Inspiration and Information
GOOD CASES
How have others managed “to make the existing (business) model obsolete” and become (more) circular?
We have collected inspiring cases for you (mainly from the Baltic Sea region) with background information, interviews and talks, and illustrative media.
ROADSHOW ECODESIGN
Discover 30 visionary ideas, products and services of this roadshow.
The environmental impact of a product is largely determined during the design phase. But how can sustainability strategies be implemented in products and services? Our "cases" from the countries in the Baltic Sea region were thought to inspire and motivate, meant to serve as a model for the opportunities of sustainably designed products, services and concepts.
ECODESIGN IN PRACTICE
Discover our 21 videos presenting and discussing ecodesign in practice.
Our video series EcoDesign in Practice presents forward-looking products and ideas. In short interviews, designers and entrepreneurs give insights into their work.
SUSTAINABILITY GUIDE
Sustainabilityguide.eu is a source to learn more about ecodesign and make the leap to a circular business model
Which methods and processes can be used to find sustainable solutions? And how can actors from design, business and education learn from each other? We have been working on these questions. The most important findings are now freely accessible on this knowledge platform. The guide provides information about ecodesign, circular economy and names sustainability experts from the Baltic Sea region.
Our Offers for Learning & Business
LEARNING FACTORY ECODESIGN
The future of design is circular. Do you want to be part of it and become an ecodesign practitioner?
The Ecodesign Learning Factory is a training programme for developing innovative products and services. Our practical approach focuses on bringing forward the circular economy opportunities by emphasizing design thinking and life cycle thinking. The user-centric ecodesign tools and methods will help you to minimize the environmental impacts while maximizing the benefits for all stakeholders.
ECODESIGN AUDIT
Assess your company's ecodesign capabilities and circular economy opportunities.
EcoDesign Audit is meant for small and medium size organizations (SMEs), design organizations and designers. The audit recommendations will help the organizations to establish the basis for moving forward with product and business development.
ECODESIGN SPRINT
Join our training and acceleration programme in the circular economy.
Get to know ecodesign and circular economy, as well as circular design methods, together with circular design professionals. The goal of the Sprint is to provide the client companies with new business concepts in accordance with circular economy and thus develop the business operations of the company and more sustainable products and services.
Exchange and Networks
Circular Design HOW TO? SESSIONS
A series of quick talks about the personal experiences of designers and circular economy experts on HOW TO? design for circular economy.
CIRCULAR DESIGN FORUM
"Circular Design Forum" was an international conference on Circular Economy and Ecodesign.
As part of the OSCEdays Berlin 2018, the International Design Center berlin hosted the "Circular Design Forum" on June 14 in Berlin. More than 200 visitors came to the conference to gain insights into sustainable design approaches, future-orientated business models, and political frameworks.
HELCOM-INTERREG-WORKSHOP
Workshop to understand the role that ecodesign can play in reducing or preventing marine litter.
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