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D231: ORGANISATIONAL AND PROCESS INTEGRATION IN DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY
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Implementation of sustainability in the product development process: a case study in the aerospace industry 1GKN Aerospace, Sweden; 2Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Delving into a case company, this paper provides a practitioner perspective on implementing sustainable product development (SPD). Strategic implementation is achieved when i) tools are integrated at critical stages of product development, ii) awareness and responsibility are spread across the organization and iii) there is cohesiveness between tools sustainability approach and metrics used. While SPD tools are systematically used and help the company in capability building, the current process does not guarantee systematic sustainability improvements, calling for further research. From assessment to agency: designing a learner-led activity to map sustainable transformation in manufacturing organisations Politecnico di Milano, Italy Sustainability transitions in manufacturing require new competences and organisational learning. This paper presents Schedazioni, a learner-led assessment tool that helps companies analyse past sustainable design actions. Developed through case studies and a Research-through-Design process, and piloted in industry, it enables teams to map transformations, identify problems, and reflect on impacts. By shifting assessment to internal sensemaking, it supports shared understanding and strengthens sustainability capability. Driving product innovation for greenhouse gas reduction: insights from European manufacturing 1University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2State University of Campinas, Brazil; 3Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Brazil; 4Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil This paper aims to explore and categorize the product innovation initiatives that European manufacturing companies with science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets are adopting to advance toward their decarbonization goals. An inductive analysis was conducted on climate change management reports from 326 European manufacturing companies. Two main categories of strategies emerged from the analysis: the development of new low-carbon products and the improvement of existing products. Within these categories, the study highlights specific initiatives adopted by companies. Embedding transdisciplinary conversation in design processes: a method for sustainability-oriented product design University of Stuttgart, Germany This paper introduces a method that embeds transdisciplinary conversations as structured reflection phases within the Double Diamond process model. Across two case studies, the approach shows how dialogue with diverse experts stimulates creative idea generation and sharpens the understanding of the interrelationships in sustainable systems. In this way, the method supports more well-founded design decisions and creative solutions for sustainability-oriented products. | ||
