Comments on: Early Evidence the Designers Accord Is Working http://www.mindtribe.com/blog/?p=68 Engineering Moxie Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:19:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Designers Accord - Sustainability Pushing Design | Melodies in Marketing http://www.mindtribe.com/blog/?p=68&cpage=1#comment-22018 The Designers Accord - Sustainability Pushing Design | Melodies in Marketing Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:33:15 +0000 http://www.mindtribe.com/blog/?p=68#comment-22018 [...] goes on to describe an interesting story of the community having an effect, as explained in this MindTribe blog post, about a Silicon Valley vendor getting stumped when asked by a firm if a material was recyclable, [...] [...] goes on to describe an interesting story of the community having an effect, as explained in this MindTribe blog post, about a Silicon Valley vendor getting stumped when asked by a firm if a material was recyclable, [...]

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]]> By: Lori http://www.mindtribe.com/blog/?p=68&cpage=1#comment-18132 Lori Fri, 09 May 2008 22:27:38 +0000 http://www.mindtribe.com/blog/?p=68#comment-18132 Hi Dave: I personally appreciate very much that the Province of Novia Scotia pulled you back in from retirement to guide this effort. Experienced leadership can offer a better perspective on the how we adopted the nasty materials and processes to begin with, and thereby put us on a more promising path for responsible alternatives. Lori H. Hi Dave:

I personally appreciate very much that the Province of Novia Scotia pulled you back in from retirement to guide this effort. Experienced leadership can offer a better perspective on the how we adopted the nasty materials and processes to begin with, and thereby put us on a more promising path for responsible alternatives.

Lori H.

]]> By: Dave Smith http://www.mindtribe.com/blog/?p=68&cpage=1#comment-18101 Dave Smith Fri, 09 May 2008 15:26:47 +0000 http://www.mindtribe.com/blog/?p=68#comment-18101 This, more and more, is the way of the future. I myself am being "recycled and re-used" as a retired engineer who has been brought back into service to help add "sustainable procurement" to the Province of Nova Scotia's procurement policy. So we are also asking our suppliers about the environmental impact of their products. If enough buyers and consultants ask questions regarding environmental effects, then more and more suppliers and manufacturers will design their products with these factors in mind. This, more and more, is the way of the future. I myself am being “recycled and re-used” as a retired engineer who has been brought back into service to help add “sustainable procurement” to the Province of Nova Scotia’s procurement policy. So we are also asking our suppliers about the environmental impact of their products. If enough buyers and consultants ask questions regarding environmental effects, then more and more suppliers and manufacturers will design their products with these factors in mind.

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