Edge Rewrite
everything Source code View original
// HTMLRewriter · presentation

This page was redesigned at the edge.

Cloudflare fetched the original article and streamed it through HTMLRewriter to apply an entirely new visual system without rebuilding the source page.

// request.cf · coarse context

A page that knows where it met you.

Only coarse request metadata is shown. This demo does not display or persist visitor IP addresses.

Country
US
Cloudflare location
CMH
Connection
HTTP/2
Language
Not provided

Ray ID: a401854b0b74725b

Jump to content

Sue Riddlestone

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sue Riddlestone is a British sustainability executive and social entrepreneur who is the chief executive and co-founder of Bioregional.[1][2][3] She is known for her work on sustainable communities, the development of the One Planet Living framework, and her leadership in the creation of the BedZED eco-village in south London.[1][4][5]

Riddlestone has worked on sustainable development policy and practice in the United Kingdom and internationally. She contributed to the sustainability strategy for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics.[6] She participated in United Nations efforts that led to the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 12 on Sustainable Consumption and Production.[7][8] She has advised governments, businesses and developers on sustainable housing and communities.[8][9]

Career

[edit]

Bioregional

[edit]

Riddlestone co-founded Bioregional with her husband, Pooran Desai, in 1994.[10] The organisation was established to develop practical solutions for sustainable living through businesses, products, services and community projects.

Under her leadership, Bioregional initiated the development of the BedZED (Beddington Zero Energy Development) eco-village in south London, which was conceived in 1997 and completed in 2002.[11][12][13][14]

One Planet Living

[edit]

In 2003, Riddlestone co-founded the One Planet Living initiative following the experience gained through BedZED.[10] The framework provides principles and guidance for planning, delivering and communicating sustainability across communities, organisations, cities and developments.[3]

One Planet Living has since been applied across five continents and has been used in real estate developments valued at more than 30 billion dollars.[15][3]

Public policy

[edit]

Riddlestone has contributed to environmental policy in the United Kingdom and internationally.[3]

In 2003, she authored All New Homes Should Be Zero Carbon, a paper that informed the UK Government's zero-carbon homes policy adopted in 2006.[16] She later served on the UK Government's Eco-towns Challenge Panel and was lead author of the 2008 report What Makes an Eco-town, published with CABE, which informed eco-town planning policy.[16]

She has also served as a London Sustainable Development Commissioner and as a board member of Catalyst 2030, where she has chaired work on government partnerships and United Nations advocacy.[17]

Other activities

[edit]

Riddlestone was elected an Ashoka Fellow in 2019.[10]

She has spoken and participated in sustainability initiatives including the launch of the Climate Changemaker Playbook, a collaboration between the Skoll Centre and Ashoka.[18][19]

Awards and honours

[edit]

Riddlestone was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2013 for services to sustainable business and to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.[9][1][18][20] Her other honours include:

  • Ashoka Fellow (2019)[21]
  • Urban Re-Inventor Award from the Academy of Urbanism (2021)[22]
  • Global Good Awards – Individual Leader of the Year (Gold) (2019)[23]
  • Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year (2011, jointly with Pooran Desai)[24]
  • Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship[25][26]
  • Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, London and South East Region (2011)[1][3]
  • Climate Week Award – Most Inspirational Leader (2012, jointly with Pooran Desai)[27]
  • Named among Building Design magazine's Top 50 Green Leaders (2012, jointly with Pooran Desai)[27]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. 1 2 3 4 "Judges". The Guardian. 2013-12-02. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  2. ↑ Prois, Jessica; HuffPost (2013-04-10). "Skoll World Forum Kicks Off In London With Bold Call For Innovation". HuffPost. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sue Riddlestone". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  4. ↑ Riddlestone, Sue (2012-06-20). "Rio+20: inspiring business action for sustainability". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  5. ↑ Braw, Elisabeth (2015-05-11). "Communal living projects moving from hippie to mainstream". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  6. ↑ "Sue Riddlestone OBE". Reset Connect 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  7. ↑ "Securing a sustainable future for all: What is SCP, why does it matter and how do we include it in a set of sustainable development goals within the global post-2015 agenda? | Department of Economic and Social Affairs". sdgs.un.org. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  8. 1 2 "A Future That Works: How do we equip young people w | Ashoka". www.ashoka.org. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  9. 1 2 Cutler-Welsh, Matthew (2015-10-15). "The 10 Principles of One Planet Living". Home Style Green. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  10. 1 2 3 "Sue Riddlestone | Ashoka". www.ashoka.org. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  11. ↑ "Making your home a green house". BBC. 2007-05-14. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  12. ↑ Leslie, Sharon (2024-07-18). "Study Trip to BedZED – A Blueprint for One Planet Living? - Deacon Design". Deacon Design. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  13. ↑ "Sue Riddlestone - Co-founder and Chief Executive of Bioregional". Impakter. Archived from the original on 2026-04-13. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  14. ↑ Ashoka. "One Planet Living: Designing The Future We Want". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  15. ↑ "Sustainable Design with Sue Riddlestone OBE AoU, chief executive and co-founder of Bioregional". The Academy of Urbanism. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  16. 1 2 "Sue Riddlestone OBE". BioRegional. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  17. ↑ "CATALYSING CHANGE 2022" (PDF). Catalyst 2030. April 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  18. 1 2 SKOLL. "The Climate Changemaker Playbook". The Skoll Centre. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  19. ↑ "Climate Changemaker Playbook Launch | DPIR". www.politics.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  20. ↑ Mark, Laura (2013-01-07). "OBEs for Liddell, Bordass, and Riddlestone in New Year Honours". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  21. ↑ "Emerging Insights 2019: Environment and Climate Change". Ashoka. April 15, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Sue Riddlestone wins Urban Re-Inventor Award". Bioregional. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  23. ↑ "GOLD - Individual Leader of the Year at the 2019 Global Good Awards". Global Good Awards. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  24. ↑ "Awardees | Schwab Foundation Awards". www.schwabfound.org. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  25. ↑ "Skoll | Bioregional Development Group". Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  26. ↑ "Hackbridge environmental group to win global award". Your Local Guardian. 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  27. 1 2 "Awards". Bioregional. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sue_Riddlestone&oldid=1371541437"