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Sophie I. Hallstedt is Professor at BTH. In 2008 she initiated the research area Sustainable Product Development (SPD). Since then, she has developed the research area together with her colleagues and is now supervising PhD students within this research area. Sophie is leading the research area Sustainable Product Development as one of the prioritized and selected research tracks at BTH. Her research is about how a strategic socio-ecological sustainability perspective can be integrated and implemented on strategic, tactical and operational levels in companies in order to be able to bring forward sustainable solutions. Several methods, models and approaches have resulted from her research which for example, enhance the ability to measure: i) maturity level of sustainability implementation; ii) sustainability consequences of different solutions, and then; iii) quantify and visualize the progress of sustainability implementation. The purpose of her research is to increase the product engineering design teams’ capabilities to make strategic choices and contribute to a more proactive company regarding sustainability issues and make business advantages out of that.
Society’s transition towards sustainability comes with radical change, which entails significant threats and opportunities for product development and manufacturing companies, for example related to new legislation, shifting customer preferences, and increasing raw material prices. Smart risk management therefore plays a key role for successfully maneuvering society’s sustainability transition. However, from a company perspective, it remains challenging to connect the macro-level societal change with tangible risks for the business on the micro level. Based on interviews with academic and industrial experts, this study identified 21 key aspects for sustainability risk management. Drawing on these results and research from the areas of transition design, strategic sustainable development, and sustainability risk management, a conceptual approach for strategic risk management within the sustainability transition is presented. It builds on layered, double-flow scenario modelling in which backcasting from a vision, framed by basic principles for sustainability, is combined with forecasting from the present. The implications of such scenarios, i.e., risks, can then be identified and managed. By doing so on different scales, connections between macro- and micro-level change can be established. Thereby, product development companies shall be supported in making sustainability an intrinsic part of decision-making across the strategic, tactical, and operational levels to increase competitiveness while contributing to the transition towards a sustainable society.
Jesko Schulte; Carolina Villamil; Sophie Hallstedt. Strategic Sustainability Risk Management in Product Development Companies: Key Aspects and Conceptual Approach. Sustainability 2020, 12, 10531 .
AMA StyleJesko Schulte, Carolina Villamil, Sophie Hallstedt. Strategic Sustainability Risk Management in Product Development Companies: Key Aspects and Conceptual Approach. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (24):10531.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJesko Schulte; Carolina Villamil; Sophie Hallstedt. 2020. "Strategic Sustainability Risk Management in Product Development Companies: Key Aspects and Conceptual Approach." Sustainability 12, no. 24: 10531.
Apparent from the latest pandemic, the dynamics and rate of change in society accelerate on a global scale. Ongoing mega-trends in society, such as digitalization, sustainability, and servitization, fundamentally changes the conditions for manufacturers when developing and providing new products. This study clarifies the combined impact and consequences on product development capabilities in manufacturing firms of the three mega-trends: (i) digitalization, (ii) sustainability, and (iii) servitization. The research is based on a pre-study, complemented with a semi-structured interview study at small, medium-sized, and large Swedish-based manufacturing companies, and a systematic literature review. The research makes evident that the main challenge is to empower engineers and development teams to model, present, evaluate, and develop expected and smart digitalized solutions in a time-limited environment and prioritize the most resource efficient and sustainable solution. Therefore, four complementary support resources are suggested: (i) a knowledge management platform, (ii) a data management platform, (iii) a set of criteria and metrics measuring progression, and (iv) support methods and tools to define, model, and evaluate solutions. When integrated into a digital platform, developers can simultaneously access and process the necessary information needed for sustainable, digitalized, and servitized solutions.
Sophie Hallstedt; Ola Isaksson; Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck. The Need for New Product Development Capabilities from Digitalization, Sustainability, and Servitization Trends. Sustainability 2020, 12, 10222 .
AMA StyleSophie Hallstedt, Ola Isaksson, Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck. The Need for New Product Development Capabilities from Digitalization, Sustainability, and Servitization Trends. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (23):10222.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSophie Hallstedt; Ola Isaksson; Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck. 2020. "The Need for New Product Development Capabilities from Digitalization, Sustainability, and Servitization Trends." Sustainability 12, no. 23: 10222.
