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Ecology summit

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In March, 2008, led by green entrepreneur, Richard Stromback, and Virgin group owner, Richard Branson, some of the biggest names in the world of business and science decided to get together to find a way to resolve the persistent problem of climate change and global warming. It was Richard Stromback who came up with the concept of the summit to bring together moguls of the corporate world to address the threat of the corporate world on the environment.

Environmental Design

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Environmental design is the process of addressing surrounding environmental parameters when devising plans, programs, policies, buildings, or products. Classical prudent design may have always considered environmental factors; however, the environmental movement beginning in the 1940s has made the concept more explicit. Environmental design can also refer to the applied arts and sciences dealing with creating the human-designed environment. These fields include architecture, city planning, landscape architecture, and interior design.

Upcycling

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or a higher environmental value. The first recorded use of the term upcycling was by Reiner Pilz of Pilz GmbH in an interview by Thornton Kay of Salvo in 1994. The term upcycling was also used by William McDonough and Michael Braungart in their 2002 book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. They state that the goal of upcycling is to prevent wasting potentially useful materials by making use of existing ones. This reduces the consumption of new raw materials when creating new products. Reducing the use of new raw materials can result in a reduction of energy usage, air pollution, water pollution and even greenhouse gas emissions.

William McDonough

Downcycling

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Downcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of lesser quality and reduced functionality. The goal of downcycling is to prevent wasting potentially useful materials, reduce consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution and water pollution, and lower greenhouse gas emissions (though re-use of tainted toxic chemicals for other purposes can have the opposite effect) as compared to virgin production. A clear example is plastic recycling, which turns the material into lower grade plastics.

1. Janet Hethorn
2. Connie Ulasewicz

Sustainable Fashion

Bottom line -- I urge everyone to read it - whether you are an educator, student, fashionista, or fashion industry professional - you'll be rewarded with engaging insights about all aspects of sustainable fashion...From the Foreward written by William McDonough to the last section on best practices in the fashion industry, this edited book provides a comprehensive overview of many of the current issues, challenges, practices, and possibilities around designing, producing, and retailing fashion merchandise the supports sustainable environments, communities, and companies. -- Leslie Burns, Responsible Global Fashion LLC This book, in its second edition, is a call to action for the fashion industry and all citizens who engage it-all of us who design, make, buy, wear and dispose of garments. Janet Hethorn and Connie Ulasewicz began this conversation and continue it today. They see the value of connecting how people live with issues of sustainability, global economics, and the realities of the fashion industry. Their compendium highlights key advances as well as barriers. It renders visible an "essay of clues" that we can all hope leads to a collective, realistic optimism for a positive future. It is an important, inspiring guidepost for fashion in practice. -- William McDonough, founder of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute and author of Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things The strength of the book is that it gives an overall view of the sustainable fashion chain, with great examples of practitioners. -- Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Jennifer Prendergast