Sustainable products

Agenda
1. Reminder of module LO’s and session LO’s.
2. Review of prior sessions.
3. Ice breaker – brainstorm How Sustainable are your NIKE trainers?
5. SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND PRODUCTION.
6. Activity 2: NIKE case material
7. Activity 3: Review reports on NIKE and present next week.
8. Homework – identify eco products/labels in shops (competition to identify the
most (images ON PHONE)).
9. REMINDER for QUIZ (this week).

Module Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
On completion of this module, the successful student will be able to:
1. Identify and discuss the drivers for developing sustainable and innovative products;
2. Evaluate the main strategies to mitigate climate-related risk for business success;
3. Relate resources, infrastructure and design in the context of sustainability;
4. Evaluate the role of consumers, the firm, technology and innovation developing responsible products.
Skills
This module will call for the successful student to:
5. Integrate technological and innovation capabilities into sustainable business strategies;.
6. Discriminate and analyse relevant information in order to make informed decisions;
7. Assess the effects of climate-related risks on a firm.

The 6 R’s
PAIR

Eco-design toolkit – for product improvement

Definitions of terms
Whole Systems Thinking is a way of thinking about the related social, environmental, and technical systems that a product is a part of.
For example, how is the product used, who manufactures it, what other products are used with it?
Lifecycle Thinking is a way of thinking about all of the stages involved in a product’s life: raw materials extraction, manufacture, transport, use, and disposal.
Lifecycle Assessment is a way of quantifying the environmental impacts that occur at each stage.

Last session: Activity 3. Have a go yourself…
Use the worksheet provided to help you map out the different stages of a product’s lifecycle.

NIKE – how sustainable are they?

Sustainable Products – production considerations

Sustainable materials

UNEP Sustainable Production & Consumption

NIKE – case study – codes and roadmaps
http://www.nikeresponsibility.com/innovations

NIKE – case study – manufacturing index
http://www.nikeresponsibility.com/report/content/chapter/manufacturing