Sustainable design methods and tools abound, but their implementation in practice remains marginal. This article brings together results from previous literature reviews and analyses of sustainable design methods and tools, as well as input from design researchers and professional practitioners to identify the needs and gaps in the area. It results in a shared vision of how sustainable design methods and tools can be more tightly integrated into mainstream product design and development, as well as the current state of practice and research in relation to four central questions: What are the needs and values of industry regarding sustainable design? What improvements in sustainable design methods and tools would most drive industry forward? How should researchers move forward with developing more useful sustainable design methods and tools? How can sustainable design be more effectively integrated into industry? A roadmap for the international sustainable design research community is proposed with descriptions of short-, medium-, and long-term tasks for addressing each question. The purpose is to support collective progress and discussions on method and tool development and adoption, and to enable more tangible success in mainstreaming sustainable design practices in industry.
Jeremy Faludi; Steven Hoffenson; Sze Yin Kwok; Michael Saidani; Sophie I. Hallstedt; Cassandra Telenko; Victor Martinez. A Research Roadmap for Sustainable Design Methods and Tools. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8174 .
AMA StyleJeremy Faludi, Steven Hoffenson, Sze Yin Kwok, Michael Saidani, Sophie I. Hallstedt, Cassandra Telenko, Victor Martinez. A Research Roadmap for Sustainable Design Methods and Tools. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (19):8174.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJeremy Faludi; Steven Hoffenson; Sze Yin Kwok; Michael Saidani; Sophie I. Hallstedt; Cassandra Telenko; Victor Martinez. 2020. "A Research Roadmap for Sustainable Design Methods and Tools." Sustainability 12, no. 19: 8174.
The communication of sustainability values shared between product developers and customers is an important catalyst for effective collaboration that inspires sustainable consumption. Despite the many tools developed for assessing and communicating the product’s sustainability performance, customers are facing difficulties in understanding product sustainability information. The knowledge gaps remain underexplored about how product sustainability information is perceived and how this impacts customer purchasing behaviour. This paper outlines a new approach, driven by both backcasting and forecasting thinking, for understanding and modelling customer preferences for product sustainability information. We report findings from a case study of a large workplace furniture manufacturer. The study explored the potential of (i) identifying prioritised sustainability attributes using sustainability design space (SDS) and (ii) applying machine learning to model customer preferences.
Sze Yin Kwok; Sophie I. Hallstedt; Veselka Boeva. Understanding Customer Preference: Outline of a New Approach to Prioritise Sustainability Product Information. Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes 2020, 27 -40.
AMA StyleSze Yin Kwok, Sophie I. Hallstedt, Veselka Boeva. Understanding Customer Preference: Outline of a New Approach to Prioritise Sustainability Product Information. Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes. 2020; ():27-40.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSze Yin Kwok; Sophie I. Hallstedt; Veselka Boeva. 2020. "Understanding Customer Preference: Outline of a New Approach to Prioritise Sustainability Product Information." Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes , no. : 27-40.
Many companies decide which services, products, and technologies to include in their product portfolio using evaluation criteria, which often consider cost, quality, risk, revenue, time, and market position. Incorporating sustainability in the portfolio evaluation criteria could ensure the development of sustainable solutions from the early stages of the product development process, where there is more room for innovation. The aim of this paper is to understand how sustainability can be integrated in the company portfolio development. Semi‐structured interviews were performed with experts in the field and representatives from multinational manufacturing companies with operations in Sweden. Main findings from this study include a proposed definition of a sustainability product portfolio concept and suggested portfolio evaluation criteria from an industry perspective. Future research will develop a method to guide manufacturing companies in sustainability integration and implementation in product portfolios.
Carolina Villamil; Sophie Hallstedt. Sustainabilty integration in product portfolio for sustainable development: Findings from the industry. Business Strategy and the Environment 2020, 30, 388 -403.
AMA StyleCarolina Villamil, Sophie Hallstedt. Sustainabilty integration in product portfolio for sustainable development: Findings from the industry. Business Strategy and the Environment. 2020; 30 (1):388-403.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarolina Villamil; Sophie Hallstedt. 2020. "Sustainabilty integration in product portfolio for sustainable development: Findings from the industry." Business Strategy and the Environment 30, no. 1: 388-403.
