| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Design for Sustainable Change Anne Chick, Paul Micklethwaite, 2017-09-07 Design for Sustainable Change explores how design thinking and design-led entrepreneurship can address the issue of sustainability. It discusses the ways in which design thinking is evolving and being applied to a much wider spectrum of social and environmental issues, beyond its traditional professional territory. The result is designers themselves evolving, and developing greater design mindfulness in relation to what they do and how they do it. This book looks at design thinking as a methodology which, by its nature, considers issues of sustainability, but which does not necessarily seek to define itself in those terms. It explores the gradual extension of this methodology into the larger marketplace and the commercial and social implications of such an extension. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Surviving the Century Herbert Girardet, 2012-05-23 Environmental and human catastrophe looms ever larger for planet Earth. From the need to build sustainable cities to house growing billions to transforming the international trade system to tackling run-away climate change, positive, powerful action is ne. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment Dr John Gattorna, 2012-09-28 Just like the world financial system, but for different reasons, 21st-century corporations need a new business model for their enterprise supply chains. The old conventions no longer work in this new world of volatile and increasingly unpredictable demand and supply. The enterprise needs to become more 'connected' to its own parts, as well as its partners up and down the chains it participates in. So too, we need to embrace new ways of looking at customers to gain deeper, more insightful impressions of what they are telling us about the way they want to buy our products and services. Finally, these signals need converting into corresponding action, driven by the people in the business, leaders and staff alike, who are aligned to their customers' wishes. This is the world of dynamic supply chain alignment where, increasingly, supply chains are the business. In the follow-up to his hugely successful Strategic Supply Chain Alignment, John Gattorna's Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment, explores how to create and sustain multiple supply chains with a level of flexibility and responsiveness that allow you to respond to opportunities and threats; at the same time aligning with your suppliers, your partners and your customers. When more executives get to this stage of development the profits will flow more readily, and sustainability of performance will not be the same issue it is today. The way forward is right there in front of us; but, says John Gattorna, we must throw off old ways and embrace the new. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Re-engineering Manufacturing for Sustainability Andrew Y. C. Nee, Bin Song, Soh-Khim Ong, 2013-04-08 This edited volume presents the proceedings of the 20th CIRP LCE Conference, which cover various areas in life cycle engineering such as life cycle design, end-of-life management, manufacturing processes, manufacturing systems, methods and tools for sustainability, social sustainability, supply chain management, remanufacturing, etc. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: A Circular Economy Handbook for Business and Supply Chains Catherine Weetman, 2016-12-03 WINNER: Les Plumes des Achats 2018 - Committee Special Prize A Circular Economy Handbook for Business and Supply Chains is an easily digestible and comprehensive handbook that provides a clear guide to the circular economy, helping the reader create future-fit, sustainable strategies. Real examples across a range of market sectors help businesses, students and policymakers understand the theory and fast-developing practice of the circular economy. To help the reader generate ideas, A Circular Economy Handbook for Business and Supply Chains provides a holistic framework for the design and supply chain and supporting business models, and includes tools the reader can use to get started. Whilst growing global consumption presents fantastic business opportunities, our current linear systems (take some materials, make a product, use it and then throw it away) are not fit for purpose. The circular economy unlocks this problem by decoupling resources from consumption. Engaged businesses are re-thinking product design, material choices, business models and supply chains. A Circular Economy Handbook for Business and Supply Chains is a must-read for anyone who wants to apply the circular economy today. Online resources now available: PowerPoint slides of figures and tables from every chapter created by the author. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Cradle to Cradle William McDonough, Michael Braungart, 2010-03-01 A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism Reduce, reuse, recycle urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. But as this provocative, visionary book argues, this approach perpetuates a one-way, cradle to grave manufacturing model that dates to the Industrial Revolution and casts off as much as 90 percent of the materials it uses as waste, much of it toxic. Why not challenge the notion that human industry must inevitably damage the natural world? In fact, why not take nature itself as our model? A tree produces thousands of blossoms in order to create another tree, yet we do not consider its abundance wasteful but safe, beautiful, and highly effective; hence, waste equals food is the first principle the book sets forth. Products might be designed so that, after their useful life, they provide nourishment for something new-either as biological nutrients that safely re-enter the environment or as technical nutrients that circulate within closed-loop industrial cycles, without being downcycled into low-grade uses (as most recyclables now are). Elaborating their principles from experience (re)designing everything from carpeting to corporate campuses, William McDonough and Michael Braungart make an exciting and viable case for change. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Earthcare David Clowney, Patricia Mosto, 2009 Earthcare: Readings and Cases in Environmental Ethics presents a diverse collection of writings from a variety of authors on environmental ethics, environmental science, and the environmental movement overall. Exploring a broad range of world views, religions and philosophies, David W. Clowney and Patricia Mosto bring together insightful thoughts on the ethical issues arising in various areas of environmental concern. