Companies are still struggling to implement ecodesign in their daily product development processes. It is believed that this occurs because companies should firstly improve their strategy and management skills towards sustainability before introducing any ecodesign tool. As a consequence, this paper aims to propose a self-evaluation framework to rank companies into different classes according to their level of maturity in terms of sustainability. It also discusses "minimum requirements" to move from one level to another towards sustainability. This will help companies B Reidson Pereira Gouvinhas

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This chapter presents the rapid prototyping and manufacturing concepts applied as means to reducing time between jewellery designs and manufacturing process. Different processes on jewellery modelling production are presented. Nowadays, the use of technologies as CAD/CAM - Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing in high production companies are very disseminated. However, the implementation of these resources at the design and manufacturing processes of jewels and fashion accessories, in small and medium size businesses, is still insipient. As reference, is presented the situation observed in small and medium companies located in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Este artigo apresenta um estudo realizado como parte do projeto de uma semeadora-adubadora à tração animal, utilizando princípios relacionados a disciplinas como Usabilidade, Ergonomia e Antropotecnologia, dentro de uma perspectiva de Design para Sustentabilidade (DfS) e desenvolvimento de produtos adequados à Base da Pirâmide (BoP). O estudo forneceu subsídios para uma série de alterações a serem introduzidas no equipamento, tendo em vista a melhoria das condições de trabalho em pequenas propriedades de agricultura familiar. A partir desta abordagem na análise de um implemento existente, são sugeridas formas de adequação do produto e apresentada uma proposta para uma nova semeadora-adubadora à tração animal.