The use of decision-making models in the early stages of the development of complex products and technologies is a well-established practice in industry. Engineers rely on well-established statistical and mathematical models to explore the feasible design space and make early decisions on future design configurations. At the same time, researchers in both value-driven design and sustainable product development areas have stressed the need to expand the design space exploration by encompassing value and sustainability-related considerations. A portfolio of methods and tools for decision support regarding value and sustainability integration has been proposed in literature, but very few have seen an integration in engineering practices. This paper proposes an approach, developed and tested in collaboration with an aerospace subsystem manufacturer, featuring the integration of value-driven design and sustainable product development models in the established practices for design space exploration. The proposed approach uses early simulation results as input for value and sustainability models, automatically computing value and sustainability criteria as an integral part of the design space exploration. Machine learning is applied to deal with the different levels of granularity and maturity of information among early simulations, value models, and sustainability models, as well as for the creation of reliable surrogate models for multidimensional design analysis. The paper describes the logic and rationale of the proposed approach and its application to the case of a turbine rear structure for commercial aircraft engines. Finally, the paper discusses the challenges of the approach implementation and highlights relevant research directions across the value-driven design, sustainable product development, and machine learning research fields.
Alessandro Bertoni; Sophie I. Hallstedt; Siva Krishna Dasari; Petter Andersson. Integration of value and sustainability assessment in design space exploration by machine learning: an aerospace application. Design Science 2020, 6, 1 .
AMA StyleAlessandro Bertoni, Sophie I. Hallstedt, Siva Krishna Dasari, Petter Andersson. Integration of value and sustainability assessment in design space exploration by machine learning: an aerospace application. Design Science. 2020; 6 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessandro Bertoni; Sophie I. Hallstedt; Siva Krishna Dasari; Petter Andersson. 2020. "Integration of value and sustainability assessment in design space exploration by machine learning: an aerospace application." Design Science 6, no. : 1.
This research provides insights into how sustainability considerations in engineering product design can be addressed through early stages of requirement management processes. Five key elements for successful implementation of sustainable product development from a requirement management perspective are presented, demonstrating how organisational sustainability maturity can be linked to the design and structure of a company’s operational management system. Through a thematic analysis of fifteen interviews with representatives from seven Swedish product developing-and manufacturing companies, critical activities and roles, examples of methods and tools utilisation and implementation, together with challenges and opportunities were identified. This empirical data was used to develop, test and refine a model in which key characteristics of sustainable product design and engineering design were coupled, resulting in a profile model for management of sustainability in requirements. Product developing companies can use the profile model as guidance towards necessary actions that enhance organisational sustainability maturity. Motivated by a low uptake rate of sustainability design tools in industry, this study brings attention to organisational capabilities for successful implementation of sustainable product development. As a lack of traceability is a potential cause, strategic socioecological contextualisation of needs is suggested to improve the chain of decision making in engineering design projects. The guiding research question was ‘What are sustainability requirements and how are they identified and managed in design projects?’. The main contribution is a proposed conceptualised model that aims to support design teams to identify and manage sustainability in requirements for engineering design projects. Future studies will test and validate the model.
Matilda Watze; Sophie I. Hallstedt. Profile model for management of sustainability integration in engineering design requirements. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 247, 119155 .
AMA StyleMatilda Watze, Sophie I. Hallstedt. Profile model for management of sustainability integration in engineering design requirements. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 247 ():119155.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatilda Watze; Sophie I. Hallstedt. 2019. "Profile model for management of sustainability integration in engineering design requirements." Journal of Cleaner Production 247, no. : 119155.
Companies, striving towards an effective and systematic integration of a strategic sustainability perspective in product innovation, need to treat the implementation of necessary processes and tools, as well as their continuous improvement, as a project in itself. An efficient way to measure the current sustainability implementation level in the organization, as well as guidance for progression, is required. To meet this need, a novel self-assessment was developed, which provides companies with a tool to assess and visualize their current capabilities in relation to key elements for successful sustainability integration in the product innovation process. It includes a scale of different sustainability implementation levels to support building a roadmap for systematic implementation, and to measure progress over time. This research is based on results from previous descriptive work within the area of sustainable product development and learning from applying strategic and tactical assessment tools for eco-design and sustainability maturity. Besides the contribution to practice, this study also contributes to knowledge by specifying detailed aspects for each key element that must be considered to guide sustainability integration. Also, insights from applying different existing tools in real cases are provided. The newly-developed self-assessment method was applied and validated at two case companies. Independent and continuous use of it by the companies beyond this particular study indicate the practical value of the method.