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Design for Sustainability M. R. M. Crul, 2006 CD-ROM contains a pdf copy of the print text along with additional worksheets. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Environmentally-Friendly Product Development Eberhard Abele, Reiner Anderl, Herbert Birkhofer, 2007-08-06 Development of environmentally friendly products gains an increasing - portance in science and in industry. While product development was strongly dedicated to achieve quality, cost and time targets, environmental issues indirectly had always been under consideration by engineers, see Fig. 1. Furthermore a methodology for the development of environm- tally sound products was missing. Despite of significant progress in using computer aided tools for product development and design, environmental aspects were attended. Computer aided tools typically do not include methods for considering environmental issues enabling the designer to - sess a product’s environmental effects. Fig. 1. Vision of Environment as a key target for product development v vi Preface Product related environmental issues are getting more and more political and public awareness. Development of environmentally friendly products has become an action item for both, politics and industry (UNFCCC 1997). Energy consumption is on the agenda and covers pollution and resource saving. Typical topics of directives of the European Union are waste, noise, air pollution, water, nature and biodiversity, soil protection, civil protection and climate change. After the translation into national law the development of environmentally friendly products is a basic approach to contribute to the fulfilment of the topics mentioned above. In the European Community a “Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament” on “Integrated Product Policy” was adopted on th 18 June 2003 (EC 2003). |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Design for Sustainability Fabrizio Ceschin, İdil Gaziulusoy, 2019-08-21 This book discusses the most significant ways in which design has been applied to sustainability challenges using an evolutionary perspective. It puts forward an innovation framework that is capable of coherently integrating multiple design for sustainability (DfS) approaches developed so far. It is now widely understood that design can and must play a crucial role in the societal transformations towards sustainability. Design can in fact act as a catalyst to trigger and support innovation, and can help to shape the world at different levels: from materials to products, product–service systems, social organisations and socio-technical systems. This book offers a unique perspective on how DfS has evolved in the past decades across these innovation levels, and provides insights on its promising and necessary future development directions. For design scholars, this book will trigger and feed the academic debate on the evolution of DfS and its next research frontiers. For design educators, the book can be used as a supporting tool to design courses and programmes on DfS. For bachelor’s and master’s level design, engineering and management students, the book can be a general resource to provide an understanding of the historical evolution of DfS. For design practitioners and businesses, the book offers a rich set of practical examples, design methods and tools to apply the various DfS approaches in practice, and an innovation framework which can be used as a tool to support change in organisations that aim to integrate DfS in their strategy and processes. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429456510, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management Samuel Idowu, René Schmidpeter, Nicholas Capaldi, Liangrong Zu, Mara Del Baldo, Rute Abreu, 2023-11-21 This encyclopedia is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of reference for sustainability in business and management. It covers both traditional and emerging concepts and terms and is fully international in its scope. More than 700 contributions of internationally renowned experts provide a definitive access to the knowledge in the area of sustainable and responsible management. All actors in the field will find reliable and up to date definitions and explanations of the key terms and concepts of management in this reference work. The Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management represents all aspects of management and business conduct. It takes sustainability as a management concept that gives due credit to the complexity and diverging constraints in which businesses and corporations act today, and it emphasizes and focuses approaches that help ensure that today's management decisions and actions will be the basis for tomorrow's prosperity. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: The Design of Things to Come Jonathan M. Cagan, Craig M. Vogel, Peter Boatwright, 2011-06-28 The iPod is a harbinger of a revolution in product design: innovation that targets customer emotion, self-image, and fantasy, not just product function. Read the hidden stories behind BodyMedia's SenseWear body monitor, Herman Miller's Mirra Chair, Swiffer's mops, OXO's potato peelers, Adidas' intelligent shoes, the new Ford F-150 pickup truck, and many other winning innovations. Meet the innovators, learning how they inspire and motivate their people, as they shepherd their visions through corporate bureaucracy to profitable reality. The authors deconstruct the entire process of design innovation, showing how it really works, and how today's smartest companies are innovating more effectively than ever before. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Life Cycle Assessment Michael Z. Hauschild, Ralph K. Rosenbaum, Stig Irving Olsen, 2017-09-01 This book is a uniquely pedagogical while still comprehensive state-of-the-art description of LCA-methodology and its broad range of applications. The five parts of the book conveniently provide: I) the history and context of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with its central role as quantitative and scientifically-based tool supporting society’s transitioning towards a sustainable economy; II) all there is to know about LCA methodology illustrated by a red-thread example which evolves as the reader advances; III) a wealth of information on a broad range of LCA applications with dedicated chapters on policy development, prospective LCA, life cycle management, waste, energy, construction and building, nanotechnology, agrifood, transport, and LCA-related concepts such as footprinting, ecolabelling,design for environment, and cradle to cradle. IV) A cookbook giving the reader recipes for all the concrete actions needed to perform an LCA. V) An appendix with an LCA report template, a full example LCA report serving as inspiration for students who write their first LCA report, and a more detailed overview of existing LCIA methods and their similarities and differences. