Designing for Sustainability Is the Easy Part. Making It Work Is Harder.

I recently read the Punctuate Design article on sustainable product design practices for a circular economy, and it got me thinking about designing for sustainability. Their article does a good job of reframing sustainability as part of good design, not … Continue reading →

The circular economy in manufacturing is often treated as a single sustainability goal, but in practice, circular economy options vary widely by product category, materials, and early design and sourcing decisions. For example, what works for textiles may be technically … Continue reading →

The ISO 20400 standard for sustainable procurement is beneficial to today’s manufacturers as it will help you improve your sustainability, environmental impact, ethical behavior, and social responsibility. We introduce the standard with a summary of its key points here…

The European Union is getting serious about sustainability and is already working towards ‘becoming a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use.’ … Continue reading →

If you’ve already read our two earlier posts: Minimizing a Product’s ‘Cradle to Grave’ Environmental Impact and Designing New Products With A Cradle To Cradle Cycle In Mind, no doubt you have seen some of the benefits of making more … Continue reading →

As we described in Minimizing A Product’s ‘Cradle To Grave’ Environmental Impact, businesses have been under pressure to be more efficient in making and distributing their products and to make recycling easier. And we also mentioned that the whole concept … Continue reading →