Improving sustainability performance in early phases of product design: A checklist for sustainable product development tested in the automotive industry

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 140, Issue , 2017, Pages 1602-1617

  Schöggl, Josef Peter ^a   Baumgartner, Rupert J ^a   Hofer, Dietmar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b Magna Steyr AG & Co KG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Design for sustainability; Eco design; Framework for strategic sustainable development; Lightweight materials; Sustainable product development

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; ECODESIGN; ENGINEERS; ITERATIVE METHODS; LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STRATEGIC MATERIALS;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVES; LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS; QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; SUSTAINABILITY DIMENSIONS; SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84994635769     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.195     Document Type: Article

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