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I am an industrial design student and I am learning about the problems with consumerism and the environment. It makes me wonder if I am in the wrong profession. Can you give me some advice?
My company designs and offers a range of products and services. How can we decide which products to redesign next year to make them greener?
Can you help me sort out the difference between the MBDC Cradle to Cradle(SM) Protocol, the Natural Step, and Okala?
I’m responsible for new product development in a small company in the housewares product industry. We design our products, but all are manufactured in Asia. We’re getting pressure from retailer partners to reduce packaging content and all potentially hazardous substances. We’re also considering developing new products that we can position as having environmental benefits. Can the Okala methodology help us integrate these various issues?
I am part of an internal design team with product form and feature responsibilities. I would like to introduce life cycle assessment (LCA) thinking and methods into our design process. Which team members should I include and how do we begin?
I was reading about the strategy wheel in the Okala guide and got a bit overwhelmed. Do you have any suggestions on how to approach the strategies?
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Standards & regulations
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Supply chain
Sustainability paradox
Sustainable Europe
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Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at Arizona State University, Ecodesign Chair of IDSA
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