Running Cyclon But what will On do with the old pair?

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As part of their mission to put people and the environment first, they are also committed to human rights and worker well-being. They were awarded the Ecovadis Platinum Medal for being among the top % of sustainable businesses in their industry. They are also the only smartphone company to achieve Fairtrade Gold certification for their use of responsibly sourced materials. You can see some of the hallmarks of circular, sustainable product design practices in Fairphones: Modular design, meaning customers can often easily replace or repair individual components themselves.


Built to last — The company backs the Fairphone with a five-year warranty and will provide annual support. Interestingly, Bas van Abel, one of Fairphone’s founders, admitted that it’s impossible to make a 100% fair phone, instead des Argentina WhatsApp Number cribing their phone as  Fairer might be more accurate. Example : On Impressively, Swiss sneaker company On has developed a fully recyclable shoe made from bio-based synthetic materials.Instead of a traditional sales model, On created a subscription model called Cyclon to provide customers with fully recyclable running shoes. They can send the shoes back to the manufacturer after months or more to be disassembled and they will receive a new pair. All free although On is a premium brand. But what will On do with the old pair?





They clean and grind materials until they are ready to be transformed into new parts. Photo of On Running's Cyclon shoes. Source: They clean and grind materials until they are ready to be transformed into new parts. Example: Volvo Cars Our third example of sustainable product design is Volvo Cars. I chose them because they are a large multinational company in an industry that is perhaps most central to the climate crisis: car manufacturing. Volvo has big ambitions for sustainability, but whether they can achieve any of them remains to be seen. But to their credit, they are already making solid progress on some fronts by following sustainable product design practices.