Market Trends: Sustainable Products – From Product Design To Re-Use

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Executive Summary

Improving and demonstrating product sustainability is an increasingly significant challenge for firms, driven by regulatory requirements and consumer expectations. Other drivers in this area are also growing in importance. The value creation potential of sustainable products – their ability to demonstrate innovation, transform consumer engagement pathways and improve resilience through transition to circular business models – continues to be recognized and leveraged to the commercial advantage of sustainability leaders. This report informs sustainability and product teams about the opportunities associated with sustainable products, as well as the solutions available to support their product development journey. Additionally, the report gives solutions providers insight into corporate priorities and a deeper understanding of how the product sustainability market is continuing to evolve. 
Summary for decision-makers
Regulatory pressure and opportunity push demand for sustainable products
A number of trends and challenges influence sustainable product agendas
Achieving sustainable products requires strategic planning and effective data analysis
Sustainable product strategies focus on product credibility and accelerate circular initiatives
Digital strategies must accompany firms’ sustainable product development journeys
Figure 1. Major sustainable product legislation by region
Figure 2. Evolving corporate product sustainability strategies
Figure 3. Key technologies supporting sustainable product development
Figure 4. Recent commercial activities relating to sustainable products
Quentic, 3D Hubs, 3D Systems, 3E, Alibre, Altium, Altruistiq, Amcor, ANSYS, Apple, Arkema, Assent, Autodesk, B2En, Back Market, BCN3D Technologies, Benchmark Gensuite, Berry Global, Bext360, Blue Yonder, Builder 3D Printers, Bureau Veritas, Buyerdock, Carbmee, Carbon 3D, CeX, Circularise, Circulor, cirplus, CLEVR, CMX1, CO2 AI, Competition and Markets Authority, COMSOL, Cority, Cozero, Credibl, CRH, Dassault Systèmes, Dell, Desktop Metal, Dow, E2open, Eco Material Technologies, Ecochain, EcoMundo, EcoOnline, Emerald Ecovations, Emitwise, Envalior, Epicor, European Commission, Excess Materials Exchange, Exiger, Finboot, Formlabs, GAN Integrity, GAP, Globechain, Google, Grover, Henkel, Hiden Analytical, HighJump, HP, IBM, Ideagen, Identiv, IFCO, IFS, IKEA, Infor, Inspectorio, Interface, InterSystems, iPoint-systems, ISCC System, Kinaxis, L’Oréal, Lenovo, LogicGate, Logility, Made2Flow, Maersk, Makersite, Manhattan Associates, Markforged, Mars, Metalshub, Microsoft, Moore Nanotechnology Systems, Nanophase Technologies, One Click LCA, openLCA, OPTEL GROUP, Oracle, Oritain, P2i, P6 Technologies, Partnership for Carbon Transparency (PACT), Patagonia, Porsche, PRé Sustainability, ProductIP, PTC, Quartix, Reborn Materials, Reconomy, Recykal, RepRisk, Retraced, Rheaply, Rockwell Automation, Rubicon, Samsonite, SAP, Scrapo, Selerant, Siemens, SimaPro, SimScale, SolidWorks, Sphera, Spherity, Spiber, Stuffstr, Synthomer, Syre, Tanso, Target, Terrascope, TextileGenesis, thredUP, Together for Sustainability (TfS), TraceX, Trimble, TrusTrace, Twintag, UL Solutions, Union Binding Company, Vestiaire Collective, Wolters Kluwer Enablon, ZEISS

About the Authors

Callum Millard

Callum Millard

Analyst

Callum is an Analyst at Verdantix, helping firms navigate the evolving ESG, sustainability, product innovation and product stewardship landscapes, to drive value creation and ...

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Jessie Wilson

Jessie Wilson

Industry Analyst

Jessie is an Industry Analyst at Verdantix, with a research agenda spanning ESG reporting, the circular economy and supply chain sustainability. Jessie has a BSc in Geography ...

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Lily Turnbull

Lily Turnbull

Senior Analyst

Lily is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, where she delivers in-depth research to help executives navigate ESG, sustainability and product innovation, and make confident decision...

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Kim Knickle

Kim Knickle

Research Director

Kim Knickle is a Research Director at Verdantix, bringing more than two decades of analyst experience to the evolving world of sustainability. Her current research spans ESG a...

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