This document discusses supporting sustainability and ecodesign in the design sector through research, knowledge exchange, and international partnerships. It notes that while other business sectors have received sustainability support, the design sector remains underrepresented. The proposed support would include strategic consultations, papers, and conferences as well as applied and basic research efforts.

2. enable ecodesign

3. research

4. knowledge exchange

5. make connections

11. Sustainability and ecodesign are key strategic issues for the design sector. There has been lots of sustainability support delivered to other business sectors but the design sector remains underrepresented in this support.

17. our research strategic - consultations, papers, conferences applied – evaluation basic - supportive, desk-based, “best-practice”