Project Overview

“Living on the Edge: Can the Suburbs make a comeback?” - focused on the sustainability challenges facing the suburbs of the future. The panel consisted of Lord Richard Rogers - one of the world’s foremost living architects; Sir Peter Hall - the internationally renowned expert on urban planning; Chris Leslie – Director of the New Local Government Network; and David North - Community and Government Director for Tesco. A summary report is available here.

“Consumer Power: Can we shop our way to sustainability?” - explored the challenges of sustainable consumption. The panel consisted of Lord Adair Turner - the former Director-General of the CBI and the Chair of the Government's new Committee on Climate Change; Roger Levett – the leading sustainable development consultant; Lucy Siegle – the journalist, author and broadcaster; and Lucy Neville-Rolfe, CMG - Executive Director (Corporate and Legal Affairs) Tesco Plc. A summary report is available here.

“Greening the post-crunch consumer” – which took place in July 2009, examined the possible impacts of the current economic downturn on long-term consumption patterns. The panel comprised Joel Levy – Managing Director, Penn, Schoen and Berland, EMEA, the marketing research and consulting firm; David North – Community and Government Director, Tesco; Jessica Sansom – Head of Sustainability, Innocent Drinks; and Andy Hobsbawm – Co-founder of award-winning public service Green Thing (Dothegreenthing.com) and European Chairman of Agency.Com. A summary report is available here.

For further information about the Ahead of the Agenda seminar series, please contact Dan Crossley.