oboh from Socius and charity One Small Thing on what it means to be trauma-informed in the design and development of places. It also forms a core purpose for retrofit – beyond sustainability. As the grid progressively decarbonises, the need to retrofit becomes more about health and preventing fuel poverty than achieving net zero, as Chris Brown and Nigel Banks from Octopus will explore in their Fabric Fifth session, chaired by Tamsie Thomson Hon FRIBA And finally, health lies at the heart of inequality – because it is a measure and a result of deprivation. So, other sessions are inadvertently about health too – from our debate on the future of cars with Nick Searl, Related Argent; Tim Gill; Usman Haque and Stephanie Edwards AA Dip ARB RIBA. And our conversation on creating gender inclusive places with Yemi Aladerun of Meridian Water, Sarah Ackland, Holly Lewis and Marina Milosev Health is a fitting north star for UK places – linked to climate resilience and the provision of green spaces, economic driver for good, human-centric by design. On the cusp of change, come and imagine healthy and happy places with us. Check out the agenda for the Festival of Place. My top advice for the day? Definitely make time for one of the 4 workshops: Dr Sophie Turnbull on prioritising health, Dr Julia King on unlearning surveys, 3, 2, 1, Retrofit gameshow with Civic Engineers, and becoming trauma-informed with One Small Thing and Socius. Check it out and support us by purchasing your pass! #unconference #festivalofplace #architects #ukhousing #urbanplanning #ukdevelopment #ukproperty #urbandesign #townplanning

The FT’s weekend essay on Bailie Gifford and arts funding is well worth a read in highlighting just why this – pretty niche – topic has blown up as a news story. Having achieved the kind of cut-through that seems to have somewhat embarrassed Fossil Free Books, including headlining episodes of both The Rest Is Money and The Rest Is Entertainment (yes, my podcast listening is largely via Gary Lineker), hopefully the big winner in this debacle will be highlighting the state of arts funding. Particularly since the imposition of public sector austerity, some brouhaha around private sponsorship of culture has never been too far from the headlines. What makes this episode feel different is that Bailie Gifford has generated quite a bit of sympathy. But is the argument really (per the FT’s essay) about who is clean enough to fund the arts? Doesn’t this really come down to #purpose – that of Bailie Gifford, that of the festivals, and that of Fossil Free Books? If Bailie Gifford was sponsoring the festivals in keeping with its purpose as a business, did it cave too easily? What about the festivals themselves – is it feasible for them to stand their ground? And, surely, Fossil Free Books’ communications and advocacy strategy diverged from its intended outcome. As activism grows – in society, the markets, etc. – organisations need to find what they will stand for and speak out on – and, very importantly, how they go about it to achieve their actual goals. That can only be done with a clear and defined brand purpose. Bailie Gifford shows that a focus on #ESG alone isn’t going to cut it. https://lnkd.in/eSTuSi58 SEC Newgate UK | #StrategicCommunications | #PurposeCommunications

Sports and entertainment have the unique superpower to inspire wide adoption of #sustainability initiatives. Corporations, nonprofits, and governments working on transforming our world must tap into this superpower to close the ambitions gap and move the dial on consumer behavior!! Speaking at the Green Sports Alliance summit, I shared this belief with the multitude of stakeholders gathered to share practical insights on furthering sustainability. 🌎 Every time we play or watch sports, or when we listen to music, we are invited to stretch our limits, let go of barriers, and have an experience that takes us from where we are to where we want to be. That’s transformative! In this lies the power to re-imagine our world in ways that are kind to our planet and each other 💚 #sportsustainability #corporatesustainability

Bickerdike is leading the nation in green development - and this is “not your father’s” affordable housing. Using the latest in technology and innovative design, Bickerdike is committed to building housing for the next generation. As a result, our buildings are better for our health, cut resident utility bills, and offer quality housing to destabilized families -- all while working to fight climate change. Check out this year’s video highlighting Bickerdike's industry-leading innovation. ----- #AffordableHousing #ClimateChange #GreenTechnology #GreenRetrofit #SolarPanels #HeatPumps #GreenDesign #SustainableDesign #SustainableHousing #Bickerdike #BickerdikeRedevelopmentCorporation #Chicago #AffordableHousingChicago #EquitableTransitOrientedDeveloment #ETOD #TransitOrientedDevelopment #TOD

#Naturefest update 🌎🌿 With 70+ people now wanting to come to Naturefests, from 31 different countries, I have setup, two supporting (and growing 🐬) group chats 🌎🌿🥳 Naturefest group chat - https://lnkd.in/gAUt_M3K 🐢 Naturefest volunteers group chat - https://lnkd.in/erc7YK5x 🐢 Please feel free to join either, or both.. as we move towards, creating nature festivals in 500 locations around the world, by 2030 🌎🌿🦍 each designed to achieve maximum local impact, with respect to: - climate action 🌎 - renaturing 🌳 - rebuilding ecosystems 🐠 🐦🐢🐞 - reducing pollution - transitioning to circular economies ♻️ - creating and implementing innovations 💡 - inspiring creative artists to create influential music, art, theatre, puppet shows, comedians etc (live and virtual) 🎸 - and more 🥳 * Naturefest will soon be registered as a not for profit * If you would like to create a Naturefest in your location (with support), some time between now and 2030, just say hi 👋 or connect 🐳 #Naturefest #volunteers #nature #festivals #climateaction #notforprofit #climateactionnow #movement