8.1

Question 1

sustainability

Answer 1

long term maintenance of responsibility, which has environmental, economic and social dimensions

Question 2

sustainable development

Answer 2

meets needs of present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Question 3

what approach do designers have to take for sustainable development

Answer 3

holistic approach – looking at whole picture; all design stages, all stakeholders etc

Question 4

strategies to promote sustainable development

Answer 4

1 triple bottom line sustainability
2 decoupling
3 sustainability reporting
4 product stewardship

Question 5

TBL

Answer 5

triple bottom line – an expanded spectrum of values and criteria for measuring organisational success (economic, environmental, social). focus not only profitability, but also its benefit for society/environment

Question 6

2 main strategies to measure TBL

Answer 6

1 monetising social, environmental, financial components (issue – how do u place a value on those things?)
2 indexing value of TBL components

Question 7

what is the issue w monetising social, environmental, financial components to measure TBL?

Answer 7

how do u place a value on those things?

Question 8

why r businesses interested in TBL

Answer 8

bcs focus on sustainability => resource/E use reduction, health of workers etc is directly related to cutting costs

Question 9

TBL in terms of environment

Answer 9

u can deliver the same goods w lower environmental impact

impacts:
- maintaining ecosystem by optimising resources
- more efficient production system (by considering E consumption)
- air, water quality
- work within carrying capacity

Question 10

TBL in terms of social

Answer 10

thinking abt standards of living

impacts: