Sustainable Products and Services
A section of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Section Information
The world is experiencing a new stage of development in the context of sustainable development. In the establishment of sound products and services, bringing social and economic benefits and realizing sustainable economic and social development has become a major research topic. Sustainable products and services have proven to be a very good alternative for developing new business models and transforming traditional offers into sustainable ones. Environmental, social, and economic benefits support the idea of developing this field.
Thematically, “Sustainable Products and Services” includes:
- Clean technology/cleaner production;
- Eco-efficiency;
- Industrial ecology;
- Intra/Intergenerational equity;
- Life cycle management;
- Life cycle thinking;
- Life cycle sustainability assessment;
- Producer responsibility;
- Rebound effect;
- Sustainable design;
- Sustainable lifestyles;
- Sustainable policies;
- Sustainable procurement;
- Sustainable products and services;
- Sustainable production;
- Green/Sustainable supply chain management;
- Servitization;
- Eco-design;
- Product redesign for the circular economy;
- Design for sustainable behavior;
- AI applications to product design and sustainability;
- Data analytics for new product development;
- Blockchain for new product development and security.
Accordingly, the Section “Sustainable Products and Services” is interested in research articles, conceptual articles, review articles, and commentaries covering the whole breadth of sustainability concerns. This Section publishes theoretical and empirical papers related to the abovementioned issues. In particular, the Section welcomes contributions by early-career researchers and propositions for Special Issues on a single specific theme in the field of Sustainable Products and Services.
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Transformation (DT) to Sustainable Engineering Project Management (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Design and Management of Sustainable Products, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Sustainable and Optimal Manufacturing (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Intelligent Information Systems and Operations Management (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Opportunities and Challenges of Utilizing Metal Additive Manufacturing Approaches for Sustainable Engineering (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Sustainable Practices and Governance in the Fashion and Textile Industry (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- The Links and Effects between Sustainable Product Development, Industry 4.0, Supply Chain, Lean Manufacturing, and Circular Economy (Deadline: 18 January 2025)
- Co-design and Social Innovation for Climate Neutrality (Deadline: 13 February 2025)
- Sustainable Product Design, Manufacturing and Management (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Digital Transformation of Supply Chain Innovation (Deadline: 15 March 2025)
- Open Innovation in Green Products and Performance Research (Deadline: 22 March 2025)
- Large-Scale Production Systems: Sustainable Manufacturing and Service (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Digital Technologies as Enabling Strategies for the Sustainable Transition of Productive Systems (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Smart Ergo-Design: Innovating Sustainability through Smart Ergonomics and Design (Deadline: 8 April 2025)
- Smart Manufacturing for Sustainability and Net Zero Transition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- AI for Sustainable Development: Applications and Impacts across Industries (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Full Metal Circularity by 2050 (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Sustainable Project, Production and Service Operations Management (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Sustainable Production and Supply Chain Management (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Smart Product-Service Design for Sustainability (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Digital Transformation, Servitization, and Ecosystem Innovation for Sustainable Transition (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Industry 4.0, Digitization and Opportunities for Sustainability (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- New Tools for Assessing Sustainable Products (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Research Advances in Additive Manufacturing and Sustainable Industrial Engineering (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Sustainable Consumption Economics: Impact on the Environmental Management of Products and Services (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Process Innovation, Logistics Optimization and Sustainable Manufacturing (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Land Management and Sustainable Agricultural Production (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Transformation Towards Advanced Technology-Driven Supply Chain Sustainability (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Sustainable Engineering Trends and Challenges Toward Industry 4.0 (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles: Can Environmental Impact Assessments Inform a Circular Fashion Future? (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Circularity Approach to Solving Resource and Climate Problems (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: