Sustainable product development
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Sustainable product development (SPD) is a method for product development that incorporates t he Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD), also known as The Natural Step (TNS). Incorporating sustainability aspects early on in the product development process has been claimed to offer competitive advantage.{{cite journal|author1=Mike Gordon |author2=Chris Musso |author3=Eric Rebentisch |author4=Nisheeth Gupta |name-list-style=amp |quote=Businesses with the best product-development track records stand apart from their less-successful peers in three crucial ways|title=The path to successful new products|url=http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/operations/the_path_to_successful_new_products|journal=McKinsey Quarterly|date=January 2010}}
Scope
SPD includes both product development and product design. Design has two main goals: preventing waste and minimizing environmental impact.
Environmental impact involves deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, resource/material management, etc. Resource acquisition (extraction and refining) tends to be the activity that most affects the environment.{{Cite journal|last=Weenen|first=J.C. Van|date=1995|title=Towards Sustainable Product Development|url=https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/2870409/1397_095965269500062J_main.pdf|journal=Journal of Cleaner Production|volume=3|issue=1–2|pages=95–100|doi=10.1016/0959-6526(95)00062-J|bibcode=1995JCPro...3...95V }}{{Cite book|title=Making Sustainability Stick|last=Wilhelm|first=Kevin|publisher=Pearson Education|year=2014}} Use of renewable and recyclable materials can diminish pollution and waste. Conserving and avoiding resource use (e.g., water), and adopting renewable energy improve sustainability.{{Cite web |title=45 Sustainability Resources You Need to Know |url=https://www.purdueglobal.edu/blog/student-life/45-sustainability-resources/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Purdue Global |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The Science of Sustainability |url=https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-insights/perspectives/the-science-of-sustainability/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=The Nature Conservancy |language=en-US}}
History
SPD originates from the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, the 1987 Brundtland Report, Our Common Future, and the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Improvement.
References
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- Byggeth S. H., Broman G., Holmberg J., Lundqvist U., and Robèrt K-H., A Method for Sustainable Product Development in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Third International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering - TMCE2000, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands, April 18–21, 2000.
- Byggeth S. H., Broman G., Lundqvist U., Robèrt K-H., and Holmberg J., An Approach to Sustainability Product Analysis in Product Development, ERCP 2001 7th European Roundtable on Cleaner Production, Lund, Sweden, May 2–4, 2001.
- Charter, M. (1998) Design for Environmental Sustainability, Foresight, Natural Resources and Environment Panel: Cleaner Technologies and Processes (London, UK: Office of Science and Technology, Department of Trade & Industry).
- Martin and Schouten, 2012. Sustainable Marketing
Literature
- {{cite web|title=A foundation for sustainable product development|author=Sophie Hallstedt|url=https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:833746/FULLTEXT01.pdf}}
- {{cite book|year=2011|title=Green Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications |author=Information Resources Management Association|publisher=Hershey, New York|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p16y9zuEJ5IC&q=Byggeth+Broman|isbn=9781609604738}}
- {{cite book|author1=Charter, M. |author2=Tischner, U. |name-list-style=amp |year=2001|title=Sustainable Solutions|isbn=978-1-874719-36-6|publisher=Greenleaf Publishing}}
See also
Category:Sustainable technologies
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