Is the Mobile Phone Sustainable?

Is the mobile phone sustainable? Take ‘Nokia’ as a case example. During the last ten years, Nokia has produced more then 2 billion mobile phones. Yet in 2008, Nokia sold a staggering 450 million phones! If you are wondering how Apple has been doing, it has only sold 200 million iPods to date! Therefore, if [...]

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A true environmental commitment: Clothing at its best!

Let’s face facts, we live in a consumerist society that is obsessed with image. There is little point in thinking that consumerist based capitalism will be replaced anytime soon. Therefore, what can we do to negate our impact on the planet, particularly when we seek to stay in tune with fashion? Fashion, in particular the [...]

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Eco-design – a way forward?!

You might be interested in a journal paper I have had published… One way in which maufacturing industry can reduce the impact it has on the environment is for it to adopt ‘eco-efficiency’ approaches. In particular, ‘eco-design’ is increasingly viewed as being key to sustainable and improved product development. However, if eco-design approaches are to [...]

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