A Literature Review of Approaches for Assessing Product Sustainability Performance in Early Phases of the Product Innovation Process
DS 130: Proceedings of NordDesign 2024, Reykjavik, Iceland, 12th - 14th August 2024
Year: 2024
Editor: Malmqvist, J.; Candi, M.; Saemundsson, R. J.; Bystrom, F. and Isaksson, O.
Author: Lovdahl, Josefin; Schulte, Jesko; I. Hallstedt, Sophie
Series: NordDESIGN
Institution: Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden; Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Page(s): 730-740
DOI number: 10.35199/NORDDESIGN2024.78
ISBN: 978-1-912254-21-7
Abstract
This study presents a literature review of approaches for assessing product sustainability performance in early phases and identifies and analyses six main challenges and opportunities from a strategic sustainability perspective. Based on an analysis of semantics and etymology, the study describes differences between the terms assess, evaluate, and measure and how they should be used.
Keywords: Sustainable Design, Ecodesign, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Indicators, Literature Review