Design for Freedom by Grace Farms

Our SOLD-OUT fourth annual Design for Freedom Summit is today, Thursday, March 27th! We're energized to welcome hundreds of leaders for this critical day of hope, action, awareness, and discussion towards removing forced and child labor from the global building materials supply chain. Thank you to today's attendees, and to our Sponsors and Partners, for joining us to accelerate the Design for Freedom movement and create a more ethical, transparent, and sustainable future for the built environment. Follow along on our Instagram (@dffmovement) and Facebook Stories (Design for Freedom by Grace Farms) for Summit highlights all day! For more information about the 2025 Design for Freedom Summit, visit: https://lnkd.in/eUzPcphf #DesignforFreedom #DFFSummit2025

Energized and awed to be at the Design for Freedom by Grace Farms Summit, hearing from our friends and partners about how they are transforming #supplychains through #transparency and action around #ForcedLabor- Amy Musanti at ASSA ABLOY Group, Myrrh Caplan, MBA, LEED Fellow at Skanska and our amazing host Nora Rizzo. There is work to be done across the whole of the #BuildingIndustry: how are YOU getting involved? One way to start: download the new toolkit here. I was honored to contribute a piece about #circularity and #regenerative materials and how they align with the goal to eliminate forced labor in our supply chains. Download it for free here: https://lnkd.in/gHvqkazz

Join Principal Adrienne Nelson AIA, IIDA as she discusses Ethical Decarbonization at Design for Freedom by Grace Farms today.

Honored to be here today to learn and listen at the Design for Freedom by Grace Farms Summit hosted by Grace Farms Foundation. Thankful to be joined by my amazing colleagues who completed a Design For Freedom Pilot Project of the Big Fork Library. Jill Lee, IIDA, NCIDQ, WELL AP, LFA Elna Albano, NCIDQ, IIDA, LFA Jessica Earp Cushing Terrell

Excited to be here at the fourth annual Design For Freedom summit Grace Farms Foundation - let me know if you're around today!

Thrilled to be in CT to speak at the beautiful Grace Farms Foundation Design for Freedom summit about how the insurance industry can support goals to reduce human trafficking and slavery in the construction industry. These multi-discipline discussions are critical in advancing big goals #loveyourlife #changeyourlife #luckygirl #abileads #CrazyConfident #baylife #tampa #tampabae #tampabay #tampaphotography #beinspired #beauty #LifeAfterLeapingIn #gratitude #DFFSummit2025 #insurance

How can we drive accountability in building material? Join Amy Musanti, ASSA ABLOY Director of Sustainable Building Solutions, as she speaks on Innovation in Supply Chain Accountability at the 2025 Design for Freedom by Grace Farms Summit. Don’t miss this important conversation on how transparency and ethical sourcing can shape the future of sustainable buildings. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3EghdCk #DesignForFreedom #SupplyChain #SustainableBuilding #ASSAABLOY #GraceFarms

Excited to attend my first (but the 4th Annual) Summit hosted by Design for Freedom by Grace Farms! I remember being both shocked and inspired when I first heard about the Design for Freedom Toolkit focused on eradicating forced and child labor in the building materials supply chain. I was shocked by the extent of the problem; inspired that Grace Farms Foundation was doing something about it. Honored to participate in a panel of industry leaders for the breakout session, "Industry Alignment: Social Health & Equity." Other panelists include: Annie Bevan - mindful MATERIALS Illya Azaroff, FAIA - The American Institute of Architects (AIA)? Lindsay Baker – Living Future Vardhan Mehta – Acelab Special shout out to my amazing colleague Rodolfo Perez for his leadership in this space and the development of the new WELL beta feature on fair labor in building products: https://lnkd.in/gvT2MHV5 [cc International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)] #DesignForFreedom #EthicalBuilding

??Honored to be part of join the 4th Annual Design for Freedom Summit hosted by Grace Farms Foundation this week in New Canaan, representing the The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and our 100,000+ members. The mission of Grace Farms to end force labor around the world is central to the Summit. The day is full of incredible speakers and innovators as we take on this issue through our work across the industry. As #Architects we are ethically charged to protect the #health #safety and #welfare of the public, and tracing supply chains in our work is one of the effective strategies. The #AIA Framework for #Design #Excellence along with the Materials Pledge contribute greatly to evaluate, and adopt ethically sourced sustainable materials across all scales of the #AEC industry. ????Join me for “Industry Alignment: Social Health & Equity” breakout sessions! Looking forward to share the stage with industry pioneers: ? Vardhan Mehta – Co-Founder & CEO, Acelab ? Lindsay Baker / Living Future ? Kelly Worden, MPH / International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) Moderated by the incredible Annie Bevan / mindful MATERIALS Together we can #bethechange we need to see in the world. Sharon Prince Nora Rizzo +LAB Architect PLLC. City Tech, CUNY American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) #DesignForFreedom #EquitableBuilding #SDGs #health #equity If the Summit is sold out, you can join their waitlist: https://lnkd.in/eKTPe_sM ????????

Next step on the (whirlwind) week, I'm on route to Design for Freedom by Grace Farms, and looking forward to what is always an inspirational event, full of insights and great conversations. Very much looking forward to co-hosting a workshop with Vardhan Mehta Lindsay Baker Kelly Worden, MPH and Illya Azaroff, FAIA on industry wide collaboration to scale action for a more equitable future! #joinus #collaborationforthegreatergood #hope+action=revolution