Design for Environment, A Guide to Sustainable Product Development,2nd Revised edition--------------------------------------------------An in-depth roadmap to sustainable product development Drawing onthe experiences of dozens of major corporations, Design for Environment,Second Edition, offers a business rationale for developing sustainableproducts and processes, as well as a comprehensive toolkit for practicingDFE in the context of product life-cycle management. Learn how environmentalinnovation creates business value, and helps companies to meet globalenergy and environmental challenges. Discover how to: Practice integratedproduct development and concurrent engineering Select appropriatemetrics to represent product life-cycle performance Maintain and applya portfolio of systematic Design for Environment strategies Use analysismethods to evaluate design performance and trade-offs Apply systemsthinking to reduce the supply chain environmental footprint This bookfeatures in-depth case studies of DFE applications by industry leaderssuch as: Alcoa * American Electric Power * Caterpillar * Coca-Cola* ConAgra Foods * Dow Chemical Company * DuPont * Eli Lilly * FordMotor Company * General Motors * Hewlett-Packard * Intel * JCPenney* Johnson & Johnson * Kimberly-Clark * McDonald's * Owens Corning *Patagonia * 3M Company * Xerox With all the recent talk about greentechnology and green jobs, Joseph Fiksel's book could not come at abetter time. If your goal is to design and develop environmentallysustainable products that also drive shareholder value, then this bookis a must read. Stuart Hart, S.C. Johnson Chair in Sustainable GlobalEnterprise, Cornell University, Author, Capitalism at the CrossroadsDesign for Environment shows clearly that aligning green design withinnovation not only is possible, but is essential to remaining competitivein our brave new economy. This should be required reading for anyonewho wants to understand the how to design for today's consumer -- andtomorrow's. Joel Makower, Executive Editor, GreenBiz.com, Author, Strategiesfor the Green Economy A must read for all practitioners of a Designfor Environment approach. This book makes the most compelling caseyet for taking a more integrated and holistic approach to DFE -- thebottom line! Green initiatives must increase profitability to be trulysustainable, and Dr. Fiksel provides the blueprint for how global companiesare enhancing profits and winning in the marketplace by designing theirway to competitive advantage. Jim Lime, Vice President, Environment,Health & Safety, ConAgra Foods Dr. Fiksel has developed a comprehensiveand inspiring guide that provides a powerful case for integration ofenvironmental principles into product development. Design for Environmentis essential reading for any organization putting DFE into practice.Ken Strassner, Vice-President, Global Environment, Safety, Regulatoryand Scientific Affairs, Kimberley-Clark Corporation Dr. Fiksel hitsthe nail on the head with this practical and informative approachto life-cycle design and management. A must read to help you achieveboth exceptional environmental stewardship and exceptional businessresults. Joe Allen, General Manager and Director of Sustainable Development,Caterpillar Remanufacturing Division Joseph Fiksel has produced a masterfulbook that not only powerfully argues for Design for Environment, butalso provides the roadmap and real-life examples that prove the point.This book arrives not a moment too soon for a stressed planet. Industryhas the opportunity to re-think how we design, produce, sell and disposeof products, and this book provides the tools and best practices toaccomplish a new and improved way of doing business. Jim Thomas, VicePresident, Corporate Social Responsibility, JCPenney At a time whenmany companies are wrestling with the challenges of energy and environmentalmanagement, Design for Environment provides a unique resource--a clearand comprehensive guide to the tools and best practices that are essentialfor any business that aspires to be sustainable. Innovation will bethe key to addressing global climate change and assuring future prosperity,and this book illuminates the path forward. Dennis Welch, ExecutiveVice President, Environment, Safety & Health and Facilities, AmericanElectric Power Design for Environment is a must for those who wantto move beyond talking about sustainability to driving sustainability.For those just starting on or already immersed in the sustainabilityjourney, this text is a comprehensive, well written, and easy to readresource for understanding the why, developing the what, and implementingthe how. Patty Calkins, Vice President, Environmental Health & Safety,Xerox The book offers important industry perspectives on how companiesdevelop and design innovative solutions to complex environmental andsocietal challenges. It goes well beyond theory, offering case studieswith quantifiable results that illustrate how companies can save moneywhile improving the environment and helping local communities. It showshow companies of all types are using resources more efficiently, sometimesby teaming up with other industries, to achieve results that balancethe triple bottom line of people, planet, and prosperity. This richly-detailedstudy should be of great interest to industry leaders, policymakers,scholars, and students alike. We are all fortunate to have Joseph Fikselworking on sustainable development. Andy Mangan, Executive Director,U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development Sustainability hasgone from a vague concept that was discussed in environmental forumsto a means for improving business performance. Design for Environmentis a cornerstone in communicating experience across various industrysectors about how environmental performance contributes to and becomesa basis for redefining our business processes. Dr. Joseph Fiksel hasperformed an important task in gathering these accomplishments intoone publication, allowing us to benchmark ourselves against other companies.Steve Gillman, Executive Director, Corporate Health, Safety and Environment,Eli Lilly & Company Dr. Fiksel clearly states the urgency, summarizesDFE methods, and highlights today's real world examples of redesigningour industrial systems to create more value while conserving our dwindlingnatural resources. Ken Martchek, Manager, Life Cycle and EnvironmentalSustainability, Alcoa Inc.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Dr. Joseph Fiksel is executive director of the Centerfor Resilience at The Ohio State University, which develops decisionsupport tools for improving enterprise resilience and sustainability.He is also Principal and Co-Founder of Eco-Nomics LLC, and an internationallyrecognized authority on sustainable business practices with over 20years of management consulting experience.