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Energy Management in Business Kit Oung, 2016-04-29 The business benefits of lower energy consumption are clear: lower energy costs, energy tax avoidance, selling excess CO2 credits, immediately adding savings to the bottom line and improved competitiveness. However, with a need to focus on day to day business management activities, implementing energy reduction programmes stretches the capabilities and know-how of responsible managers. Kit Oung’s Energy Management in Business is an expert's guide to energy reduction. It covers four important aspects of managing energy: strategy for successful implementation, available tools and techniques, generating sustainable quick wins and active management involvement. This book offers distilled practical concepts with real life case studies chosen to build insight, and illustrate how managers and engineers can relate to a broad range of energy reduction opportunities. We take energy for granted, like the air we breathe. We need to engage employees with energy management in two ways. In a more general sense, for those using energy for normal working practices, awareness and behaviour change are key. For those with more direct influence over energy using systems, engagement is also fundamental. Energy Management in Business places the process firmly in the context of commercial and industrial business practice. The book is an excellent companion for any organisation seeking ISO 50001 certification and a reduced energy consumption, as well as those that simply wish to better understand the options, strategies and risks that every business now faces. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Design for Sustainability (Open Access) Fabrizio Ceschin, İdil Gaziulusoy, 2019-08-21 This book discusses the most significant ways in which design has been applied to sustainability challenges using an evolutionary perspective. It puts forward an innovation framework that is capable of coherently integrating multiple design for sustainability (DfS) approaches developed so far. It is now widely understood that design can and must play a crucial role in the societal transformations towards sustainability. Design can in fact act as a catalyst to trigger and support innovation, and can help to shape the world at different levels: from materials to products, product–service systems, social organisations and socio-technical systems. This book offers a unique perspective on how DfS has evolved in the past decades across these innovation levels, and provides insights on its promising and necessary future development directions. For design scholars, this book will trigger and feed the academic debate on the evolution of DfS and its next research frontiers. For design educators, the book can be used as a supporting tool to design courses and programmes on DfS. For bachelor’s and master’s level design, engineering and management students, the book can be a general resource to provide an understanding of the historical evolution of DfS. For design practitioners and businesses, the book offers a rich set of practical examples, design methods and tools to apply the various DfS approaches in practice, and an innovation framework which can be used as a tool to support change in organisations that aim to integrate DfS in their strategy and processes. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Closed-Loop Supply Chains Mark E. Ferguson, Gilvan C. Souza, 2010-04-21 Closed-loop supply chain activities such as remanufacturing, recycling, dismantling for spare parts, and reverse logistics have helped many companies tap into new revenue streams by finding secondary markets for their products, all while reducing their overall carbon footprint. Written by academic experts, in language that is accessible to practitioners, this authoritative resource examines recent research and case studies of companies running profitable reuse/remanufacture operations in various industries. It illustrates profitable practices in returned and recovered products, clearly explaining how to: design a reverse logistics network, conduct production planning, implement effective marketing strategies, and apply closed-loop supply chain strategies in industries besides manufacturing. From product development to materials to assembly and profitability, this complete resource explores the impact of these processes across all aspects of the supply chain. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Green Design, Materials and Manufacturing Processes Helena Bartolo, 2013-06-06 Green Design, Materials and Manufacturing Processes includes essential research in the field of sustainable intelligent manufacturing and related topics, containing reviewed papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing 2013. Topics covered include Eco Design and Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Green and Smart Manufacturing, Green Transportation, Life-Cycle Engineering, Renewable Energy Technologies, Reuse and Recycling Techniques, Smart Design, Smart Materials, Sustainable Business Models and Sustainable Construction. Intended for engineers, architects, designers, economists and manufacturers dealing with key sustainability issues. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Sustainability Delivered Madeline Pullman, 2012-04-26 If you are a supply chain manager, an executive, an entrepreneur, or a stakeholder in a sustainable business, this book will help you develop the awareness and skills needed to support sustainable supply chain management in your firm. The authors introduce the many ways that social and environmental responsibility can be integrated into supply chain management, from sustainable product and process design to programs and techniques that support product end-of-life management. The book begins with a discussion of sustainability and business strategy. It then explores product and process design, sustainable purchasing and logistics, and product end-of-life management topics. The authors include real-world examples and cases from some of the world’s leading companies in sustainable supply chain management. The examples range from small local companies to large multinational players to give a broad range of ideas to the reader. With case examples, workshops, and step-by-step instructions on how to create a