Sustainability

• Making products last • Eco-Friendly consideration • Using renewables and sustainables(materials and fuel) • Carbon footprint (considering the energy use in the production

and life of the product inc recycling)

  Impacts of Making Products Last

• Negative impact on GDP and retail sector (GDP- Gross domestic

product) • Positive implications for consumer • Less landfill • We need less materials, we use less energy

Impacts of using renewable and sustainable materials and energy

• As or more expensive • Renewable materials are constantly available • Renewable energy is not impacted by fluctuating energy costs

or political events Carbon Footprint Impacts

• If we monitor carbon footprint we are able to determine where and when we can make changes to improve. IE 90% of a kettle’s energy consumption is during it’s like therefore we have very little kickback from improving design.

• This criteria might impact upon the product quality Less is More Impact

• Less materials – cheaper • Less transport cost (Mass) – cheaper • Less production costs • It’s good design practice