MISSION
The Centre for Sustainable Design (CfSD) has built world class knowledge and expertise of sustainable innovation and product sustainability. The Centre researches, develops and disseminates understanding of present and future sustainability impacts and solutions related to innovation, products, technologies, services and systems through projects, training, events, networks and information. CfSD works with partners in Europe, North America and Asia to deliver high quality results. The Centre is an internationally recognised centre of excellence.
SITE HIGHLIGHTS
EVENTS
- Sustainable Innovation 2019
- 4th-5th March 2019
Business School for Creative Industries, UCA
Epsom, UK - Webinar: Designing for the Circular Economy – International Book Launch
- 15th October 2018
Business School for Creative Industries, UCA
Farnham, UK - Webinar: Eco-Innovation & waste fishing nets
- 10th September 2018
- Farnham Repair Café
- 13th October 2018
Farnham United Reformed Church,
Farnham, UK - Repair Cafés
- 17th October 2017
UCA,
Farnham, UK - Circular Ocean Innovation Conference
- 17th-18th July 2017
Reykjavik,
Iceland - Sustainable Innovation 2016
- 7th-8th November 2016
UCA, Epsom
UK - #Net_Hack_Challenge
- 26th-27th October 2016
UCA Farnham,
Farnham, UK
- Forthcoming conference presentations by Martin Charter
- RWM 2017 (UK – 14th September 2017)
- Together – The Future of the EU Cohesion Policy (Spain – 15th September 2017)
- Euro-Asia Economic Forum: Silk Road International Innovation Design Week (China – 22nd September 2017)
- YES! – Young Economic Summit (Germany – 28th – 29th September 2017)
- Thread2017 (UK – 30th September 2017)
- Webinar: Product circularity and the hidden economic opportunities of discarded fishing nets and ropes (US – 5th October 2017)
- International Remanufacturing Conference (Sweden – 24th-26th October 2017)
- Zero Waste Conference (Canada – 1st November 2017)
- Maritime Challenges of the 21st Century (Finland – 9th November 2017)
- Webinar: Sustainability & wearable tech (UK – 12th December 2017)
- Webinar: Eco-Innovation & waste fishing nets (UK – 19th December 2017)
- Seminar: Materials Protecting Society (UK – 21st February 2018)
- EC Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference (Belgium – 20-21 February 2018)
- Repair Cafés: Rotary Farnham (UK – 27th February 2018)
- Circular Ocean Conference (Norway – 18th-19th April 2018)
- The North West Conference (Norway – 20th April 2018)
- Second Nature conference (Greece – 24th May 2018)
- Designing for the Circular Economy (Mauritius – 22nd June 2018)
- Designing for the Circular Economy (Taiwan – 26th July 2018)
- Designing for the Circular Economy (Taiwan – 27th July 2018)
- Transitions Masterclass: Academy for Sustainable Innovation (Canada – 23rd July 2018)
- Circular Ocean Final Seminar (Ireland – 4th September 2018)
NEWS
- Martin Charter elected onto Chinese Government’s High Level Foreign Experts programme
- Repair Cafe on BBC TV
- Designing for the Circular Economy
- Martin Charter joins Expert Advisory Board for German project on repair culture
- ISO14006: 2018 revision process launched
- Farnham Repair Cafe achieves charitable status
- Martin Charter joins Scientific Committee of the World Resources Forum 2017
- Martin Charter joins jury for Green Product Award
- Podcast: Thriving as a Business in the Circular Economy (Brighton, UK – 19th January 2017)
- 12 lessons learnt on Circular Economy Innovation & Design
- Fishing net product solutions developed at #Net_Hack Challenge
- #ChemHack generates new process solutions
- Increasing interest in circular economy & eco-innovation in Chile
- Circular Ocean Wins Prestigious EC Award
- Martin Charter acts as external reviewer for parliamentary briefing on Designing a Circular Economy
- Martin Charter receives Sustainability Grand Award from Korean Society of Sustainability Science
- 2nd Edition of Eco-innovate! launched
- CfSD’s REF2014 case study on eco-innovation & eco-design
- Nature podcast on Circular Economy with Martin Charter & Walter Stahel
- CfSD brings eco-innovation expertise to Circular Ocean project
- Martin Charter engaged as expert to EC foresight study on eco-innovation scenarios to 2035
- Farnham Repair Café features on BBC Radio 4 ‘Saturday Live’
- Martin Charter joins steering board for ‘Circular Economy’ standard
- Martin Charter joins Scientific Commitee for World Resources Forum 2016
- Martin Charter member of expert group for EC JRC Foresight Study on Industrial Landscape Vision (2025) and Standardisation
- CfSD on YouTube (100+ videos)
- Martin Charter invited as member of international committee to develop a new standard on Eco-design
- EcoDesign 2015 invites Martin Charter to be part of International Advisory Board
- CfSD co-designs and co-develops Farnham Repair Café
- 1st Edition of Eco-innovate! hits 55,000+ downloads
- CfSD launches PhD programme related to product sustainability and sustainable innovation
- Report on #GreenHack_Challenge
- Martin Charter awarded for international contribution to green design
- Crowdfunding for eco-innovators
- Results of eco-innovation programmes delivered to over 590 SMEs between 2009-2012