sustainable supply chain, Sustainability Delivered is the most practical and usable book on the market that will help you and other business leaders to authentically pursue and deliver on sustainability ideals |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Sustainability and Innovation Salah M. El-Haggar, 2016-05-04 One of the most urgent problems facing the world today is environmental sustainability. Current practices of pollution control, waste treatment, and environmental protection are not only hugely expensive and a burden on development but also unsustainable in the long run for their steady depletion of the world's natural resources. Any solutions must have proven economic benefits, be technologically viable, and meet prevailing environmental and social perspectives. The main objective of this new set of studies is to describe methods that help to protect the environment and conserve natural resources. This can be achieved by applying the 'cradle-to-cradle' concept, which aims to use materials in closed cyclic loops without generating any type of waste or pollution. The authors provide the reader with an introduction to basic concepts of sustainable development, describe the mechanisms and benefits of related technologies, and suggest potential uses on a practical level by examining innovations developed in the mechanical engineering laboratories of the American University in Cairo. Particular focus is placed on innovation as a vital means of attaining sustainability. A timely contribution to the debate on environmentally sustainable practices, this book will be indispensable to environmentalists, scientists, economists, engineers, development specialists, and policy-makers, as well as being of interest to the lay reader. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Creating Breakthrough Products: Revealing the Secrets that Drive Global Innovation (Special Second Edition) Craig M. Vogel, Jonathan Cagan, |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Certifiable Chris Van Bergen, 2023-08-04 Transformative guidance for putting responsible sourcing at the heart of your supply chain strategy In Certifiable: How Businesses Operationalize Responsible Sourcing, supply chain and corporate social responsibility expert Chris van Bergen delivers a practical and incisive discussion of how to create, implement, and audit transformative socially responsible sourcing practices that create a permanent competitive advantage for your firm. In the book, you’ll find start-to-finish guidance on doing the hard work and creative problem solving required to put responsibly sourced products on store shelves. Drawing on his own experience creating the groundbreaking Ethical Handcraft program at non-profit organization Nest, as well as many other real-world case studies, the author shows you exactly how to navigate the complex arena of global supply chains without falling victim to the common pitfalls presented by typical factory auditing systems. You’ll also find: Expansive discussions of the impact of corporate finance, Covid-19, shifting consumer attitudes and demographics, and information sharing policies on supply chain transparency Interviews with recognized business leaders in a variety of industries that address the challenges you’re likely to face and the solutions you need to overcome them Examples of contemporary businesses that have made corporate social responsibility a central plank of their company’s business model and the benefits they’ve realized as a result An engaging and rigorously supported exploration of the real-world implementation of supply chain transparency and corporate social responsibility, Certifiable belongs on the bookshelves of managers, executives, directors, operations and sourcing professionals, and other business leaders seeking transformative change. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Innovative CSR Céline LouchE, Samuel Idowu, Walter Filho, 2017-09-08 By and large, corporations of the 21st century have come to realise that their obligations to societies in terms of corporate social responsibility are fourfold: economic, ethical, altruistic and strategic. Meeting these four responsibilities is crucial to their survival in their various markets and industries; it also requires them to rewrite their previously less socially responsible business models in order to do so. All indications continue to suggest that it is those organisations that are perceived to be socially responsible by stakeholders in modern markets that survive and prosper. Corporations have equally realised that by being innovative in all things – including their CSR activities and initiatives – they will add value to the so-called bottom line, to the positive contributions they make to society and to how they are perceived by their key stakeholders. However, many criticisms have been made of CSR in its current form, often related to the lack of value that it generates within the enterprise and the fact that it offers only a partial and short-term response to the full challenges of sustainable development. The time has come to shift the CSR focus away from risk management towards a more progressive and entrepreneurial approach that seeks to create value and identify sustainable opportunities for strategic innovation. This book aims to explore, inspire and support creative, innovative and strategic CSR. Innovation in this book means new products, services and technologies and, in addition, new organisational and institutional systems, structures and new business models that empower the organisation to advance strategically in an ever more competitive business world. Both research and practice show that CSR has mainly been approached in terms of value protection and risk management, where the main objective has been to protect companies' existing assets or avoid scandals. Therefore, in many cases where CSR remains at the forefront of business activity, it does not lead to fundamental changes and is not yet integrated as a strategic component where it could create value, generate new ideas and open new opportunities. How do corporate entities shift their attention from risk management to value creation? This is the key question that this book attempts to answer, both theoretically and empirically as well as through real case studies and experiences. With contributions from a crème de la crème of scholars from 12 countries, Innovative CSR gathers together a cornucopia of innovative practices that will be essential reading for academics and practitioners alike. