This past week, it has become quite apparent that governments are accelerating the pace at which they pass environmental regulations to force businesses to help mitigate the climate & biodiversity crisis. Unless you have been living under a rock recently, you have heard about COP 27 that is being held in Sharm El Sheikh. Many prominent figures have called for concrete measures. You will need to collect data and report them at some point in the future As Clive Greenwood and I … [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...]
Environmental Audit On Your Factories: 5 Questions To Ask First
With the increasingly pressing imperative to slow climate change down, and with the recent COP 26 conference, a few clients inquired about ways to confirm that their suppliers have taken steps to protect the environment with a view to doing an environmental audit. Unfortunately, most manufacturers based in China, Vietnam, Thailand, or India, don't see eco-friendliness as a top priority. And, when they do mention it on their websites, it is usually about ways to help their customers do … [Read more...]
Using Reliability Engineering for Designing a More Durable Product
Many leading brands have had to address concerns over the impact of their products on the environment. And one of the best responses is "make products that last longer". Here are the responses of two iconic brands: Apple: make iPhones last longer (optimizing battery charges, making display glass very hard, etc.) Patagonia: clothes that are durable and that are timeless (the opposite of 'fast fashion') Over time, customers have the feeling that those brands' products are of high … [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...]