As a designer, we can support exactly this social learning cycle: We can communicate better and more appropriate to the target group (story-telling, edutainment, etc.) in order to raise awareness of sustainability issues and relate to personal behavior. Then we can try to enhance extrinsic or intrinsic motivation, e.g. Showing role models and positive examples,…
Text: Lilia Glanzmann / 9.03.2018 11:08 Eco-designer Ursula Tischner speaks at the “Beyond Change” design conference in Basel. In the video interview, she explains what transformational design means and how to make the transition to a sustainable world.
Client: memo AG – online shop for sustainable office supplies The main project goal was to develop a corporate guide for all communications and marketing media – website, catalogue, newsletter, mailings. The central challenge was to combine the specialty of memo, namely sustainability, with the company’s other qualities and to communicate this combination to the memo’s wide…
In Nordrhein- Westfalen, the Efficiency Agency NRW (EFA) is the main reference point for the integration of ecology in small and middle manufacturing companies. EFA invited econcept as a consultant in the new program “JUMP” in order to assist in the design of environmentally friendly products. The aim of this consulting was to support companies in designing…
Ursula Tischner is co-author of the ISO/TR 14062. It describes concepts and current practices relating to the integration of environmental aspects into product design and development. This technical report adopts a holistic approach by specifically addressing issues related to strategic, management and product considerations. ISO/TR 14062:2002
Econcept performed pilot projects on EcoDesign and implementation of new EU directives and legislations (WEEE, RoHS, EuP) with four companies in Korea: Samsung Electronics, Hansol LCD, Inter-M und Medison. The aim of these projects was to make the participants familiar with the methodologies, strategies and tools of Ecodesign, initially by looking at case studies from…
Consulting service for the Portuguese Organization INETI on the creation of an EcoDesign software for small and medium-size business (KMU).