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“Social responsibility has economic and environmental dimensions. This broad perspective is often described as a commitment to “sustainability,” which has become a term-of-art for advancing economic activity while ensuring that we can sustain our activities in a sometimes fragile world without harming the future’s potential. Showing respect for these consequences is no longer a fringe issue. Businesses are driving this agenda, and designers must learn to be trusted advisors on responsible communication techniques to serve clients effectively…It is critical to the designer, as a trusted advisor to business on communication and positioning issues and as a crafter of design artifacts, that the profession also make these issues mainstream in its thinking.”
—Richard Grefé, executive director, AIGA

Great design has the power to transform the way we live and interact with each other. In order for us to not just survive, but to thrive in an abundant future, we have to re-think the way we travel, the way we design, build, manufacture, use – in short – the way we live our world. Our goal is to consider each project from an economical, equitable and ecological standpoint, thereby reversing the negative impact of traditional product life cycles. Exploring new ways to eliminate harmful waste and encouraging sustainable practices throughout the community are key goals of the studio.

Ganger Design has taken the sustainability pledge and is a member of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association and Design Can Change. 100% of the energy used by the studio comes from renewable sources.