Low Carbon Business School
Accelerating the global transition to low carbon business.
Accelerating the global transition to low carbon business.
80% of environmental impacts are determined at the product design stage (Ellen MacArthur Foundation). We believe better products can create better businesses, and the next decade of each and every industry will be defined by the individuals who design and build them.
Low Carbon Business School is being built by a team of designers, material practitioners and entrepreneurs who believe that we can re-frame, re-purpose and renew the businesses of today to be fit for the low carbon future we need. Here, you will find others on this journey, doing what they can, to both learn from and be inspired by.
What influence can your business have on a low carbon economy?
What role does low carbon manufacturing play?
We take a systems approach to climate action - what it can mean, what it can cause, and how you can trigger it. Starting with understanding how business can influence a low carbon economy, and how you can influence your business, we take a look at decarbonisation and the approach we need to get there.
Want an example? We show you the businesses adopting a systems lens to their impact.
How did we get here, and where can we go?
What can a new business model look like, and why should we take an exponential view of business efficiency?
In this lesson, we re-evaluate what we assume to be true of a successful business. We start with what 'business as usual' has meant so far, and look at how better businesses can be designed.
Want an example? We dig into a case study, relevant to your industry.
Why should we consider the full lifecycle of products?
What is the potential of more circular supply chains?
We believe products, and how they're designed, has untapped potential. Acknowledging the role of consumption in the climate crisis, we challenge you to view products as both themselves a system, and as part of a global network of impact.
Want an example? Through a case study relevant to your industry, we evaluate the power of products.
Ever viewed yourself as a lever of change?
Want to see how the smallest actions can act as a trigger?
Businesses, and products, are co-designed by you. Soon, every job will be a climate job. How can you future-proof your perspective? What are the first steps in converting climate anxiety to action?
Want an example? We highlight individuals relevant to your industry, and how they have taken their first steps.
What next?
Where now?
Finally, we provide a mental methodology to how you can view your actions. In your own time, we encourage you to ask questions, call for systems change, and trigger better business and product design. For when you're ready, we equip you with the resources you need.
Want an example? We'll invite you to participate your experience, and learn from others, via our online community. You'll also have the chance to meet your cohort virtually, via our one-off group session.
World class contributors.
Case studies relevant to your industry.
Activities, readings and resources to get you started, on your own journey.
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World class contributors.
Case studies relevant to your industry.
Activities, readings and resources to get you started, on your own journey.
Low Carbon Field Notes is a dispatch from me, Dom Potter, on how the future of low carbon business is unfolding. I’ll be picking out the low carbon signals in the noise, highlighting emerging innovations and documenting the journey of what it is like to be building a low carbon startup.
I’m the founder of MadeFrom. Before MadeFrom I was Global Entrepreneur in Residence at IKEA, Professor of Practice in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at The University of Nottingham Business School and an entrepreneur. After five years living in the forest of Sweden I now live on the North West coast of the UK.
We don't document how the world currently exists.
We design the world we need and want, for everyone.
How we design products has never been more important.
It's time we saw impact as something we can design for.
We believe climate literacy is part of the foundation of better businesses and better products.
We believe climate action needs to be collective, intersectional and community-led.