Thinking about more sustainable products: Using an efficient tool for sustainability education, innovation, and project management to encourage sustainability thinking in a multinational corporation

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-7

  Russell, David A M ^a   Shiang, Dawn L ^b  

^a DOW EUROPE GMBH   (Switzerland)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dow Chemical; Education; Footprint; Holistic thinking; Innovation; Life cycle; Project management; Sustainability; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

DOW CHEMICALS; FOOTPRINT; HOLISTIC THINKING; MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION; SUSTAINABILITY KNOWLEDGE; SUSTAINABLE;

EDUCATION; INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; LIFE CYCLE; POPULATION STATISTICS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84881447881     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc300131e     Document Type: Article

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