The increasing complexity of industrial processes, the continuing search for higher profits,
and increasingly demanding production constraints call for the implementation of a proactive …

Gungor and Gupta [1999, Issues in environmentally conscious manufacturing and product
recovery: a survey. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 36 (4), 811–853] presented an …

Sustainability Principles and Practice gives an accessible and comprehensive overview of
the interdisciplinary field of sustainability. The focus is on furnishing solutions and equipping …

The introduction of Product-Service System (PSS) innovation for sustainability into design
has led design researchers to work on defining new skills of a more strategic nature, which …

The construction sector in India is in the government's intense focus on creating a world-
class infrastructure balancing environmental conservation. Adopting green procurement …

Many of the existing tools for design in a sustainable fashion context are too complex, overly
conceptual, require experts to apply, have a high cost, were created for large corporations …

The microbial polyesters known as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) positively impact global
climate change scenarios by reducing the amount of non-degradable plastic used. A wide …

It is now extremely clear that the current production and consumption systems of goods and
services have exceeded the capacity of both the biosphere and geosphere to absorb …

Constantly increasing environmental problems has led the governments worldwide to
impose strict regulations and policies on industries for producing sustainable products …

In recent times, product engineers have been under pressure to produce new strategies
toward sustainable development, whether it involves materials or component recovery. The …