1. Does your company have the capability to develop sustainable products or services through design?
2. Would your company benefit from ecodesign audit and participation in ecodesign sprint?
3. Does your company need an introductory training in circular economy and implementation possibilities of ecodesign?
In order to get the answers, please respond to the following 10 questions which help to assess your company's readiness for successful performance of sustainable product development.
1/10 Is sustainability and product development / product design based on the principles of environmental health & circular economy clearly reflected in the business strategy of your company?
2/10 Has your company set the specific environmental objectives?
3/10 Has your company brought own products/services to the market?
4/10 Does the structure and management system of your organization support innovation and product development/design based on the principles of environmental health / circular economy?
5/10 Does your company have sufficient internal capability (including competence and skills) for efficient management of the development of a new environmentally sustainable product from the idea to placing on the market?
6/10 Is the product development system of your company sufficiently flexible, in order to enable to conduct small „fast projects“?
7/10 Does your company have an agreed procedure for investigation and analysis of new technological and market trends and related potential risks and possibilities?
8/10 Does your company cooperate with external experts in the field of product development (e.g. consultants, designers/design offices, universities, research centres and other organizations)?
9/10 Is your company involved in or cooperating with other companies for the development of new products, services or processes?
10/10 Has your company set any indicators helping to assess the activities and success related to innovation & design management?
The capability and readiness to implement ecodesign principles in your company is:
For successful implementation of the principles of circular economy, the business plan/strategy of the company should clearly support environmentally sustainable product development.
For successful implementation of the principles of circular economy, the company should have set the objectives supporting environmental activities and preferably also environmentally sustainable product development.
Implementation of ecodesign requires capability of the company to develop own product/service.
Development of the principles of circular economy and sustainable products/services requires sufficient internal capability of the company (human resources and competence) for the management of the product development process.
Development of the principles of circular economy and sustainable products/services requires sufficient internal capability of the company (human resources and competence) for the management of the product development process.
Development of the principles of circular economy and sustainable products/services requires sufficient internal capability of the company (human resources and competence) for the management of the product development process.
For successful implementation of the principles of circular economy and ecodesign, the company must be capable to understand risks and possibilities related to the field.
For successful implementation of circular economy and ecodesign, the company must possess skills and experience for involving external experts.
Development of the principles of circular economy and sustainable products requires tight cooperation with various partners.
Assessment of the efficiency of product development and design management of the company is based on clear and suitable indicators.
For successful implementation of ecodesign, you should increase readiness of your company in the field of product development and environmental sustainability/circular economy. We recommend you to develop further your product development and environmental management system.
You can get any necessary assistance from the Estonian Association for Environmental Management:
ekja@ekja.ee
https://ekja.ee/et/
Erika 14, Tallinn
For ecodesign training and programmes, please contact the Estonian Design Centre:
info@disainikeskus.ee
www.disainikeskus.ee
Telliskivi 60a/7, Tallinn
We recommend your company to conduct an ecodesign audit, in order to ascertain the fields of product development requiring further development and possibilities for implementing ecodesign, which can be developed further in ecodesign training programme (Sprint).
Please contact SEI Tallinn:
info-Tallinn@sei.org
www.sei.org/centres/tallinn
Erika 14, Tallinn
We definitely recommend your company to move further with sustainable product design and to participate in ecodesign training programme (Sprint).
Please contact the Estonian Design Centre:
info@disainikeskus.ee
www.disainikeskus.ee
Telliskivi 60a/7, Tallinn