Remanufacturing and product design: designing for the 7th generation

The following is taken directly from the research report. This report investigates Design for Remanufacture in terms of both detailed product design and the business context in which Design for Remanufacture may operate. Key Study Objectives • To understand the link between design and remanufacture • To understand how Design for Remanufacture can lead to increased innovation and Sustainable Development (SD) • To identify proactive strategies to further Design for Remanufactur

Sustainable innovation: key conclusions from Sustainable Innovation Conferences 2003–2006 organised by The Centre for Sustainable Design

The following is taken directly from the introduction. This booklet summarises the key conclusions from the 2003–2006 conferences on Sustainable Innovation organised by The Centre for Sustainable Design (www.cfsd.org.uk). The conclusions are drawn from the respective conference presentations, papers and discussions. The publication has been sponsored as part of a ‘Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Innovation & Design’ project awarded to The Centre for Sustainable Design by the South-East England Development Agency (SEEDA)

Remanufacturing and product design

This article is the result of long-standing research in eco-design, and builds directly on a report produced in 2007 for South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) on 'Remanufacturing and Production' and particularly 'Design for Remanufacturing' (DfR). Although DfR is an under-researched area, there is growing interest worldwide in 'cradle to cradle', 'closed loop' and 'circular economy' concepts, thinking and practice. While remanufacture has been a consideration of much of my research since the mid-1990s, not least within the areas of 'producer responsibility', legislation (such as the WEEE Directive) and eco-design, this article draws together a diverse body of research for the first time around this theme. Drawing on desk research, personal interviews and an expert workshop, undertaken as part of the aforementioned SEEDA project that I developed and led, the article focuses on DfR as a new business model that needs to incorporate a more holistic perspective, including design principles, reverse logistics, manufacturing, marketing and business strategy. On the basis of research undertaken through two DTI missions and an EC funded project concerned with eco-design, recycling, and electronics manufacture in Japan, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the paper argues that DfR is a strategic rather than an operational design concept, one that has been implemented successfully by only a few global leadership companies. As the senior researcher, I led the conception, structuring and writing of this paper based substantially on my personal research activities, previous reports and presentations in this area. My co-author provided specific details derived from desk research

Circular economy business models

Paper published in the proceedings of the 21st international conference in this series organised by the Centre for Sustainable Design, and held at UCA Epsom, UK, 7-8 November 2016

Marketing and sustainability

'Marketing and sustainability' is based on an original booklet written by Martin Charter in 1990. The text has been updated and re-written to take account of the changing and emerging debate of marketing’s role in relation to sustainable development. This booklet has been produced as a supporting publication for the Sustainable Marketing Knowledge Network (Smart: Know-Net) a web-based information and communication platform for marketers interested in sustainability, available at www.cfsd.org.uk/smart-know-ne

Summary of the findings of port-related feasibility studies related to the collection and recycling of waste fishing nets and ropes in Greenland, Ireland, Norway and Scotland

This report is based on a series of unpublished national port-related feasibility studies focused on the collection and recycling of waste fishing nets and ropes (FNRs). The research was completed by Circular Ocean project partners in Greenland, Ireland, Norway and Scotland during 2016-17. This report includes an executive summary and then a review by each country of the key cross-cutting issues related to waste FNRs, port-related innovation systems and new opportunities

Graduate Internship Report- Maxwell High School

This internship and project report includes documentation required in meeting the quality criteria for secondary-level programs of instruction in agriculture. The documents are concurrently used for the Agriculture Incentive Grant review process at Maxwell High School conducted by representatives of the California Department of Education. The supporting material includes information to receive state and local funding, outline the goals and objectives of the program, along with an overview of Maxwell High School, the agriculture program and the community

The experiences of parenthood amongst transgender parents in Australia

In Australia, parenthood within a heterocisnormative family structure is still privileged whereas those who parent outside of this hegemony are marginalised. Parenthood is a powerful symbol and ‘performer’ of gendered convention, and failure to conform can serve as a transgressive act. Trans parents are routinely subjected to significant institutional discrimination and marginalisation, particularly in the healthcare domain, which has a material impact on their lives and the lives of their family. There is a need for further research to help us understand the lived experiences of trans parents and how they can be supported. Moreover, there is a need to utilise inclusive methodological approaches to centre transgender experiences such as queer theory and intersectional frameworks. In this thesis, I explore the reflective assessments trans parents make about their experiences of parenthood. In order to do this, I situate my thesis in a social constructionist epistemology, and pose two research questions: “What are trans parents’ subjective experiences of parenthood?” and “What implications does heterocisnormativity have on their experiences of parenthood?”. To address these questions, I use both queer theory and intersectional frameworks. Data collection for this study took place in 2015 and 2016. Sixtysix Australian trans parents aged between 24 and 67 years, took part in an online survey and 38 participants consented to a further one-on-one interview. Data was analysed using thematic analysis. The analysis is presented in four journal articles. The conclusion, bringing together findings from these four articles, contends that, in spite of significant heterocisnormative marginalisation and discrimination, parenthood is a powerful source of validation and motivation for trans parents. Positive relationships with children allow trans parents to be positioned as both protector and protected. Additionally, transgender parents navigate parenthood under normative hegemonies, making them significantly vulnerable to transphobia and healthcare discrimination. This has material consequences for not only their physical and mental health, but also their families. These findings indicate that healthcare providers, and institutions more broadly, must be encouraged to challenge and deconstruct their heterocisnormative assumptions. With little social and institutional support, trans parents persevere and thrive in parenthood