going global

mindful MATERIALS is an international collaboration hub and digital library of sustainability data from building product manufacturers and independent reporting bodies. International Hubs are integral to this mission of mindful MATERIALS. Working in close partnership with mM staff and volunteers, each hub works to identify regional challenges and opportunities to reach a future with mindful materials for all. Separately, and as a global network, they build global awareness, advocacy and action on materials sustainability.

INDIA

HUB LEADER: FivD

fivD is a design technology consulting firm with offices in Dallas, New Delhi and Mumbai. It is actively seeking to raise awareness of materials action in the India marketplace. There is an opportunity for comprehensive collaboration between these two organizations to raise awareness of mindful MATERIALS as a collaboration hub, data hub and industry-led movement to enable global collaborative change within the built environment by better materials choices. The centralized database aggregating product sustainability information and disclosures will support and deliver healthier buildings to owners and the end users in India.

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LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN

HUB LEADER: REGENBE

The Regenerative Built Environment Institute (REGENBE), led by Victor Montero-Dien and Mauricio López Campos exists to leverage development and design to support the vitality of people and places. Through advocacy, consulting and facilitation of inspirational summits like Quantum Leap 2030, REGENBE is changing the landscape of design in LATAM&C.

The LATAM&C hub brings together regional leaders from across the region to build awareness of the importance of mindful materials and empower action to reduce the impacts of the built environment. As part of their regional Transparency, Health + Regeneration (THR) initiative, they are supporting the translation of the mindfulMATERIALS library into Spanish and Portuguese.

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CANADA

HUB LEADER: CAGBC

The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) is national not-for-profit dedicated to unlocking the power and potential of green buildings and transforming Canadian communities to be healthy, sustainable and resilient in the face of climate change.

CAGBC’s Sustainable Materials Accelerator tackles systemic issues that inhibit the availability, procurement and installation of sustainable materials in Canada. Their collaboration with mindful MATERIALS enables them to promote the infrastructure Canadian organizations need to make better product sourcing decisions and publicly commit to materials action. By establishing a Canadian mM Hub, CAGBC and mM are sending a strong market signal that material change isn’t on the horizon but is already here. Together, these organizations are building their way forward to a more sustainable future. 

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