Following the path from sustainable consumption to ECODESIGN in companies – experiences made so far
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Introduction More than two years ago a multinational company producing office furniture asked for an appropriate tool to integrate ECODESIGN into their product development process. A company adaptation of the ECODESIGN Product Investigation, Learning and Optimization Tool (PILOT) [1] has been carried out and this initiated a continuous improvement process within that company. Today the former tool is well established and just one out of a whole set of elements supporting different functions involved in product development. Within a partnership of the company, the Vienna University of Technology and the Technical University of Denmark the integration of environmental thinking is aimed at. This paper describes experiences made so far in this ongoing process and points out mayor steps for integrating environment into the company’s products and activities.
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