Subject: Ecodesign: Sustainable Production and Consumption
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New Publication
ECODESIGN: A PROMISING APPROACH TO
SUSTAINABLE
PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
April 1997 - Ecodesign: A Promising Approach to Sustainable Production
and Consumption is the first manual to provide companies with a step-by-
step approach to ecodesign. During product development, many
opportunities exist to fully integrate environmental considerations into the
design process. This can lead to: radical reductions in the numbers of
parts and amounts of materials used; avoiding use of toxic materials;
reducing energy consumption during use to a minimum; and planning for
re-use, recycling or final disposal from the very earliest life-cycle stage.
This process can even go further, with the product becoming a service
when the manufacturer's responsibility is extended to take-back for re-use
or disposal.
The manual, written jointly by UNEP, Rathenau Instituut and Delft
university of Technology, addresses the issue of product development and
offers a methodology to companies which want to make a start on
ecodesign. The modular structure of the manual allows a company to gain
experience in the field of ecodesign, and then to tailor the initial
step-by-
step approach to produce an ecodesign programme suited to its own
situation and needs. In this way, the company can internalize ecodesign in
its product development function, and improve its existing products.
The manual gives many examples of companies - large and medium-sized
- which have already made substantial progress with ecodesign, clearly
demonstrating that there is a successful and repeatable methodology which
can be used all over the globe, once adapted to regional circumstances.
The manual thus provides an introduction to ecodesign for all those active
or interested in product development, in large as well as small companies,
and in design consultancies. Although the primary audience is product
managers, developers and designers, many of the issues addressed are
relevant to marketing managers, production planners and buyers as well.
The manual also contains valuable information for students and teachers
in industrial design engineering or, more specifically, ecodesign.
With governements, companies, non-governmental organizations and
consumers becoming increasingly interested in improving the
environemental performance of products, it is hoped that Ecodesign: A
Promising Approach to Sustainable Production and Consumption will
contribute to the spread of the ecodesign approach, and together with
cleaner production processes and better environmental management
systems, help to promote sustainable production and consumption.
UNEP Information Note 1997/12
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Cleaner Production in China : A Story of Successful Cooperation, 10 p.,
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Cleaner Production Worldwide, Volume II, 48 p., 1995. Price FF 100/US$ 20
Government Strategies and Policies for Cleaner Production, 32 p., 1994, FF
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Environmental Codes of Conduct for Tourism, Technical Report nø 29, 70 p.,
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Company Environmental Reporting: A Measure of the Progress of Business and
Industry Towards
Sustainable Development, Technical Report nø 24, 118 p., 1994. Also
available in French.
Price FF 250/US$ 50.
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