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Sustainability and you

What is your interest in sustainability and green design?

Entirely personal
Improve competitive positioning
Address regulatory compliance
Reduce product costs
Support product safety & stewardship
Support corporate sustainability initiatives
Promote innovation
Satisfy demand for more “eco-friendly” products
Support sustainability reporting
Protect corporate image/product brand
Avoid risks/penalities
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Which of the following are viewed as important for your organization to accomplish?

Eco-friendly product design
Environmental compliance
Materials selection and management
Product innovation
Product lifecycle analysis
Product safety and stewardship
Supply chain transparency
Sustainability reporting – corporate-level
Sustainability reporting – product-level
Sustainable manufacturing
Sustainable product data management
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Do you consider sustainability at any of the following stages of your development process?

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Production
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End-of-life/Disposal
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Which of the following best describes the product-related sustainability goals within your organisation?

To identify and use more “eco-friendly” materials in our products
to measure and reduce the water footprint of our products
to measure and reduce the carbon footprint of our products
to identify and reduce levels of toxic substances in our products
to reduce or eliminate unnecessary packaging
to design products with reuse/recycling in mind
to reduce waste, achieve zero-landfill goals/objectives
to improve our ability to keep up with regulatory compliance requirements
to improve supply chain transparency/to verify compliance throughout the supply chain
to provide credible eco-labeling/have the data to support green/eco-friendly product claims
not sure/don’t know
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What types of tools are being used to support sustainability at the product-level?

We don’t use any such tools as part of our development process
Upfront Life Cycle Assessment to assess environmental impact of existing products and apply this to future products
Use formal LCA (lifecycle assessment) to assess the environmental impact of existing products, and apply this to future product design
Third-party, commercially-available compliance tools to achieve regulatory compliance, and to manage product compliance data
Use spreadsheets to manage sustainability/compliance data
Manage risk across the supply chain by qualifying suppliers based on their ability to meet specific sustainability criteria
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