Pooran Desai
Founder, OnePlanet
Pooran is an environmentalist and entrepreneur who has worked in sustainability for over three decades. In 1994, he co-founded sustainability organisation, Bioregional, which is responsible for setting-up enterprises in sustainable forestry, organic farming, recycling and real estate development. At Bioregional, Pooran put together the UK’s first large-scale, mixed-use zero carbon community, Beddington Zero fossil Energy Development or BedZED, which was completed in 2002.The development won numerous awards including from the Royal Institute of British Architects, World Habitat Awards and Energy Globe Award as the foremost example of sustainable energy in building and housing.
