Concept of an Integrated Information and Education Platform for Sustainable Development
摘要
To meet the growing demand for sustainable products, companies are increasingly striving to manufacture products aligned with the United Nations’ (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To communicate this sustainability to customers, companies often use sustainability seals to ensure that the environmental, social and economic impacts during production meet certain criteria. However, the increasing number of these seals awarded by independent organizations often creates confusion rather than clarity due to the lack of transparent criteria and award procedures. Consequently, these seals overlap the usefulness which creates an ambiguity in the consumer's mind while making a purchase. This paper introduces the concept of an information platform, which provides consumers with information about product sustainability, considering the entire product lifecycle (PLC). It aims to collect and evaluate data from different product groups to enable consumers to make purchasing decisions based on their criteria and values. Research was conducted to assess consumers’ access to consolidated information on sustainable product development and manufacturing. The identified gap led to the presentation of the multi-level model of the digital platform. The concept benefits consumers, companies and society by facilitating information and education about sustainability aspects distinguishing companies from the competition in the production of consumer-oriented and sustainable products.