How to Design Products with a Lower Environmental Impact

Renaud, assisted by Adrian from the team, provides a number of environmental improvement strategies based on the IEC 62430 standard for environmentally conscious design that you can follow when designing your new product.

Improving sustainability is becoming more important for businesses, especially with new legislation like the EU's ecodesign for sustainable products regulation, coming in. You don't need to implement all of these tips, but embracing even a few could reduce your environmental footprint by quite a good amount!

 

Show Sections

00:00 - Greetings and introduction: why are we talking about products' environmental footprints and sustainability?

09:54 - Good product design practices for bringing to market products with a lower environmental impact from IEC 62430:2019.

14:09 - 1. Design for material sourcing

24:44 - 2. Design for manufacture

30:45 - 3. Design for transport and distribution

36:58 - 4. Design for use (including installation and maintenance)

51:23 - 5. Design for end of life

55:11 - Why importers need to start thinking about and planning for more sustainable products

60:20 - Wrapping up.

 

Related content...

• IEC 62430:2019 for 'Environmentally conscious design'
• What is the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation?
• Designing New Products With A Cradle To Cradle Cycle In Mind
• The Design for X Approach: 12 Common Examples
• How To Do an LCA? (Measuring a Product’s Environmental Impact)
• 23 Ideas For Producing More Eco-Friendly Products

 

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