2016-2017: Re-Engineering
Business for Sustainability (REBUS)
The Re-Engineering Business
for Sustainability (REBUS) research project was funded by DEFRA, and aimed to explore and develop ways to
increase the useful life of products which all too often go to landfill
well before they have reached the end of their useful; lives. It
experimented with the use of a Product Service System (PSS) based
approach to the supply of car seats, and was carried out by researchers
at the University
of Hertfordshire, collaborating with Dorel
(manufacturer of Maxi-Cosy car seats) and the National Childbirth
Trust (NCT), with nearly 400 users being recruited in the pilot.
AERU was contacted due to
their experience in life cycle assessment (LCA), and examined the
environmental implications of the PPS system when compared to a
traditional buy-use-dispose system. This included all the materials and
transport involved in both systems and was intended to inform a more
informed debate about the potential merits of such a system.
Publications
- Catulli, M., Lindley, J.,
Reed, N., Green, A.,
Kiri, S. P. & Hyseni, H. (2013). What is Mine is NOT Yours: Further
Insight on what Access-Based Consumption says about Consumers. In: R.W.
Belk, L. Price & L. Peñaloza (Eds.) Research in Consumer
Behaviour: Volume 15 - Consumer Culture Theory. (pp. 185-208).
Emerald Books, Bingley, UK.
Contact
Dr Andy Green
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