Jesko Schulte; Sophie Isaksson Hallstedt. Self-Assessment Method for Sustainability Implementation in Product Innovation. Sustainability 2018, 10, 4336 .
AMA StyleJesko Schulte, Sophie Isaksson Hallstedt. Self-Assessment Method for Sustainability Implementation in Product Innovation. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (12):4336.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJesko Schulte; Sophie Isaksson Hallstedt. 2018. "Self-Assessment Method for Sustainability Implementation in Product Innovation." Sustainability 10, no. 12: 4336.
Many of the most important business and economic risks are directly linked to environmental and social issues. This includes both threats and opportunities, not only in relation to reputation, which is often mentioned in this context, but, even more importantly, in relation to innovation capability and legislative change on inevitably more and more sustainability-driven markets. It is, however, unclear through which mechanisms such sustainability risks currently affect companies and how they can be systematically identified and managed. Based on the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development, this study investigates the dynamics and implications of society’s sustainability transition from a company risk management perspective. In addition, exploratory and descriptive studies were conducted at two large product innovation companies to identify current risk management practices and preconditions for sustainability integration. The results reveal that a society moving closer towards a collapse of environmental and social systems leads to increasing sustainability-related threats for unsustainable businesses and increasing opportunities for sustainable businesses. Also, risk management is found to be a promising way for maneuvering in a smart zone between being too passive and being too pro-active in relation to sustainable innovation. The study participants at the case companies were knowledgeable about risk management in general but were largely unfamiliar with risks associated with sustainability and no processes or support tools exist to work systematically with such risks. Key steps to accomplishing an integration of a strategic sustainability perspective into risk management are proposed as: (i) identifying the effects of sustainability issues on internal and external stakeholder value; (ii) actively including sustainability in objective setting and cascading objectives across the levels of the organizational hierarchy; and (iii) developing concrete support for identifying, assessing, and managing economic sustainability risks. Thereby, companies can enhance their competitiveness while providing leadership in the sustainability transition.
Jesko Schulte; Sophie I. Hallstedt. Company Risk Management in Light of the Sustainability Transition. Sustainability 2018, 10, 4137 .
AMA StyleJesko Schulte, Sophie I. Hallstedt. Company Risk Management in Light of the Sustainability Transition. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (11):4137.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJesko Schulte; Sophie I. Hallstedt. 2018. "Company Risk Management in Light of the Sustainability Transition." Sustainability 10, no. 11: 4137.
Sophie I. Hallstedt; Ola Isaksson. Material criticality assessment in early phases of sustainable product development. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 161, 40 -52.
AMA StyleSophie I. Hallstedt, Ola Isaksson. Material criticality assessment in early phases of sustainable product development. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017; 161 ():40-52.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSophie I. Hallstedt; Ola Isaksson. 2017. "Material criticality assessment in early phases of sustainable product development." Journal of Cleaner Production 161, no. : 40-52.
Sophie I. Hallstedt. Sustainability criteria and sustainability compliance index for decision support in product development. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 140, 251 -266.
AMA StyleSophie I. Hallstedt. Sustainability criteria and sustainability compliance index for decision support in product development. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017; 140 ():251-266.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSophie I. Hallstedt. 2017. "Sustainability criteria and sustainability compliance index for decision support in product development." Journal of Cleaner Production 140, no. : 251-266.
Global society is encountering many challenges such as climate change, resource depletion, etc., which comes with a set of challenges and opportunities for businesses. Applied research in operational tools and methods that support sustainable product- and service systems innovation, aims to strengthen businesses to overcome these challenges. In recent years, several tools and methods have been developed in the sustainable product development field with focus on modelling and digitalization. This paper explores how sustainability has been integrated in modelling and simulation, and presents results from a literature review with the purpose of highlighting opportunities and challenges in the field. Furthermore, an initial model-based engineering support toolbox (MBE) is presented, with focus on support tools for socio-ecological sustainability integration in the early product development stages.Model Driven Development and Decision Support - MD3
Yasmeen Jaghbeer; Sophie I. Hallstedt; Tobias Larsson; Johan Wall. Exploration of Simulation-Driven Support Tools for Sustainable Product Development. Procedia CIRP 2017, 64, 271 -276.
