Design for Freedom by Grace Farms

Our fourth annual Design for Freedom Summit is now SOLD-OUT! Join our Waitlist: https://lnkd.in/eKTPe_sM. We'll be joined by leaders across architecture, engineering, construction, tech, government, manufacturing, non-profits, real estate and academia committed to advancing the Design for Freedom movement and creating a more ethical building materials supply chain. The day will include new Pilot Project announcements, panels and breakout sessions on such topics as supply chain accountability, ethical decarbonization, the Design for Freedom International Guidance & Toolkit, and so much more. We'll hear from such extraordinary featured speakers and leading international humanitarians as Grace Forrest, Founding Director, Walk Free, and Hugh Evans, Co-Founder & CEO, Global Citizen. Visit designforfreedom.org to learn more about the 2025 Summit and follow along on our Instagram (@dffmovement) and Facebook Stories on the day for all of the highlights. AIA CES Approved 5 LU | HSW SARA CES Approved 5 LU | HSW Video by Kyle Norton. #DesignForFreedom #DFFSummit2025

On March 27th next week, join Brick & Wonder Director, Ed Thompson, at Grace Farms Foundation as he leads a conversation with BW member, Nina Cooke John, to delve into the With Every Fiber exhibit she designed. The exhibit tackles head-on the problem of forced labor in the building materials supply chain. In doing so, it empowers #architects #designers #builders #developers and #investors to become part of a global community of leaders committed to ending modern slavery. The DFF Summit is always a day well spent with brilliant minds from across the industry! https://lnkd.in/eUzPcphf

Thank you to the New Canaan Sentinel for this incredible feature on the SOLD-OUT 2025 Design for Freedom Summit! https://bit.ly/4iObGBV Join the waitlist for the fourth annual Design for Freedom Summit on 3/27: https://bit.ly/3BkEKAT

Next Thursday 3/27, ARO Principal Kim Yao facilitates a panel on "Scaling Circularity" at Grace Farms Foundation's 4th Annual Design for Freedom Summit in New Cannan, CT. https://lnkd.in/eUzPcphf

Join me at the fourth annual Design for Freedom by Grace Farms on March 27th, 2025, at Grace Farms in New Canaan, CT, for a transformative day of action! Be part of this critical day that brings together hundreds of global leaders, innovators, and visionaries, all committed to changing the future and eradicating forced and child labor in the building materials supply chain. The time to use our voices is now. The Design for Freedom Summit is vital to building the momentum of this growing movement and to creating a more ethical and transparent built environment. Register now to be part of this crucial day of hope, discussion, and inspiration: https://lnkd.in/gswkQspN #DesignForFreedom #DesignForFreedomSummit #EthicalBuilding?#GlobalCitizen

Every building tells a story of humanity–either dignity or exploitation. Attend the 2025 Design for Freedom Summit panel, “Generational Forest Stewardship in Haida Gwaii” to learn how the wood in the River building's new fascia upholds human dignity, a reverence for nature, and is a model of sustainable and generational forestry. The story of the Forest Stewardship Council?-certified wood and its journey to Grace Farms will be told by Leticia Hill (CEO, HaiCo | Haida Enterprise Corporation); Jeff Mosher (Chief Forester, Taan Forest); Orrin Quinn (Manager, Western Canada, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Canada); @Toshihiro Oki (Architecture Advisor, Grace Farms), and Sharon Prince (CEO and Founder, Grace Farms Foundation. It begins in Haida Gwaii, a set of remote islands off the coast of British Columbia and home to the Taan Forest, the source of the fascia’s Western red cedar. The Haida Nation has lived on the land for thousands of years, and the Taan Forest of Haida Enterprise Corporation (HaiCo) is fully owned by The Haida Nation. The red cedar tree is revered and honored by the Haida, having used it to build their homes and more, for centuries. As stewards of the Taan Forest, The Haida Nation is modeling an innovative and sustainable model of forestry. The resources that are taken are exactly what are needed–no more–and biodiversity is nurtured. Hear insights on generational sustainability and how it nurtures respect for the people behind our materials, the environment, and why it is not only possible, but necessary to build ethically and humanely. Register for the March 27th Summit: https://lnkd.in/eUzPcphf Pictured (l-r): Jeff Mosher, Chief Forester, Taan Forest, Leticia Hill, CEO HaiCo, Sharon Prince, CEO and Founder, Grace Farms, Orrin Quinn, Manager, Western Canada, FSC Canada, and Toshihiro Oki, Architecture Advisor, Grace Farms, with the Western red cedar in Haida Gwaii. Photo by Dean Kaufman.

Attend our upcoming Design for Freedom Summit for critical takeaways to prioritize circularity and discover why it's an essential part of reducing the risk of exploitation in supply chains. We'll be diving deeper into ways to scale up circularity in a breakout session featuring subject matter experts: Sarah Billington (UPS Foundation Professor & CEE Department Chair, Stanford University); Heather Henriksen (CSO, Harvard University); Neil Jacobs (CEO, Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas); John Morrison (CEO, Institute for Human Rights and Business); Adair Smith (Lead, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum); and Kim Yao, FAIA (Principal, Architecture Research Office). As millions of people are held in forced labor conditions, now is the time to act to design and build a more human future. Register to attend the fourth annual Design for Freedom Summit on March 27th: https://lnkd.in/eUzPcphf AIA CES Approved 5 LU | HSW SARA CES Approved 5 LU | HSW

The fourth annual Design for Freedom by Grace Farms Summit is on March 27th, 2025, at Grace Farms in New Canaan, CT. This transformative event will bring together global leaders dedicated to eliminating forced labor, uniting for a day of action and meaningful change. We are excited that Mike Castle and Sydney Covey will be among the hundreds of innovators and visionaries committed to changing the future and eradicating forced and child labor in the building materials supply chain. They will also be panelists on the UVA Karsh Institute of Democracy: Pilot Project Case Study discussion. Alongside other key project team members, they will explore how this project is shaping a more transparent and ethical supply chain in the built environment. The UVA Karsh Institute of Democracy is envisioned as an educational ecosystem that fosters scholarship, teaching, and engagement around democracy. https://lnkd.in/eUzPcphf #DesignForFreedom #DesignForFreedomSummit #EthicalBuilding

Nasreen Sheikh, a transformative leader dedicated to eradicating modern slavery, will present at the fourth annual Design for Freedom Summit on March 27th at Grace Farms. During the sold-out breakout session "Social Entrepreneurs Solving Global Challenges" attendees will learn about Nasreen's impact as the Founder of Empowerment Collective, an organization dedicated to ending modern slavery, and Local Women's Handicrafts (LWH), a women's social business venture in Nepal. Together with Adam Thatcher, CEO and Co-Founder of Grace Farms Tea & Coffee our nonprofit, #BCorp subsidiary, they'll highlight the impact of social entrepreneurship to solve global humanitarian challenges, and how our choices–as business owners and consumers–can create a more ethical and sustainable future. Register to attend the 2025 Summit: https://lnkd.in/eUzPcphf