SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION 2025

Sustainable Innovation in Products, Services and Business Models - Past, Present, and Future

25th International Conference

30th- 31stOctober 2025
Business School
University of the Creative Arts
Epsom
Surrey
KT18 5BE
UK

ORGANISED BY

The Centre for Sustainable Design ® at UCA

STRATEGIC PARTNERS

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Reviewed Papers: Programme and Abstracts

TitleOrganisational, & Design & DevelopmentFrameworks, Methodologies & ToolsDigital, Communications, Transparency & TraceabilityCase Studies 1Case Studies 2
LocationAuditoriumM2.07 – 2nd FloorM1.21 – 1st FloorM2.13a – 2nd FloorM2.13b – 2nd Floor
ChairTBCTBCTBCTBCTBC
10.15Sustainable Innovation in the Household Appliances Sector: Implementation of Ecodesign and Sustainable Material Selection in an Italian CompanyThe Design Compass: Evaluating a New Tool for Sustainable Product Design with StudentsEnsuring Trust in Sustainability Claims: Standards, Compliance, and Industry Impacts under the European Green DealThe Maze of Circularity Standards LandscapeDeveloping a Circular Design Approach: Towards Truly Sustainably Stronger Solutions
 S Ferraresi & B Del Curto, Politecnico di Milano, ItalyS Andrews & E Dutheil, Falmouth University, UK, R Falcon, University of Chester, UK, S Knox, Bang Creations Ltd, UKR Carlsson & T Nevzorova, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, SwedenP Mahat & S Kallio, Nokia Oyj, FinlandA Vepsäläinen, LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finland
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10:45Integrating Circular Economy Principles into New Product Development: Challenges and Opportunities in the Household Appliance SectorAn Ecodesign Evaluation Framework for Sustainable Innovation in Product DesignCo-Designing Transparency: Understanding Barriers and Opportunities in the Transition Toward a
Transparent Shipbreaking Industry
One for One: Vodafone Germany & Closing the Loop’s Customer-Centric and Pragmatic Circularity Leads to the Recovery of over 2.7 million Scrap Phones
One for One: Bringing over 1 Million Scrap Phones Back into the Cycle Each Year
Robotics Living Lab (RoLL) – A Case Study in Sustainable Fashion Manufacturing Innovation
 B Rotondo & V Arquilla, Politecnico di Milano, ItalyK Kerwin, B Lishman, D Andrews & Elisabeth Newton, 
London South Bank University, UK
M Joseph, E Hodson & A Franconi, Royal College of Art, UKJ de Kluijver, Closing the Loop, The NetherlandsK Thiel, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
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11.15Design for Degrowth- Wardrobe Analysis to inform a new business lease model in Fashion and clothing.Post-manufacturing Production – a Key Circular Economy Concept Towards Prolonged Product LifetimeTransparency in Care Labels: the Key Enabler for a Circular Fashion SystemSustainable Innovation in Products, Services and Business Models – Past, Present, and FutureThinking Global, Acting Local: Designing for Regenerative Solutions
 N Mansfield, University of Westminster, UK
R Carlsson & T Nevzorova, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, SwedenB Soncina, Researcher, UKJ Wilson, Verdantix, UKP Nurminen, N Nylander, M Koistinen & A Vepsäläinen
LAB University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Design & Fine Arts, Finland
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11:45Championing Sustainable Products and Services: Approaches to Social Influence in OrganisationsEco-Design as a Catalyst for Circular Innovation: A Knowledge-Based Framework to Sustainable Product DevelopmentInfluencing Motivations: Exploring how Social Media Influencers and Voucher Schemes may be Fuelling a Pre-owned Denim RevolutionAssessing the Economic Performance and Resilience of Circular Strategies in Large International FirmsMission:Planet – Harnessing Compound Interest and Token Economics to Fund Climate Action at Scale
 L Cooper, Heriot-Watt University, UKE Monticelli & F Zurlo, Politecnico di Milano, ItalyM Bouette, C Dawson & J Findley, University of Brighton, UKJ Douhard, M Cincera & J. Bughin, Université Libre de Bruxelles, BelgiumK Allen
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12.15The Cultural Barriers to Sustainable Innovation within OrganizationsSustainable Design as a Catalyst for Biodiversity Conservation and Circular Economy Innovation Traceability 5.0: Why Digital Product Passports Will Reshape Consumer Trust and Business ModelsFraming Environmental Value: Business Narratives of Creation and PreventionDeveloping a circular PSS: Insights on the adaptation of green regulations through a reusable packaging case study at an airport
 A Hautaniemi, LAB University of Applied Sciences, FinlandM Watson, Banyan Group, Singapore A Rao and A Chatterjee, 
LTI Mindtree, UK
M Ryan, Lancaster University, UKE Tschavgova, S van Dam, C Bakker & J van Engelen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, R Jonyer & A Rognan, Avinor AS, Norway
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12:45Challenges to the Adoption of Textile Biomaterials and the Potential Role of Digital Supply Chain PlatformsDesigning Low-carbon Innovation: Slowing Design Loops for Sustainable Resource Usage and ProductsDigital Decarbonisation in Fashion: A Case Study for Creative Industries’ Climate ResilienceEmbedding Circularity in the Electronics IndustryHEREWEAR: Empowering Local, Circular & Bio-based Textiles
 G Loudon, S Baurley, Royal College of Art, UK, S. Evans, University of Cambridge, UK & J Pacal, Read Wonders, UKDr I Rasouli, Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University, UKE Cox, Loughborough University, UK R Bhuyan, University of Johannesburg, South AfricaL Van der Schueren & G Buyle, Centexbel, Belgium, N Dokuzova & D Nikolova, Vretena, Germany
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Contact

For more information on Sustainable Innovation 2025, please contact:

Professor Martin Charter
Director
The Centre for Sustainable Design ®
University for the Creative Arts
UK
Tel: + 44 (0) 1252 892878
Email: mcharter@ucreative.ac.uk
Website: cfsd.org.uk

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