Toughening environmental legislation, national and supra-national environmental product policies and growing customer demands are focusing the attention of companies on the environmental and broader social issues linked to the creation and delivery of their products and services. There is now an urgent need for appropriate management structures, practical tools and increased awareness among all stakeholders in the product development process and throughout the entire product life-cycle. These are huge issues - with major implications for corporate management, design and production strategies. Sustainable Solutions provides state-of-the-art analysis and case studies on why and how cutting-edge companies are developing new products and services to fit "triple-bottom-line" expectations. The book is split into three sections: first, the broad issues of business sustainability are examined with focus on sustainable production and consumption and consideration of North-South issues. Second, the book tackles the major methodologies and approaches toward organising and developing more sustainable products and services. Third, an outstanding collection of global case studies highlights the progress made by a wide range of companies toward dematerialisation, eco-innovation and design for durability. Finally, the book collects together a comprehensive list of web addresses of useful organisations. Practical and comprehensive, Sustainable Solutions will be essential reading for corporate managers, product designers, R&D staff, academics and all individuals interested in a definitive source on how new product and service development can and is contributing toward tacking the challenge of sustainable development.

Provides state-of-the-art analysis and case studies on why and how cutting-edge companies are developing new products and services to fit "triple-bottom-line" expectations. "deserves a place on the bookshelves of any environmental sociologist, manager or engineer" Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

About the Author
Charter, Martin; Tischner, Ursula

Reviews
This ambitious publication delivers - both in terms of content and engaging the reader ... an excellent and informative review strongly recommended for anyone with responsibility for, or interest in, the area of sustainable product design. - Corporate Environmental Strategy || Sustainable Solutions serves as a general primer and a source of advanced thinking. - Warmer Bulletin || ... provides state-of the-art analysis on ways to sustainable design and case studies on a number of product groups.The book provides an overview on latest developments, which will be helpful for researchers as well as product developers. For municipal staff the book is a good source of ideas, keeping up-to-date with scientific discussions. - European Circular, ICLEI || On opening this book one is presented with the very thing that is often missing from the eco-design literature: a robust and scholastically challenging discussion of what sustainable marketing and product design actually is. The book establishes and pursues sound conceptual argument and illustrates this with case studies throughout ... it deserves a place on the book shelves of any environmental sociologist, manager or engineer. - Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management



Book Information
ISBN 9781874719366
Author Martin Charter
Format Hardback
Page Count 470
Imprint Greenleaf Publishing
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 703g