Sustainability

Cities remain key engines of opportunity and culture, yet the nature of urban growth, as our Urbanised World driver indicates, is evolving as cities adapt to new pressures, from climate risk and adaptation to changing patterns of work and migration.

Looking beyond A/C, urban cooling technologies are preparing architectural spaces for hotter climates in global cities.

Meet the Urban Recalibrator, a Neo-Urbanite for whom green space, community initiatives and knowledge-sharing make dense city living restorative.

Just as consumers have scrutinised what’s in their food and on their skin, they’re now asking the same questions about the materials their clothes are made from – starting with activewear.

As environmental stressors intensify, beauty is moving beyond traditional skincare to build a new ecosystem of protection around the skin.