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A Literature Review of Approaches for Assessing Product Sustainability Performance in Early Phases of the Product Innovation Process
Lovdahl, Josefin; Schulte, Jesko; I. Hallstedt, Sophie
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Year:
2024
Editor:
Malmqvist, J.; Candi, M.; Saemundsson, R. J.; Bystrom, F. and Isaksson, O.
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Series:
NordDESIGN
Institution:
Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden; Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Page(s):
730-740
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ISBN:
978-1-912254-21-7
Abstract:
This study presents a literature review of approaches for assessing product sustainability performance in early phases and identifies and analyses six main challenges and opportunities from a strategic sustainability perspective. Based on an analysis of semantics and etymology, the study describes differences between the terms assess, evaluate, and measure and how they should be used.
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