Design education can be a key link in providing ways for students and the public to work on projects to affect positive societal well being. This involves a considerable investment of time and effort to find the appropriate organizations and projects which can provide long lasting and valuable experiences and therefore a sustainable approach to design education.

In a rare opportunity for those working in design, marketing, and advertising to have a direct impact on the way sustainability is projected in the marketplace, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is currently accepting public commentary on the Green Guides until December 10, 2010. The design community gets involved in this important effort. When false or misleading environmental benefit claims are allowed to proliferate the profession, the public and the environment stand to lose.