global consumer culture | green economy extra notes

eco effectiveness

emulating (remaking) natural systems (BEING GOOD)

train systems, buses, bicycles

it optimizes positive impact

it includes RETHINK, REUSE, UPCYCLE

this is a long term approach to reducing neg impact of production and consumption.

eco efficiency

doing more with less (BEING LESS BAD)

(we dont necessarily like this one. it is okay, but we prefer eco effectiveness rather than this one)

it reduces negative impact

includes RECYCLE (downcycling) and REDUCE

this is a short term approach to reducing neg impact of production and consumption

cherry tree and ants

the c2c book uses two examples (symbols) to help explain eco-effectiveness. what are the two examples (symbols)?

environmental

social

economical

three pillars of sustainability

environmental

compliance

bio-diversity mgmt

air emissions

water/chemical usage & discharge

social

diversity

human rights

equal opportunity

outreach programs

economical

consistent, profitable growth

total shareholder returns

risk mgmt

equitable

social + economic =

bearable

social + environmental =

viable

economic + environmental =

jobs

incentives

supply/demand

natural resource accounting

costs

prices

EPA sustainability primer “economics”

environmental, social, governance

ESG

• analytic phase- observation, measurement, inductive reasoning

• creative phase- education, judgement, deductive reasoning, decision

• executive phase- descriptive translation and transmission of the idea for production

Archer, 1985 INDUSTRIAL design process

• problem recognition- generation of process

• preliminary ideas- brainstorming

• design refinement- choose the good ideas

• prototype development

• evaluate- function, expression, aesthetic

• implement design

Lamb & Kallal, 1992 APPAREL design process

• define problem and research

• creative exploration- generate ideas and narrow to most feasible

• implementation- narrow focus to reality of producing the product for the market

LaBat & Sokolowski, 1999 THREE STAGE design process

utilitarian function

emotional attitude

cultural style

belief/purpose

four elements of product design

belief/purpose

how you see the world

cultural style

the style that we identify with

emotional attitude

how we experience the emotional attitude of the product. how a product strikes us when we see it.

utilitarian function

what the product does, how it does it, how well it does it, its comfortability, its durability