scholarly journals Can the choice of eco-design principles affect products’ success?

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Maccioni ◽  
Yuri Borgianni ◽  
Daniela C. A. Pigosso
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Product Service Systems ◽  
Selection Of

Despite the potential to lead to enhanced environmental performance, the extent to which eco-design leads to success is still unclear. In order to lay bare the effects of eco-design implementation, this paper focuses on understanding the correlations between specific eco-design principles and success through an exploratory study. A sample of 178 products, characterized in terms of their success levels and implemented eco-design principles, was statistically analyzed. The results indicate a number of positive correlations for principles that tend to favor success (e.g. intensified use and product/service systems) and negative correlations for principles that tend to moderate the chances of success (e.g. minimize packaging). Although the mechanisms that cause this phenomenon should be further investigated, the findings can provide designers with additional recommendations for the selection of eco-design principles.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Environmental Performance of a Product/Service-System Business Model for Merino Wool Next-to-Skin Garments: The Case of Armadillo Merino®

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nynne Marie Bech ◽  
Morten Birkved ◽  
Fiona Charnley ◽  
Louise Laumann Kjaer ◽  
Daniela C. A. Pigosso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Lca Methodology ◽  
Merino Wool ◽  
Product Service ◽  
The Common ◽  
Product Service Systems

Circular business models are often enabled by means of product/service-systems (PSS). The common perception is that such business models have enhanced environmental performance when compared to conventional business models rooted in the linear economy. This article investigates the environmental potential of developing a use-oriented PSS business model for Merino wool t-shirts intended for use by the British Ministry of Defence as an alternative to the present supply system based on synthetic t-shirts purchased from sportswear clothing companies. To conduct the assessment, we apply the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to quantify and compare the climate change impacts and impact potentials of the proposed PSS business model and of a reference business model. Results showed that there could be significant contribution of quantifying environmental potential for PSS business models when justifying the transition to a circular economy. However, when adopting LCA methodology for this purpose, the design of the PSS needs to be well thought to overcome some of the identified challenges. The article concludes by making the case that LCA studies can support the definition, design and value creation of the product/service-systems in early development stages.

scholarly journals Product-Service Systems and Sustainability: Analysing the Environmental Impacts of Rental Clothing

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2118
Author(s):  
Emma Johnson ◽  
Andrius Plepys
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Fast Fashion ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Environmental Savings ◽  
Product Service Systems

Business models like product-service systems (PSSs) often recognise different sustainability goals and are seen as solutions for the impacts of consumption and fast fashion, but there is a lack of evidence supporting the environmental claims of such business models for clothing. The research aimed to understand if rental clothing business models such as PSSs have the environmental benefits often purported by quantifying the environmental impacts of rental formal dresses in a life-cycle assessment (LCA) in a case study in Stockholm, Sweden. The effects of varying consumer behaviour on the potential impact of a PSS vs. linear business model are explored through three functional units and 14 consumption scenarios. How users decide to engage with clothing PSSs dictates the environmental savings potential that a PSS can have, as shown in how many times consumers wear garments, how they use rental to substitute their purchasing or use needs, as well as how consumers travel to rental store locations.

scholarly journals Exploring barriers to implementing product-service systems for home furnishings

2021 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
pp. 126286
Author(s):  
Heather A. Schoonover ◽  
Oksana Mont ◽  
Matthias Lehner
Keyword(s):  
Service Systems ◽  
Home Furnishings ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Product Service Systems

scholarly journals Investigating Preconditions for Sustainable Renewable Energy Product–Service Systems in Retail Electricity Markets

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1877
Author(s):  
Widha Kusumaningdyah ◽  
Tetsuo Tezuka ◽  
Benjamin C. McLellan
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Electricity Markets ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Energy Market ◽  
Energy Product ◽  
Simulation Based Design ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Sustainable Renewable Energy ◽  
Product Service Systems

Energy transitions are complex and involve interrelated changes in the socio-technical dimensions of society. One major barrier to renewable energy transitions is lock-in from the incumbent socio-technical regime. This study evaluates Energy Product–Service Systems (EPSS) as a renewable energy market mechanism. EPSS offer electricity service performance instead of energy products and appliances for household consumers. Through consumers buying the service, the provider company is enabled to choose, manage and control electrical appliances for best-matched service delivery. Given the heterogenous market players and future uncertainties, this study aims to identify the necessary conditions to achieve a sustainable renewable energy market. Simulation-Based Design for EPSS framework is implemented to assess various hypothetical market conditions’ impact on market efficiency in the short term and long term. The results reveal the specific market characteristics that have a higher chance of causing unexpected results. Ultimately, this paper demonstrates the advantage of implementing Simulation-Based Design for EPSS to design retail electricity markets for renewable energy under competing market mechanisms with heterogenous economic agents.

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