In response to toughening environmental legislation, national and supra-national environmental product policies and growing customer demands, this book provides both analysis and case studies on why and how companies are developing new products and...
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In response to toughening environmental legislation, national and supra-national environmental product policies and growing customer demands, this book provides both analysis and case studies on why and how companies are developing new products and services to fit "triple-bottom-line" expectations. Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PART 1: Background to Sustainable Consumption and Production -- 1. Sustainable development: from catchwords to benchmarks and operational concepts -- 1.1 The history of development of the sustainability concept -- 1.2 What is sustainable development? -- 1.2.1 Sustainable development: a definition -- 1.2.2 Macro measurements -- 1.2.3 The concept and its limits -- 1.3 What is sustainable production and consumption? -- 1.3.1 Measures of consumption -- 1.3.2 Business and state consumption -- 1.3.3 Household consumption -- 1.3.4 Sustainable growth: minimum benchmarking conditions -- 1.4 Applying the concept of sustainability -- 1.4.1 Sustainability metrics for the micro level -- 1.4.2 The corporate human development index (CHDI) -- 1.5 Supporters, opponents and the role of ecodesign -- 1.5.1 Supporters and opponents -- 1.5.2 Some key strategies and the role of ecodesign -- 1.6 Outlook -- 2. Rewiring global consumption: strategies for transformation -- 2.1 The consumption explosion -- 2.2 Consuming the globe? -- 2.3 Re-linking consumption and quality of life -- 2.4 From niche to system -- 2.5 Achieving the global shift -- 2.6 Conclusions -- 3. Sustainable solutions in less industrialised countries: the conditions and actors at state and company level for sustainable product design -- 3.1 Environmental management as a framework for sustainable product development and design in less industrialised countries -- 3.1.1 Basic ecological rules -- 3.1.2 The environmental impact equation -- 3.1.3 The management framework -- 3.1.4 Drivers and obstacles for sustainable product development and design in less industrialised countries -- 3.1.5 The role of legislation -- 3.2 Potential strategies for implementation -- 3.2.1 State level.