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The goal of this activity: Discover what type of corporate citizenship companies have or don't have and discover the power of customer feedback and active citizenship. The purpose is to learn and then take action on something you can be a part of designing better.

STEP 1. Choose a company from which you have purchased a product. Carry out research to find out if the company has a sustainability agenda or information available to the public on what sustainable design strategies it has adopted.

STEP 2. Develop a list of recommendations that the company could use to help make its products circular and lower their environmental impact.

STEP 3. Design a way of approaching this company to submit the list of recommendations and the reasons why, as a customer, you want it to go circular.

QUESTIONS

1. How can you take more daily actions to influence positive change?

2. What is the power of active citizenship in sustainability and design?

3. What role does the consumer play in infuencing the goods and services we have in the economy?

4. How do you think social media and other ways of public engagement affect companies?

5. How can you persuade your friends and family to be active citizens?

6. What other actions can you take to help bring about change?