Reducing our environmental impact by rethinking the way we produce.

Our way of life is based on the goods and products we eat, buy, use, consume and offer, whose quantity is constantly increasing, with all the unfortunate environmental consequences that this implies:

ShamanX Instant Coach’s AI incorporates advice inspired by leading authors and specialists, some of them on the topic of environment.

This is why we asked ShamanX Instant Coach’s AI how to improve the environmental impact of manufacturing processes.

Here are some of the key elements identified AI to make products more respectful of our environment – from production to re-use:

We need to design products that are safe, healthy and beneficial to the environment.

Obvious. Easy to say. And possible. Consider the approaches of Michael Braungart and William McDonough in ‘The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability–Designing for Abundance’ to:

• Design products with disassembly in mind. When designing a product, we need to ensure that it can be easily disassembled. This reduces the need for new resources and promotes a circular economy. For example, a chair can be designed with easily detachable parts, enabling the elements to be reused to make a picture frame.

• Implement a product leasing model instead of owning products

• Save money by reusing materials: with less need for new materials, we can save on production costs and resource consumption.

• Create new sources of revenue by marketing recycled materials. Companies can thus diversify and become more resilient. A company that recycles plastic bottles, for example, could generate new income by reselling its recycled plastic.

Nature is sustainable by definition. Let’s imitate nature’s regenerative cycle.

William McDonough and Michael Braungart suggest this approach in ‘Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things’ to:

• Design regenerative systems instead of trying to make industrial processes less harmful.  A company could innovate and develop a manufacturing process that uses natural, non-toxic materials and generates little waste. The latest discoveries make this possible.

• Consider the long-term effects and impact of our actions. Let’s design products and processes that promote human and environmental health over the long term. For example, a company selling cleaning products could develop them exclusively from natural ingredients that do not release harmful chemical elements.

Above all, let’s generalize the approach, by integrating sustainability into our business models. Let’s implement sustainability strategies to achieve better business results.

E. Freya Williams in ‘Green Giants (‘How Smart Companies Turn Sustainability Into Billion-Dollar Businesses)’ explores the ‘Green Giants’, which are companies that have successfully integrated sustainability into their businesses to generate fortunes. They have focused on:

• Integrating the benefits of sustainability into corporate business strategy. Research shows that companies that prioritize sustainability outperform their competitors both in terms of financial performance and customer loyalty. Tesla’s commitment to sustainability has enabled it to rapidly become a major leader in the automotive industry, while attracting loyal customers who share its values.

• Integrating sustainability and social responsibility into business strategy. These companies have thus been able not only to attract motivated employees, but also develop a market of loyal customers who share the company’s values. Chipotle and Patagonia have successfully integrated sustainability into their business strategies to improve performance. Nike remains the emblematic example, having gone from a company unfortunately known at the time for its “sweatshop” labor practices to a leader in sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

We have the means to rethink production to reduce our environmental impact while prospering. And with the opportunity to live better. ‘Just do it’ 😉