Topics of the Symposium include, but not limited to, the following.
Presentations on industry case studies as well as new methods and tools are welcome.
Social Perspectives in EcoDesign
Social Vision and Scenarios for EcoDesign
e.g., Sustainable society vision and scenario, Environmental ethics, Eco life style, Environmental education,
Human aspects in environmental management, Social impact of emerging technologies, Green innovation
strategy, CSR, SDGs(Sustainable Development Goals)
Sustainable Social Infrastructure Systems
e.g., Smart city, Green city, Green building, Green ICT, Energy efficient data center, Smart grid, Sensor-
network for environmental monitoring system, Intelligent transportation systems, Advanced storage battery
technology, Photovoltaic technology in transportation road
Global Issues in EcoDesign
e.g., Region- and country-specific issues, Transnational end-of- life product flow, Informal recycling in
developing countries, Global reverse logistics, Resource depletion problem, COP 21(Paris Agreement)
Product Life Cycle Design and Business Strategy
EcoDesign of Products and Life Cycles
e.g., Development of environmentally conscious products, Life cycle design, Evaluation and case study of
EcoDesign, End-of- life strategy, Emerging packaging technology for EcoDesign
Sustainable Consumption
e.g., Social acceptance of green products and services, Environmental consumer behavior, Green marketing
Business Innovation
e.g., Green business design, green servicizing and convergence, Product service system (PSS), Service
engineering, Green business diagnosis and forecast, Economic/environmental feasibility study, Eco-efficiency
statistics, Low carbon Economy, Circular Economy, Sharing Economy
Sustainability Assessment and Incentives for EcoDesign
EcoDesign Policy and Regulations
e.g., EcoDesign policy principles and application, Extended producer responsibilities, EcoDesign related policy
instruments, EcoDesign standard, Product related environmental legislations, Regulation compliance
technology
Economics of EcoDesign
e.g., Environmental economics, Material flow cost accounting, Economic impacts of environmental
regulations, Input-Output analysis, Emissions trading
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Footprints
e.g., LCA methodologies, Carbon footprint, Environmental product declaration (EPD), Eco-label, Water
footprint
Green Supply Chain Management
e.g., Green SCM, Life cycle management, Closed-loop supply chain management, Reverse logistics
Rare Metal Issue & 3R Technologies e.g., Recycling and disassembly, Remanufacturing technologies, Maintenance engineering
Technologies for the Future and Sustainability
From Big Data to Smart Data
e.g., Optimal use of IT resources, Scalable green data centers, End-to- end network efficiency, Local data
aggregation
Cyber-Physical Systems
e.g., Intelligent embedded networked devices/systems, How to guide digitalization towards
sustainability?
Environmental Effects of Latest Technology Trends
e.g., Self-driving cars, Energy efficient vehicles, Renewable energy, Internet of things technologies, Industry
4.0, 3D printing, Intelligent robots/machines
Organized Sessions
Eco-indicators for designers
Sustainable Consumption and Production in the context of Asia
Energy System Design
Circular Economy and BOP (Bottom of the Pyramid)
Challenges and Solutions for Implementing PSS for Sustainability