BioRegional Development Group - 2009 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship

Sue Riddlestone & Pooran Desai (BioRegional Dev. Group) - 2009 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship

Sue Riddlestone and Pooran Desai founded BioRegional Development Group in 1994 in response to the over-consumption they saw as the fundamental cause of environmental problems, and the belief that environmentally sustainable living was possible for mainstream society. BioRegional helps people lead lives within an equitable and sustainable ecological footprint, which it calls One Planet Living. It is best known for The Beddington Zero Energy Development, or BedZED, a sustainable development in south London that serves as the model for One Planet Living communities internationally. BioRegional has incubated eight companies and joint ventures to demonstrate the vision of bioregionalism in a market economy, influencing policy and transforming industry, along the way.

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