Abstract
After many decades of debate there is little doubt that most of the world’s ecological systems are in decline (Hawkins, et al 4). Ezio Manzini, Professor of Industrial Design and Director of CIRIS, has recently echoed these thoughts and concerns by stating that, for a sustainable society1 industrialized nations must to move towards a point where they are reliant on 10% of their current levels of resource consumption. In light of these realities, and the distinct possibility that no society, as a whole, will readily accept a 90% reduction in its footprint2 (especially without major and immediate changes in international laws, regulations and standards), it is prudent to understand the position that corporations, and science and technology have played in helping to resolve (or promote) social and environmental ills. Understanding the independent objectives of these bodies, how and why corporations have been able to alter the goals of others for their own gain, is essential to developing new sustainable models that corporations can see profit in adopting.
Citation
Antoniuk, T. (2004) Object-ive Re-generation - Exploring How Developed Societies Perceive, Use, and Live With High-Tech Sustainable Materials, Objects,and Environments., in Redmond, J., Durling, D. and de Bono, A (eds.), Futureground - DRS International Conference 2004, 17-21 November, Melbourne, Australia. https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/drs-conference-papers/drs2004/researchpapers/126
Object-ive Re-generation - Exploring How Developed Societies Perceive, Use, and Live With High-Tech Sustainable Materials, Objects,and Environments.
After many decades of debate there is little doubt that most of the world’s ecological systems are in decline (Hawkins, et al 4). Ezio Manzini, Professor of Industrial Design and Director of CIRIS, has recently echoed these thoughts and concerns by stating that, for a sustainable society1 industrialized nations must to move towards a point where they are reliant on 10% of their current levels of resource consumption. In light of these realities, and the distinct possibility that no society, as a whole, will readily accept a 90% reduction in its footprint2 (especially without major and immediate changes in international laws, regulations and standards), it is prudent to understand the position that corporations, and science and technology have played in helping to resolve (or promote) social and environmental ills. Understanding the independent objectives of these bodies, how and why corporations have been able to alter the goals of others for their own gain, is essential to developing new sustainable models that corporations can see profit in adopting.