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Distribution Logistics Bernhard Fleischmann, Andreas Klose, 2012-08-29 The complexity of distribution systems is augmented by various trends: globalization of the manufacturing industry, rising customer demands, and the reverse flows within closed-loop systems. In this light, the need for ‘advanced’ planning methods that are based on quantitative optimization is constantly increasing. This book takes up the challenges posed by these developments. In doing so, it presents recent results and case studies from a group of researchers that regularly meet at the IWDL (International Workshop on Distribution Logistics). The text covers the design of distribution networks, vehicle routing, warehousing and reverse logistics. It also contains a comprehensive review of more than 60 case studies in reverse logistics. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: The Architecture Annual 2006-2007. Delft University of Technology , 2008 The themes of this Arcjitecture Annual focuses on how the materials, design, construction and running of a building can affect the environment. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Design for Environmental Sustainability Carlo Arnaldo Vezzoli, Ezio Manzini, 2008-06-17 This volume is a technical and operative contribution to the United Nations Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014), aiding the development of a new generation of designers, responsible and able in the task of designing environmentally sustainable products. The book provides a comprehensive framework and a practical tool to support the design process. This is an important text for those interested in the product development processes. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Aluminum Upcycled Carl A. Zimring, 2017-03-15 Tracing the benefits—and limitations—of repurposing aluminum. Besides being the right thing to do for Mother Earth, recycling can also make money—particularly when it comes to upcycling, a zero waste practice where discarded materials are fashioned into goods of greater economic or cultural value. In Upcycling Aluminum, Carl A. Zimring explores how the metal’s abundance after World War II—coupled with the significant economic and environmental costs of smelting it from bauxite ore—led to the industrial production of valuable durable goods from salvaged aluminum. Beginning in 1886 with the discovery of how to mass produce aluminum, the book examines the essential part the metal played in early aviation and the world wars, as well as the troubling expansion of aluminum as a material of mass disposal. Recognizing that scrap aluminum was as good as virgin material and much more affordable than newly engineered metal, designers in the postwar era used aluminum to manufacture highly prized artifacts. Zimring takes us on a tour of post-1940s design, examining the use of aluminum in cars, trucks, airplanes, furniture, and musical instruments from 1945 to 2015. By viewing upcycling through the lens of one material, Zimring deepens our understanding of the history of recycling in industrial society. He also provides a historical perspective on contemporary sustainable design practices. Along the way, he challenges common assumptions about upcycling’s merits and adds a new dimension to recycling as a form of environmental absolution for the waste-related sins of the modern world. Raising fascinating questions of consumption, environment, and desire, Upcycling Aluminum is for anyone interested in industrial and environmental history, discard studies, engineering, product design, music history, or antiques. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Sustainability Scott T. Young, Kanwalroop Kathy Dhanda, 2013 'Sustainability' offers a comprehensive treatment of the relationship between business and sustainability. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Beyond Recycling Paul Micklethwaite, 2021-05-27 Beyond Recycling critically explores unasked questions around recycling and its prominent position in contemporary thinking about sustainability. It examines and challenges assumptions about why we appear to have so wholeheartedly committed to recycling as a cultural project. Recycling has become a commonplace notion and widespread practice. Yet its social, cultural and even environmental value has not been considered carefully enough. This book considers recycling as a contemporary cultural idea related to – but not wholly defined by – our response to material waste. It seeks to reclaim recycling from the environmentalists and waste management specialists, to explore the role it plays in wider contemporary discourse. As we become increasingly satiated, and in many cases sickened, by the excesses of modern consumerism, we are rethinking our relationship with the physical stuff that fills our lives. Dissatisfied with empty materialism, we seek new ways to reuse our material culture. Recycling, turning something considered to be waste into something with renewed value, is our primary collective response to the problems arising from consumption; and it is ripe for critical examination. Beyond Recycling is a fascinating read for conscious consumers and students in the creative arts, design, cultural studies, sustainability and environmental studies. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Democracy and Technology Richard Sclove, 1995-07-28 Intended for anyone interested in democracy and public policy, social justice and empowerment, political economy and business or the social consequences of technology and architecture. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: The B Corp Handbook Ryan Honeyman, 2014-10-13 Using Business as a Force for Good Join a Growing Movement: Learn how you can join more than 1,000 Certified B Corporations from 80 industries and 35 countries—led by well-known icons like Patagonia and Ben & Jerry's and disruptive upstarts like Warby Parker and Etsy—in a global movement to redefine success in business. Build a Better Business: Drawing on interviews, tips, and best practices from over 100 B Corporations, author and B Corp owner Ryan Honeyman shows that using business as a force for good can help you attract and retain the best talent, distinguish your company in a crowded market, and increase customer trust, loyalty, and evangelism for your brand. More than 1,000 companies from 80 industries and 30 countries are leading a global movement to redefine success in business. They're called B Corporations—B Corps for short—and these businesses create high-quality jobs, help build stronger communities, and restore the environment, all while generating solid financial returns. Author and B Corp owner Ryan Honeyman worked closely with over 100 B Corp CEOs and senior executives to share their tips, advice, and best-practice ideas for how to build a better business and how to meet the rigorous standards for—and enjoy the benefits of—B Corp certification. This book makes the business case for improving your social and environmental performance and offers a step-by-step “quick start guide” on how your company can join an innovative and rapidly expanding community of businesses that want to make money and make a difference. