Design for Sustainability in the Footwear Sector: Survey on Strategies and Impacts Mitigation
Bruna Andrade,
Aguinaldo dos Santos,
Ana C. Broega
Abstract:The environmental costs related to the production processes, the exposure of workers to inadequate conditions, the high competitiveness and the accelerated growth of the footwear sector, are results of the current production and consumption model, which also reverberates on the premature disposal of footwear and the lack of management of waste from its production process. Given these facts, this article seeks to understand which Design for Sustainability (DfS) approaches are being implemented in the sector. Th… Show more
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