Life cycle environmental problems have been addressedby a number of strategies, but with unsatisfactoryresults, since solutions are searched for within thesame paradigms that give rise to the problems. Thiswork questions the vision of linear material growthand searches for ways to sustain economic growthwithout putting the natural environment under stress.The research explores the concept of product-servicesystems as a strategy for reducing life cycleenvironmental impacts. It shows how the concept hasevolved, defines a product-service system withsustainability criteria and presents a framework forevaluating and developing product-service systems.The research also explores drivers, barriers andopportunities for companies to shift towardsproviding use value through product-service systems.The importance of public policy and normativeinstitutions in promoting more sustainableconsumption and production patterns is investigated.It is concluded that the PSS concept has a certainenvironmental potential dependant not only on how thesystem is organised, but also on the institutionaland socio-cultural context.
Mont OksananOksana Mont, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the InternationalInstitute of Industrial Environmental Economics at LundUniversity, Sweden. She teaches and researches on sustainableconsumption and production, product policy, corporate socialresponsibility and waste management.
Über den Autor
Oksana Mont, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the International
Institute of Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund
University, Sweden. She teaches and researches on sustainable
consumption and production, product policy, corporate social
responsibility and waste management.
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Life cycle environmental problems have been addressed
by a number of strategies, but with unsatisfactory
results, since solutions are searched for within the
same paradigms that give rise to the problems. This
work questions the vision of linear material growth
and searches for ways to sustain economic growth
without putting the natural environment under stress.
The research explores the concept of product-service
systems as a strategy for reducing life cycle
environmental impacts. It shows how the concept has
evolved, defines a product-service system with
sustainability criteria and presents a framework for
evaluating and developing product-service systems.
The research also explores drivers, barriers and
opportunities for companies to shift towards
providing use value through product-service systems.
The importance of public policy and normative
institutions in promoting more sustainable
consumption and production patterns is investigated.
It is concluded that the PSS concept has a certain
environmental potential dependant not only on how the
system is organised, but also on the institutional
and socio-cultural context.
