Design for Good published the full report Design Economy 2026 two hours ago.

Established in 2022, Design for Good mobilises a global alliance to design lasting, measurable impact for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals on a scale only achievable through worldwide collaboration. As a charity, it activates and upskills creatives to design open-source products and services with affected communities, advancing social and environmental good through design. To date, Design for Good has convened more than 1,300 designers across 30 countries to collaborate with development organisations and partners around the world. So far, our collaborative impact includes facilitating access to home toilets to 1,800 households, educating 5,800 on menstrual and hygiene health, and influencing 180,000 through changed water consumption behaviour. Design for Good past and present Alliance members comprise some of the world’s largest organisations, including Airbus Commercial, bp, DBS, d-school Afrika, General Mills, LIXIL, Lloyds Banking Group, Logitech, McKinsey & Company, Microsoft led by Xbox, Nedbank, Nestlé, OpenStudio, PepsiCo, Philips, and the Royal College of Art.