AMA StyleYasmeen Jaghbeer, Sophie I. Hallstedt, Tobias Larsson, Johan Wall. Exploration of Simulation-Driven Support Tools for Sustainable Product Development. Procedia CIRP. 2017; 64 ():271-276.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYasmeen Jaghbeer; Sophie I. Hallstedt; Tobias Larsson; Johan Wall. 2017. "Exploration of Simulation-Driven Support Tools for Sustainable Product Development." Procedia CIRP 64, no. : 271-276.
This study aims to identify challenges and opportunities for implementation of sustainability-oriented decision support in product development. A literature review and interviews with field experts were performed. Most methods/tools designed to support sustainability considerations in product development have a low level of implementation. A lack of the full scope of sustainability and poor practical applicability might be reasons. Implementation could be improved by amending these deficiencies. Another opportunity is to integrate sustainability aspects in methods/tools that are often already implemented in companies. A low-hanging fruit can be to focus on the area of risk management together with defining sustainability criteria
Helena Zetterlund; Sophie Hallstedt; Göran Broman. Implementation Potential of Sustainability-oriented Decision Support in Product Development. Procedia CIRP 2016, 50, 287 -292.
AMA StyleHelena Zetterlund, Sophie Hallstedt, Göran Broman. Implementation Potential of Sustainability-oriented Decision Support in Product Development. Procedia CIRP. 2016; 50 ():287-292.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHelena Zetterlund; Sophie Hallstedt; Göran Broman. 2016. "Implementation Potential of Sustainability-oriented Decision Support in Product Development." Procedia CIRP 50, no. : 287-292.
Sophie I. Hallstedt; Marco Bertoni; Ola Isaksson. Assessing sustainability and value of manufacturing processes: a case in the aerospace industry. Journal of Cleaner Production 2015, 108, 169 -182.
AMA StyleSophie I. Hallstedt, Marco Bertoni, Ola Isaksson. Assessing sustainability and value of manufacturing processes: a case in the aerospace industry. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2015; 108 ():169-182.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSophie I. Hallstedt; Marco Bertoni; Ola Isaksson. 2015. "Assessing sustainability and value of manufacturing processes: a case in the aerospace industry." Journal of Cleaner Production 108, no. : 169-182.
In the aerospace industry, systems engineering practices have been exercised for years, as a way to turn high-level design objectives into concrete targets on system functionality (e.g. range, noise, and reliability). More difficult is to decompose and clarify sustainability implications in the same way and to compare them against performance-related capabilities already during preliminary design. This article addresses the problem of bringing the important—yet typically high level and complex—sustainability aspects into engineering practices. It proposes a novel integrated model-based method that provides a consistent way of addressing the well-known lack of generic and integrated ways of clarifying both cost and value consequences of sustainability in early phases. It further presents the development and implementation of such approach in two separate case studies conducted in collaboration with a major aero-engine sub-system manufacturer. The first case concerns the assessment of alternative business configurations to maintain scarce materials in closed loops, while the second one concerns the production technology of an aero-engine component. Eventually, this article highlights the learning generated by the development and implementation of these approaches and discusses opportunities for further development of model-based support.
Marco Bertoni; Sophie Hallstedt; Ola Isaksson. A model-based approach for sustainability and value assessment in the aerospace value chain. Advances in Mechanical Engineering 2015, 7, 1 .
AMA StyleMarco Bertoni, Sophie Hallstedt, Ola Isaksson. A model-based approach for sustainability and value assessment in the aerospace value chain. Advances in Mechanical Engineering. 2015; 7 (6):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Bertoni; Sophie Hallstedt; Ola Isaksson. 2015. "A model-based approach for sustainability and value assessment in the aerospace value chain." Advances in Mechanical Engineering 7, no. 6: 1.
