Elise Foster van der Elst

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Straight Talking Sustainability · Change is the only constant with Elise Foster Vander Elst, The Design Museum · 2 Aug 2026 podcast

We're really there to support each other.

And in tackling the planetary emergency, I've really noticed that.

So this power of collective action, I'm a member of a lot of different networks.

We have a wonderful network called the South Kent Zen Network, and it's 23 organizations around that big road called Exhibition Road in South London, where you have the Victorian Albert Museum, Science Museum, Natural History Museum,

So, that's sort of the epicenter of this group.

But it expands out to include the Serpentine, Design Museum Japan House, Imperial College.

And we've all come together to see how can we work together using incredible expertise from this very tiny neighborhood to be an exemplar of a low-carbon neighborhood.

So, we've published a guide to spotting greenwashing.

We've got a shared supply chain charter for our suppliers.

And it's a really good example of how you can work with organizations local to you, even if they don't have exactly the same mandate.

I mean, the Design Museum doesn't have a huge amount in common with Imperial College, but we can come together and really share expertise.

Some of the people on this group from Imperial are the cleverest people I've met in my whole life.

And I would never have the opportunity to speak to them or be on calls with them.

So it's a real give and take.

You know, we contribute a lot, but we get back so much as well.

These networks and building community around these very sticky problems really helps us feel supported and empowered.

And, you know, it's a lot.

It's heavy.

We can't hold it by ourselves.

We need other people to support us.

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