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© John Ehrenfeld 2006 1
Which Future for Industry: The Environmental Challenge
P2005 Conference
February 10, 2006
John R. EhrenfeldIndustrial Society for Industrial Ecology
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Sustainable Developmentis the Current “Solution”
Sustainable development is a form of development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability for future generations to meet their own needs.”
Brundtland Report 1987
Sustainable Development
Equity
Environment Economy
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Rebound effect
R1
Sustainable development is a quick fix with subsequent pathologies.
Reducing Unsustainability Does Not Create Sustainability
B2Delay
SystemicSolution
SustainabilityPath
Unsustainability
Eco-efficiency
B1
Sustainable Development
Path
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Sustainability is the possibility that human and
other forms of life will flourish on the Earth forever.
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The NaturalDomai
n
TheEthicalDomai
n
The Tao of Sustainabilit
y
Sustainability
Recovering the lost domains
by design
The HumanDomai
n
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Sustainability Frameworks
Restoring our sense of nature
Industrial ecology
Ecodesign
Restoring our sense of Being.
“Presencing” products (products that “engage” the
actor)
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Sustainability Strategies Depend on
the BusinessPrimary resource manufacturers Symbiotic transfer of by-products Secondary material converters Front- and back-end involvement in symbioses
Business-to-business manufacturers Eco-efficient products Product service systems Industrial symbiosis
Consumer products manufacturers Eco-efficient products and services Presencing products
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Sustainability Strategies Require New Practices
Enabling/incentivizing policies
EPR/WEEE
Cooperation and communication to facilitate symbiotic partnerships
Participatory design practices
Precaution and adaptive designs/management
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Sustainability Strategies Can Be Profitable
Waste represents an unutilized asset.
Symbioses enhance reputation.
PSS are win-win offers.
Sustainability products offer access to new markets.
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