Next generation jet engine technologies are typically driven by performance, value and environmental challenges, and appropriate technologies are developed in international research programs. One on-going engine component technology project at an aerospace component manufacturer aims to develop an engine with less fuel consumption. A likely consequence is higher pressure in the core engine, which leads to higher temperature. One way to handle the higher temperature is using a more advanced Ti-alloy for the product component, which will render a different sustainability profile. One weakness in current decision situations is the inability to clarify and understand the “value” and “sustainability” implications compared to e.g. performance features of concepts. Both “value” and “sustainability” include a rich set of features important for successful introduction of new products and product-service solutions to the market. The purpose with this research is to provide decision support for companies in early development phases for assessment of value and sustainability consequences over product-service system lifecycles. A workshop was held with the aerospace component manufacturer and a value chain partner focusing on material handling, to: i) get a better understanding of activities, flows and ownership related to the studied materials at the two companies, ii) to understand the companies’ perspective at new suggested scenarios with regard to these materials, and iii) define relevant scenarios to look into more in depth from a sustainability and value perspective. Three different scenarios were developed with differences in ownership, responsibilities and value streams. It is therefore essential to be able to quickly assess and optimize consequences of such alternative scenarios. Based on the workshop experiences and scenarios, a modeling and simulation approach to assess sustainability and value consequences for the scenarios is proposed. The sustainability consequences are based on a sustainability life cycle assessment and a risk assessment. Key features of the proposed tool include: consideration of the time dimension, societal sustainability consequences, risk assessment, company value assessment, and cost/revenue perspectives.
Sophie Hallstedt; Anthony W. Thompson; Ola Isaksson; Tobias C. Larsson; Henrik Ny. A Decision Support Approach for Modeling Sustainability Consequences in an Aerospace Value Chain. Volume 8: 22nd Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Conference; 25th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleSophie Hallstedt, Anthony W. Thompson, Ola Isaksson, Tobias C. Larsson, Henrik Ny. A Decision Support Approach for Modeling Sustainability Consequences in an Aerospace Value Chain. Volume 8: 22nd Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Conference; 25th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise. 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSophie Hallstedt; Anthony W. Thompson; Ola Isaksson; Tobias C. Larsson; Henrik Ny. 2013. "A Decision Support Approach for Modeling Sustainability Consequences in an Aerospace Value Chain." Volume 8: 22nd Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Conference; 25th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise , no. : 1.
Green public procurement has emerged as a policy instrument with a significant potential to steer procurers' and producers' decisions in a sustainable direction. The purpose of this study is to assess the process for development of green public procurement criteria at a Swedish governmental expert body from a strategic sustainability perspective, i.e. to identify strengths and weaknesses from such a perspective as a basis for making this process more supportive of sustainable product and service innovation. A previously published framework for strategic sustainable development is used for the assessment. The assessment shows that the criteria development process is transparent, well-documented and that it encourages a high level of participation by the members of the working groups. However, the assessment also points to several weaknesses of the process. These include, e.g., a limited impact perspective and lack of a clear definition of sustainability objectives. The development process therefore results in criteria which mainly concern a selection of current environmental impacts outside the context of long-term objectives and consequently there are no strategies to prepare for future processes. The conclusion is that the current process may result in improvements as regards some known environmental problems, but to allow for a strategic approach that could more significantly promote innovative product-service system solutions in support of sustainable development, process changes are needed. Essential process changes are proposed in this paper.
Cecilia Bratt; Sophie Hallstedt; K.-H. Robèrt; Göran Broman; Jonas Oldmark. Assessment of criteria development for public procurement from a strategic sustainability perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production 2013, 52, 309 -316.
AMA StyleCecilia Bratt, Sophie Hallstedt, K.-H. Robèrt, Göran Broman, Jonas Oldmark. Assessment of criteria development for public procurement from a strategic sustainability perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2013; 52 ():309-316.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCecilia Bratt; Sophie Hallstedt; K.-H. Robèrt; Göran Broman; Jonas Oldmark. 2013. "Assessment of criteria development for public procurement from a strategic sustainability perspective." Journal of Cleaner Production 52, no. : 309-316.