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Design Is The Problem Nathan Shedroff, 2009-02-01 Design makes a tremendous impact on the produced world in terms of usability, resources, understanding, and priorities. What we produce, how we serve customers and other stakeholders, and even how we understand how the world works is all affected by the design of models and solutions. Designers have an unprecedented opportunity to use their skills to make meaningful, sustainable change in the world—if they know how to focus their skills, time, and agendas. In Design is the Problem: The Future of Design Must be Sustainable, Nathan Shedroff examines how the endemic culture of design often creates unsustainable solutions, and shows how designers can bake sustainability into their design processes in order to produce more sustainable solutions. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Social and Sustainability Marketing Jishnu Bhattacharyya, Manoj Kumar Dash, Chandana Hewege, M.S. Balaji, Weng Marc Lim, 2021-09-26 ... an important intervention in the conversation around social and ecological sustainability that draws on both micromarketing and macromarketing scholarship to help the reader understand the challenges with illustrations from insightful cases both from emerging and developed economies. This compilation should be essential reading for the discerning student of sustainable consumption and production. -- Professor Pierre McDonagh, Associate Editor, Journal of Macromarketing (USA); Professor of Critical Marketing & Society, University of Bath, UK Experts in the field of economics, management science, and particularly in the marketing domain have always been interested in and acknowledged the importance of sustaining profitable businesses while incorporating societal and environmental concerns; however, the level of existing literature and availability of teaching cases reflect a dearth of real case studies, especially those focused on marketing for social good. This book of actual case studies will address that need. In addition, this book is important and timely in providing a case book for instructors (those in both industry and academia) to help them in teaching and training the next generation of leaders through corporate training and universities. Currently, marketing for social good is increasingly becoming a part of most curriculums under the umbrella of different titles, such as social marketing, green marketing, and sustainability marketing. The relevance of these studies is increasing across the globe. This book is composed of long and short real cases with varying complexity in different sectors. This case book will also cover some review articles for an overview of the recent developments in the study area. With these case studies, collections of questions, teaching materials, and real-life marketing scenarios, this book offers a unique source of knowledge to marketing professionals, students, and educators across the world. The main objective of this case book is to understand the applicability of marketing science (marketing for social good context, such as social marketing and sustainability marketing) in internet marketing related to e-buying behavior and e-WOM. In addition, it illustrates the various types of existing marketing practices that are relevant from both theoretical and practical points of view in this electronic era, as well as discussing other non-electronic marketing practices and focusing on consumer buying behavior. As a result, marketing managers can treat their customers according to their desired value. This book particularly explores the possibilities and advantages created by social marketing and sustainability marketing through the presentation of thorough review articles and case studies. This case book helps corporate training centers and universities with compact teaching reference materials in their relevant courses. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: A Secure Base John Bowlby, 2012-11-12 As Bowlby himself points out in his introduction to this seminal childcare book, to be a successful parent means a lot of very hard work. Giving time and attention to children means sacrificing other interests and activities, but for many people today these are unwelcome truths. Bowlby’s work showed that the early interactions between infant and caregiver have a profound impact on an infant's social, emotional, and intellectual growth. Controversial yet powerfully influential to this day, this classic collection of Bowlby’s lectures offers important guidelines for child rearing based on the crucial role of early relationships. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Product Design and Development Karl T. Ulrich, Steven D. Eppinger, 2004 This text presents a set of product development techniques aimed at bringing together the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of the enterprise. The integrative methods facilitate problem-solving and decision-making. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Sustainability: All That Matters Chris Goodall, 2012-11-30 Building a sustainable society is perhaps the greatest test that the world has ever faced. Prosperity has been created by ruthless and ill-disciplined mining of the world's resources, compounded by a cavalier disregard for the implications of pollution from industrial and agricultural processes. Today's generation has borrowed from the future by grabbing prosperity now and imposing the cost on the next generation. In this startling and informative book, which will appeal to both students and general readers, award-winning writer Chris Goodall provides a coherent new explanation of what sustainability actually is. Goodall then goes onto explore nine key sustainability challenges, applying the theory of sustainability to look at food, travel, clothing, electricity, heating and cooling, paper and cardboard, construction, consumer electronics, and air travel. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Technology Management for Sustainable Production and Logistics Paulina Golińska, Arkadiusz Kawa, 2015-01-21 Innovative technologies provide opportunities for making manufacturing and logistics operations cleaner and more resource-efficient. New technologies focus on lifecycle engineering and lifecycle management. This book will be valuable to both academics and practitioners who wish to deepen their knowledge of technology management. The book will cover technical, organizational, financial and social issues connected to the implementation of more sustainable technologies. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: The Built Environment Wendy R. McClure, Tom J. Bartuska, 2011-09-09 This book takes a sweeping view of the ways we build things, beginning at the scale of products and interiors, to that of regions and global systems. In doing so, it answers questions on how we effect and are affected by our environment and explores how components of what we make—from products, buildings, and cities—are interrelated, and why designers and planners must consider these connections. |
| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Green and Sustainable Manufacturing of Advanced Material Mrityunjay Singh, Tatsuki Ohji, Rajiv Asthana, 2015-08-18 Sustainable development is a globally recognized mandate and it includes green or environment-friendly manufacturing practices. Such practices orchestrate with the self-healing and self-replenishing capability of natural ecosystems. Green manufacturing encompasses synthesis, processing, fabrication, and process optimization, but also testing, performance evaluation and reliability. The book shall serve as a comprehensive and authoritative resource on sustainable manufacturing of ceramics, metals and their composites. It is designed to capture the diversity and unity of methods and approaches to materials processing, manufacturing, testing and evaluation across disciplines and length scales. Each chapter incorporates in-depth technical information without compromising the delicate link between factual data and fundamental concepts or between theory and practice. Green and sustainable materials processing and manufacturing is designed as a key enabler of sustainable development. - A one-stop compendium of new research and technology of green manufacturing of metals, ceramics and their composites - In-depth cutting-edge treatment of synthesis, processing, fabrication, process optimization, testing, performance evaluation and reliability which are of critical importance to green manufacturing - Stimulates fresh thinking and exchange of ideas and information on approaches to green materials processing across disciplines |
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| cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Presentation Zen Design Garr Reynolds, 2009-12-18 In his internationally acclaimed, best-selling book Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery, presentation master Garr Reynolds gave readers the framework for planning, putting together, and delivering successful presentations. Now, he takes us further into the design realm and shows how we can apply time-honored design principles to presentation layouts. Throughout Presentation Zen Design, Garr shares his lessons on designing effective presentations that contain text, graphs, color, images, and video. After establishing guidelines for each of the various elements, he explains how to achieve an overall harmony and balance using the tenets of Zen simplicity. Not only will you discover how to design your slides for more professional-looking presentations, you’ll learn to communicate more clearly and will accomplish the goal of making a stronger, more lasting connection with your audience. |
Herman Miller’s Design for Environment Program
Cradle to Cradle Design Protocol, which evaluates new product designs in three key areas: • Material Chemistry -- What chemicals are in the materials we specify, and are they the safest …
Design for the Next Generation: Incorporating Cradle-to …
To implement this system, Herman Miller created a Design for Environment (DfE) program and, with McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC), created the DfE product assessment tool.
PILOT STUDY: AGC CASE ANALYSIS - C2CCertified.org
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED PILOT STUDY: AGC CASE ANALYSIS 6 READER’S GUIDE This case study details the findings of the analysis of a single Cradle to Cradle Certified …
Solution Essay: All About the Molecules - Herman Miller
After evaluating a number of existing environmental protocols, the team decided to partner with McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) to develop a cradle-to-cradle (C2C) protocol …
Herman Miller Case Study Essay - obushtarvarna.com
In the case of “Cradle-to-Cradle Design at Herman Miller: Moving Toward Environmental Sustainability”, the company faces a dilemma of using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) arm pads for …
Cradle To Cradle Herman Miller Case Study
Herman Miller has long practiced sustainability This article discusses the company s history in using sustainability practices and how it has convinced its suppliers to adopt sustainability In …
Understanding the best practices of cradle to cradle in …
Cradle to Cradle (C2C) is a shift in the furnishing, carpet, and textile industries, aiming to minimize environ-mental impact through closed-loop production. This study explores the best...
Cradle To Cradle Herman Miller Case Study - origin …
cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment Dr John Gattorna, 2012-09-28 Just like the world financial system, but for different reasons, 21st-century …
Cradle to Cradle in Product Development: A Case Study of
Cradle to Cradle (C2C) challenges designers to create products with a beneficial impact on environment, society and economy. While existing research has highlighted merits and critical …
TEACHING DESIGN FOR ENVIRONMENT IN PRODUCT …
Illustrate the successful application of each step in the DFE process by utilizing a recent Herman Miller chair as a case study. The case study shows the students that company-wide progress …
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED PILOT STUDY: VAN HOUTUM …
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED PILOT STUDY: VAN HOUTUM ANALYSIS 6 READER’S GUIDE This case study details the findings of the analysis of a single Cradle to Cradle Certified …
GET CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED® WORK WITH - MBDC
designed by William McDonough + Partners. To fully incorporate Cradle to Cradle DesignTM into their practices and Design for the Environment guidelines, together we built a customized …
SHW Group ARCHITECTURE/INTERIOR DESIGN; AUSTIN, …
SHW Group, an architectural firm that specializes in environments for learning, applied its own research to design a space that fosters and supports learning and collaboration.
