Ardito - Product Stewardship Through Whole Systems Design

Product Stewardship Through “ Whole Systems Design ” Practicing Product Stewardship: Drivers, Challenges and Strategies October 25, 2011 Michael Ardito Tennant Company

Product-Level Focus = Incremental Gains Less Plastic? Less Packaging? Less Metal? Lead Free Electronics? Recycled Content? Material Parsimony?

Up to 66% less chemicals and water Eliminates added detergents. Up to 70% less water usage Uses 90% less cleaning solution and 70% less water Up to 80% less water usage Product Life-Cycle Focus = Broader Gains

SCRUB FLOOR CLEAN, DRY FLOOR USE FLOOR SOILED FLOOR BUILDING USE SOILED SURFACES CLEANING PROCESS CLEAN SURFACES Whole System Focus OFF-FLOOR CLEANING LOOP FLOOR CLEANING LOOP

= Step Change Gains Whole System Focus Office Building Convention Center University

Product Stewardship by “ Whole Systems Design ”
Product-level focus leads to incremental gains.
Larger system analyses may yield bigger opportunities.
Stewardship solutions may lie in other parts of the system.
More radical innovations may also be discovered.
Strategic-fit opportunities arise to keep you competitive.
See Autodesk Sustainability Workshop for great ideas.
PRODUCT FOCUS WHOLE SYSTEM FOCUS LIFE CYCLE FOCUS

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Ardito - Product Stewardship Through Whole Systems Design

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