What matters for this organisation?
Connect your activities and supply chains to their impacts, dependencies and the people affected. Choose priorities that fit your circumstances.
Sustainability · Pandion Studio
See the system.
Choose where to act.
Sustainability connects the places we depend on, the decisions we make and the way we work. We help organisations and estates understand those connections, choose priorities and put them into practice.
Our connected view
Navigating Sustainability
Six connected layers, grounded in the natural world. Our framework helps you place a question in context and follow its relationships across nature, people and the economy.
Capital flow
Revenue
Mechanisms
Investment
Natural capital
L6: Consumer & SocietyDemand, consumption, circularity
How people use products and services, and what makes different choices possible. Follow materials through use, repair and reuse, and consider whose needs are being met.
L5: Corporate ActionStrategy, targets, transition
Where an organisation turns priorities into decisions: its plans, budgets, operations and relationships. Give the work clear responsibility and check what changes in practice.
L4: Policy & GovernanceRegulation, frameworks, standards
Understand the rules and expectations relevant to the situation. Distinguish legal duties, customer requests and voluntary commitments, then check their scope and current requirements.
L3: Ecosystem ServicesSupporting · Provisioning · Regulating · Cultural
Follow the benefits people receive from nature, from food and freshwater to flood regulation and cultural connection. Distinguish the underlying ecosystem, the service it provides and any payment or claim built around it. Value can be financial or non-financial.
L2: Landscapes & JurisdictionsGeography, communities
Locate the work in real places, with their ecosystems, communities, rights and institutions. Explore the connections across properties, catchments and supply chains, and who needs to be involved.
L1: Planetary FoundationsThe natural systems that sustain life
Begin with the living systems and physical processes on which people and economic activity depend. Climate, biodiversity, water and soils connect the local picture to the wider Earth system.
Data flow
Reporting
Traceability
Measurement & verification
Material flowsResources, products, use and return pathways
Risk flowsDependencies, exposure and consequences across layers
Enabling Systems
Science, standards, certification, coordination
AI in Sustainability
Tools for understanding and action, with human judgement
People and organisations across the layers
Value Creators
Guardians, custodians, producers, NGOs
Connectors
Data, intermediaries, infrastructure, research
Enablers
Advisers, standards, certifiers, industry bodies
Demand Side
Businesses, investors, insurers, funders
End Demand
Consumers, citizens, consumer advocacy
A landscape, a supply chain or a business decision offers a different way in. The same structure lets us trace the connections, while keeping climate, nature and people in view.
A practical starting point
Start with the question in front of you.
How does a place connect to the wider picture?
Explore how land, water, communities and livelihoods connect to business decisions. Identify who needs to work together and what evidence would help.
How do we turn commitments into work?
Translate a target, customer request or opportunity into clear responsibilities, useful information and a manageable next step.
Understand the system.
Build the capability to act.
We work alongside you to connect the wider picture to practical decisions. The scale of the work should fit your organisation, the evidence available and the outcomes you want to achieve.
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Locate the starting point
Bring a real decision, place or piece of work. Establish the context and what a useful outcome would look like.
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Connect the picture
Use the framework to trace relationships, include the people affected and identify gaps in understanding.
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Choose and act
Agree priorities, evidence and responsibilities. Build on the systems you have and involve specialist support where needed.
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Review and develop
Check progress against the intended outcomes. Revisit assumptions as evidence, requirements and circumstances change.
This work connects with Business Capability: the people, responsibilities and systems that carry decisions through. AI can support the work where it is useful and appropriate.
Where does your work fit?
Bring a challenge, a place or a decision you are working through. We can explore the connections and a useful next step.
Social Sustainability
Rights, livelihoods, labour, community