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED
Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard and ten baseline pre-certification or non-certified counterparts, with the aim of identifying and quantifying the actual environmental, social and …
GET CRADLE - MBDC
We created the original Cradle to Cradle Certified® to be the world’s most comprehensive product assessment and certification system based on five focused areas:
Cosm Chairs - NSF International
chair for Herman Miller represents something of a holy grail: a design that creates a new reference point for instant, personalized comfort. Cosm’s new Auto-Harmonic™ Tilt, in …
PILOT STUDY: AVEDA CASE ANALYSIS - C2CCertified.org
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED PILOT STUDY: AVEDA CASE ANALYSIS 6 READER’S GUIDE This case study details the findings of the analysis of a single Cradle to Cradle Certified …
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED PILOT STUDY: SHAW …
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED PILOT STUDY: SHAW ANALYSIS 6 READER’S GUIDE This case study details the findings of the analysis of a single Cradle to Cradle Certified product …
IMPACT STUDY: STEELCASE ANALYSIS - C2CCertified.org
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED IMPACT STUDY: STEELCASE ANALYSIS 6 READER’S GUIDE This case study details the findings of the analysis of a single Cradle to Cradle Certified …
New Aeron Chair - Herman Miller
Oct 17, 2016 · Cradle to grave, including transportation. This EPD covers the new Aeron Chair produced for use in North America at Herman Miller's GreenHouse manufacturing plant in …
Herman Miller’s Design for Environment Program
Cradle to Cradle Design Protocol, which evaluates new product designs in three key areas: • Material Chemistry -- What chemicals are in the materials we specify, and are they the safest …
Design for the Next Generation: Incorporating Cradle-to …
To implement this system, Herman Miller created a Design for Environment (DfE) program and, with McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC), created the DfE product assessment tool.
PILOT STUDY: AGC CASE ANALYSIS - C2CCertified.org
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED PILOT STUDY: AGC CASE ANALYSIS 6 READER’S GUIDE This case study details the findings of the analysis of a single Cradle to Cradle Certified …
Solution Essay: All About the Molecules - Herman Miller
After evaluating a number of existing environmental protocols, the team decided to partner with McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) to develop a cradle-to-cradle (C2C) protocol …
Herman Miller Case Study Essay - obushtarvarna.com
In the case of “Cradle-to-Cradle Design at Herman Miller: Moving Toward Environmental Sustainability”, the company faces a dilemma of using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) arm pads for …
Cradle To Cradle Herman Miller Case Study
Herman Miller has long practiced sustainability This article discusses the company s history in using sustainability practices and how it has convinced its suppliers to adopt sustainability In …
Understanding the best practices of cradle to cradle in …
Cradle to Cradle (C2C) is a shift in the furnishing, carpet, and textile industries, aiming to minimize environ-mental impact through closed-loop production. This study explores the best...
Cradle To Cradle Herman Miller Case Study - origin …
cradle to cradle herman miller case study: Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment Dr John Gattorna, 2012-09-28 Just like the world financial system, but for different reasons, 21st-century …
Cradle to Cradle in Product Development: A Case Study of
Cradle to Cradle (C2C) challenges designers to create products with a beneficial impact on environment, society and economy. While existing research has highlighted merits and critical …
TEACHING DESIGN FOR ENVIRONMENT IN PRODUCT DESIGN …
Illustrate the successful application of each step in the DFE process by utilizing a recent Herman Miller chair as a case study. The case study shows the students that company-wide progress …
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED PILOT STUDY: VAN …
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED PILOT STUDY: VAN HOUTUM ANALYSIS 6 READER’S GUIDE This case study details the findings of the analysis of a single Cradle to Cradle …
GET CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED® WORK WITH - MBDC
designed by William McDonough + Partners. To fully incorporate Cradle to Cradle DesignTM into their practices and Design for the Environment guidelines, together we built a customized …
SHW Group ARCHITECTURE/INTERIOR DESIGN; AUSTIN, …
SHW Group, an architectural firm that specializes in environments for learning, applied its own research to design a space that fosters and supports learning and collaboration.
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED
Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard and ten baseline pre-certification or non-certified counterparts, with the aim of identifying and quantifying the actual environmental, social and …
GET CRADLE - MBDC
We created the original Cradle to Cradle Certified® to be the world’s most comprehensive product assessment and certification system based on five focused areas:
Cosm Chairs - NSF International
chair for Herman Miller represents something of a holy grail: a design that creates a new reference point for instant, personalized comfort. Cosm’s new Auto-Harmonic™ Tilt, in …
PILOT STUDY: AVEDA CASE ANALYSIS - C2CCertified.org
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED PILOT STUDY: AVEDA CASE ANALYSIS 6 READER’S GUIDE This case study details the findings of the analysis of a single Cradle to Cradle …
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED PILOT STUDY: SHAW …
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED PILOT STUDY: SHAW ANALYSIS 6 READER’S GUIDE This case study details the findings of the analysis of a single Cradle to Cradle Certified product …
IMPACT STUDY: STEELCASE ANALYSIS - C2CCertified.org
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED IMPACT STUDY: STEELCASE ANALYSIS 6 READER’S GUIDE This case study details the findings of the analysis of a single Cradle to Cradle …
New Aeron Chair - Herman Miller
Oct 17, 2016 · Cradle to grave, including transportation. This EPD covers the new Aeron Chair produced for use in North America at Herman Miller's GreenHouse manufacturing plant in …
