How David Butler has helped Coke maintain competitive advantage through design.
David Butler, Coke Cola’s vice president of global design, is a master of strategic design. Based on his story, I have synthesized four techniques he has used to maximize the…READ MORE...
A system that helps purchasers evaluate, compare and select electronic products based on their environmental impact.
By Ben Knight
Getting a new computer for your Design Strategy work?
Check EPEAT first and make sure you choose an environmentally friendly one.
An introspective look at the value behind design.
Sudanese pots by Kristina Drury
By Diane Ruengsorn
As my company Domestic Aesthetic is planning for 2010, we’re facing the ever-important question of what new products…READ MORE...
A closer look at the founder of Designers Accord.
By Erin Weber
I just returned from the Designers Accord Global Summit on Design Education and Sustainability. It was a two-day meeting of the minds organized by Valerie Casey, the…READ MORE...
The launch of a new sustainable fashion publication.
Pictured: Amira Fritx for ‘EVER Manifesto 01′ – Edited by Franca Sozzani
by Sapna Shah
This year’s Milan Fashion Week saw an unprecedented debut – Ever Manifesto, the brainchild…READ MORE...
A new guide advises professionals how to move from greenwashing to genuine sustainability.
In my last Third Thursday post, I touched on the idea of Greenwashing; perhaps I should have written and released this post first. A few months…READ MORE...
Eight upcoming lectures about the business side of sustainability.
Our friends at the Columbia Sustainable Business Committee are launching a new program for those of us who want to remain savvy about the quickly evolving landscape of…READ MORE...
A Pratt graduate recounts highlights from a recent conference.
By Guest Blogger Leigh Douglass
Last weekend social entrepreneurs, thinkers and students gathered in Providence for the conference, A Better World By Design. The…READ MORE...
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