Industrial Sustainability Flashcards
Definition
Conceptualisation, design and manufacture of goods and services that meet the needs of the present generation while not diminishing economic, social and environmental opportunity in the long term
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Pollution and environmental damage
Business Case for Sustainability
Drives internal innovation
Improves environmental risk
Attracts and retains employees
Expands audience reach
Builds brand loyalty
Reduces production costs
Garners positive publicity
Serves as a market differentiator
Regulatory compliance
Circular Economy
The circular economy is an economic system aimed at minimizing waste and maximizing the reuse, recycling, and repurposing of resources. Unlike the traditional linear economy, which follows a ‘take-make-dispose’ model, the circular economy seeks to close the loop by keeping resources in use for as long as possible, extracting their maximum value, and regenerating natural systems.
It would not meet future demand as demand is growing continuously every year
New legislation:
Circular economy package: introduces legislation and funding
Eco-design/Digital product passport: right to repair legislation
Principles of Eco-Efficiency
Reduce the material intensity of goods and services
Reduce the energy intensity of goods and services
Reduce toxic dispersion
Enhance material recyclability
Maximize sustainable use of renewable resources
Extend product durability
Increase the service intensity of goods services
Benefits of Economic Design
Environemental
Protecting air, water and land
Conserving natural resources
Preserving animal species
Protecting the biosphere
Minimising pollutants
Maintaining essential ecological processes
Pursuing recycling
Preventing global warming
Social Benefits
Improving quality of life
Alleviating poverty
Satisfying human needs
Incorporating cultural data into the development
Optimising social benefits
Improving well-being
Inter-generational equity
Minimising cultural disruption
Education services
Promoting harmony
Importance of social and cultural capital
Understanding multidisciplinary communities
Economic benefits
Improving economic growth
Reduce energy consumption
Raising real income
Improving productivity
Decrease health costs
Decreasing environmental damage costs
Riversimple
To pursue, systematically, the elimination of the environmental impact of personal transport”
Sustainability Strategy
Distributed manufacturing: minimises transport of raw materials and final product
Don’t need to transport hydrogen (trucks can only transport 1 tonne) as it would be made on the plant
People get jobs across the country
Electric/hydrogen car
Service-based model, rather than sales: vehicles have to last as long as possible
Future guardian governance”: governing board made up of three groups, one for management, one for workers and one for the environment
Selectively chosen materials
Partnerships with other sustainability-focused companies
Design for Sustainability
Lightweight through material choice
Aerodynamics
Recycled materials
Minimise usage of critical metals