This article aims to present identified key elements for successful implementation of a strategic sustainability perspective in the early phases of the product innovation process. In-depth interview studies were conducted in six companies within the same corporate group. These, together with a review of literature, previous research and company documents, were a foundation for evaluating if and how a strategic sustainability perspective has been successfully implemented on a day-to-day basis in the product innovation processes of the studied companies. The results are divided into strengths and challenges of the companies with regard to implementing a strategic sustainability perspective in the product innovation process. From this research, eight key elements for successful implementation of a strategic sustainability perspective have been identified. These elements are divided into four categories: organization, internal processes, roles, and tools. It is posited that incorporating these key elements into product innovation processes will encourage a company to have a strategic sustainability perspective, which will support the company's long-term success.
Sophie I. Hallstedt; Anthony W. Thompson; Pia Lindahl. Key elements for implementing a strategic sustainability perspective in the product innovation process. Journal of Cleaner Production 2013, 51, 277 -288.
AMA StyleSophie I. Hallstedt, Anthony W. Thompson, Pia Lindahl. Key elements for implementing a strategic sustainability perspective in the product innovation process. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2013; 51 ():277-288.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSophie I. Hallstedt; Anthony W. Thompson; Pia Lindahl. 2013. "Key elements for implementing a strategic sustainability perspective in the product innovation process." Journal of Cleaner Production 51, no. : 277-288.
Product-Service Systems (PSS) have been justified by a desire to find sustainable solutions that go beyond contemporary approaches. The characteristics of PSS offerings are to link goods and services in development and to provide systemic performance-based solutions to the customers. This paper investigates how established strategic product development tools for socio-ecological sustainability could be adapted for PSS development. An approach is suggested for how to apply these tools in early PSS development phases.
Henrik Ny; Sophie Hallstedt; Åsa Ericson. A Strategic Approach for Sustainable Product Service System Development. CIRP Design 2012 2012, 427 -436.
AMA StyleHenrik Ny, Sophie Hallstedt, Åsa Ericson. A Strategic Approach for Sustainable Product Service System Development. CIRP Design 2012. 2012; ():427-436.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHenrik Ny; Sophie Hallstedt; Åsa Ericson. 2012. "A Strategic Approach for Sustainable Product Service System Development." CIRP Design 2012 , no. : 427-436.
To turn current patterns of consumption and production in a sustainable direction, solid and understandable market information on the socio-ecological performance of products is needed. Eco-labelling programmes have an important role in this communication. The aim of this study is to investigate what gaps there may be in the current criteria development processes in relation to a strategic sustainability perspective and develop recommendations on how such presumptive gaps could be bridged. First a previously published generic framework for strategic sustainable development is described and applied for the assessment of two eco-labelling programmes. Data for the assessment is collected from literature and in semi-structured interviews and discussions with eco-labelling experts. The assessment revealed that the programmes lack both an operational definition of sustainability, and a statement of objectives to direct and drive the criteria development processes. Consequently they also lack guidelines for how product category criteria might gradually develop in any direction. The selected criteria mainly reflect the current reality based on a selection of negative impacts in ecosystems, but how this selection, or prioritization, is made is not clearly presented. Finally, there are no guidelines to ensure that the criteria developers represent a broad enough competence to embrace all essential sustainability aspects. In conclusion the results point at deficiencies in theory, process and practice of eco-labelling, which hampers cohesiveness, transparency and comprehension. And it hampers predictability, as producers get no support in foreseeing how coming revisions of criteria will develop. This represents a lost opportunity for strategic sustainable development. It is suggested that these problems could be avoided by informing the criteria development process by a framework for strategic sustainable development, based on backcasting from basic sustainability principles.
Cecilia Bratt; Sophie Hallstedt; K.-H. Robèrt; Göran Broman; Jonas Oldmark. Assessment of eco-labelling criteria development from a strategic sustainability perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production 2011, 19, 1631 -1638.
AMA StyleCecilia Bratt, Sophie Hallstedt, K.-H. Robèrt, Göran Broman, Jonas Oldmark. Assessment of eco-labelling criteria development from a strategic sustainability perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2011; 19 (14):1631-1638.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCecilia Bratt; Sophie Hallstedt; K.-H. Robèrt; Göran Broman; Jonas Oldmark. 2011. "Assessment of eco-labelling criteria development from a strategic sustainability perspective." Journal of Cleaner Production 19, no. 14: 1631-1638.