Identifying Sustainability Attributes of Products/Services with Ergoecology

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Abstract

There are multiple tools in the market to define the scope of sustainable products in terms of their attributes [1], and sustainable corporate guidelines [2]. However, considering the principles of Hannover [3], the so-called “Social” aspects from the traditional TBL [4] are not incorporated into decision-making enough. Besides, some tools do not offer the possibility to adapt the decision-making process to the contexts or make decisions with more technical arguments. In the scenario of sustainable design teaching, the scope of products could be better supported in technical aspects when responding to ambiguous requirements such as “developing a sustainable product”. In this situation, the framework of Green Ergonomics [5] and the Ergoecology [6] with its “eco-concepts” well developed, can help to ground product design in specific sustainability attributes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021) - Volume II
Subtitle of host publicationInclusive Design
EditorsNancy L. Black, W. Patrick Neumann, Ian Noy
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages560-565
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9783030746049
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 13 Jun 202118 Jun 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume220
ISSN (Print)2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)2367-3389

Conference

Conference21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period13/06/2118/06/21

Keywords

  • Corporate sustainability
  • Eco-productivity
  • Ergoecology
  • Sustainable products

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