Today's manufacturers need to start assessing the environmental impact of their productions in China (or elsewhere), because of the impending EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) coming in May 2023 that will demand that products become more sustainable and that supply chains are transparent for market surveillance. Simply put, you need to comply with this regulation or you will not be able to sell your products in the EU at all...and complying may mean redesigning existing … [Read more...]
What Will It Take To Comply With The EU Ecodesign Regulation? (Part 2)
In this episode… Renaud is joined again by Clive Greenwood of SMC GLOBAL Manufacturing Consultants, to continue the exploration of the EU 'Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation' that will impact importers into Europe very heavily in the next couple of years between 2022 and 2024. But why so, and how to comply with it?In part 1 on this topic, they covered what the ESPR is. Now, in part 2, you'll get the inside track into what it takes to comply with this complex and wide-ranging … [Read more...]
Cradle To Cradle Design And Manufacturing [Podcast]
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In this episode… As climate change becomes more obvious, resources and energy are more expensive, and consumers demand more sustainable products, many manufacturers want to find a way to design more environmentally-friendly products. With this in mind, Renaud and Adrian discuss Cradle To Cradle design and manufacturing. Instead of becoming waste, C2C products are designed to be reused as materials for new products or harmlessly biodegrade. Manufacturers are also encouraged to reduce their … [Read more...]
23 Ways To Design & Make Eco Friendly Products
Increasingly, over the past couple of years, companies that design their own products have been asking us "how can our product be more eco friendly?" It is one of these questions that calls for some research and some long, long answers. … [Read more...]