MISSION

The Centre for Sustainble 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.

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SITE HIGHTLIGHTS

• Sustainable Innovation 2012
• Sustainable Innovation 2011
• Sustainable Innovation expert interviews
• Sustainable Innovation report
• Sustainable Innovation resources
• Sustainable Innovation services
• Sustainable Innovation videos

EVENTS

Sustainable Building Products & Technologies Workshop

20th January 2012
The Beech Room, Crawley, West Sussex

Eco-innovation @ Bricks & Bread

23rd January 2012
Bricks & Bread, Aldershot, Hampshire

CarbonDiem®: A New App for Measuring Carbon Emissions From Travel

26th January 2012
Free Webinar

Eco-innovation Brighton

31st January 2012
Brighton Friends’ Meeting House, Brighton,
East Sussex

Intellectual Property for Eco-innovators

9th March 2012
UCA Farnham, Farnham, Surrey

Sustainable Innovation 2012

October 2012
Germany

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NEWS

• Martin Charter joins Expert Group of the European Commision’s Eco-Innovation Observatory
• Martin Charter discusses ‘greening of innovation’ in The Parliament
  Magazine
• Sustainable Business interviews
  Martin Charter
• ISO14006 video presentation
• ISO14006 passed on 8th July
• 15 lessons from Sustainable Innovation 2011
• CfSD hits Youtube:
  • Martin Charter presents 10 lessons for Sustainable Innovators
  • Martin Charter presents 15 lessons learnt from Sustainable Innovation 2011
  • Martin Charter presents GreenThink!
  • Martin Charter presents OpenGreen

• Martin Charter upcoming conference presentations
  • OECD/European Commission/Nordic Innovation Joint Workshop, The Future of Eco-innovation: The Role of Business Models in Green Transformation (Copenhagen –
    19-20 January 2012)
  • 3rd Annual Environmental Product Development conference (London – February 2012)
  • Cleaning Products Europe 2012 (Italy – March 2012)
  • Past presentations

• Martin Charter recent advisory board memberships:
  • Advisory Board, EcoDesign 2011
    (Kyoto, Japan – 30th Nov – 2nd Dec 2011)
  • Expert committee for World Resources Forum 2011
  • Past advisory board memberships