Centre Overview
Mission
To develop strategies, methodologies and supportive technologies for a sustainable approach to design, production, consumption and disposal of products that meets the customers needs as well as legislative, environmental and ethical standards whilst safeguarding the future prosperity of manufacturing business.
Activity Areas
- Promotion of a 'zero-
waste' to landfill paradigm in manufacturing. - End-
of- life management and product recovery/recycling. - Energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy in manufacturing.
- Sustainable design of products and processes for the prevention and control of industrial pollution
- Use of innovative materials as a replacement for scarce natural resources.
- Generation of responsible human resource management policies.
- Information management and knowledge based systems to support sustainable manufacture.
- Cost benefit analysis to identify the potential cost savings and hidden economical
value in end-
of- life product recovery. - Industrially-
led legislation and directives. - Responsible marketing policies to encourage sustainable consumption.
- Innovative business models to support Sustainable Development.
- Tool and methodologies to support product service systems.
