Based on successful green strategies practiced at dozens of major corporations, Design for Environment, Second Edition, offers a business rationale for developing sustainable products and processes, as well as a comprehensive toolkit for practicing Design for Environment (DFE) in the context of product life-cycle management. Insights on how DFE can be seamlessly integrated into existing business practices are also included. This unique resource reveals how environmental innovation creates business value and helps companies to meet global energy and environmental challenges.
Features in-depth case studies of DFE applications by industry leaders such as:
Alcoa * American Electric Power * Caterpillar * Coca-Cola * ConAgra Foods * Dow Chemical Company * DuPont * Eli Lilly * Ford Motor Company * General Motors * Hewlett-Packard * Intel * JCPenney * Johnson & Johnson * Kimberly-Clark * McDonald's * Owens Corning * Patagonia * 3M Company * Xerox
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Part I : Answering the Cell : The Green Movement
Chapter 2 : Motivating Forces
Chapter 3 : External Drivers : The Voice of Society
Chapter 4 : Business Value Drivers
Part II : Charting the Course : The Art and Science of Design for Environment
Chapter 5 : Managing Environmental Innovation
Chapter 6 : Principles of Design for Environment
Chapter 7 : Performance Indicators and Metrics
Chapter 8 : Design Rules and Guidelines
Chapter 9 : Analysis Methods for Design Decisions
Chapter 10 : Product Life-Cycle Management
Part III : Walking the Talk : The Real-World Practice of Design for Environment
Chapter 11 : Electronics Equipment Industries
Chapter 12 : Transportation Industries
Chapter 13 : Chemical Industries
Chapter 14 : Medical and Pharmaceutical Industries
Chapter 15 : Food and Beverage Industries
Chapter 16 : Consumer Products Industries
Chapter 17 : Materials Production Industries
Chapter 18 : Energy Production Industries
Chapter 19 : Service Industries
Part IV : Conclusion : The Road Ahead
Chapter 20 : Sustainability and Resilience
Chapter 21 : Summary
Glossary
Index
