The report offers a transparent overview of Hassell’s overall impact, encompassing both its project work and studio operations. It spans all disciplines within the practice, including architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and urban design.

The publication outlines key achievements, ongoing challenges and lessons learned from implementing the firm’s Sustainability Framework during the 2025 financial year (July 2024 – June 2025).

Hassell’s Head of Sustainability, Samantha Peart, describes the report as an essential tool for accountability and for measuring progress against the firm’s sustainability goals.

“Through Designing for Impact, we can see clearly where we’re making a difference, and where the opportunities and challenges lie, while partnering with our clients to deliver measurable value and drive meaningful, regenerative outcomes,” says Peart.

The report also demonstrates how Hassell’s work is contributing to communities, reducing environmental impact and pushing forward new approaches to design.

Highlights from the FY25 Designing for Impact report include gender equity gains, with 8 out of the firm’s 10 recently registered architects in Australia being female.

The uptake of parental leave in FY25 was split 36% male and 64% female, a notable shift compared to the professional services industry average of 88% women and 12% men.

Hassell has also achieved B Corp certification, joining more than 170 design and architecture firms worldwide, and over 10,000 businesses in total, in pursuing a business model that prioritises purpose over profit.

In the transport sector, Hassell’s projects delivered more than 370,000 square metres of new public space during FY25, equivalent to up to 17 AFL fields. More than a quarter of the firm’s active projects, 76 in total, explored regenerative design approaches, focusing on how each project can give back to its environment.

Additionally, Hassell’s team contributed 295 hours of volunteer work and completed 77 hours of pro bono engagement across two Design for Good projects.

Click here to access Hassel’s Designing for Impact report.

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Clémence Carayol

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