Websites

Is your product really sustainable?

This tool and website (in French) by Ecocompare makes it easy to verify if your product really is ecological.

Open Raam

Sirris, Universiteit Antwerpen, K.U. Leuven-MRC and VITO are committed to contribute to a more sustainable use of materials within Flanders' industries.
With the support of EFRO and the Flemish government, Open Raam wishes to inspire and support all companies with innovations for a more sustainable use of materials or for a more sustainable processing of materials. 

NAIM / Bureau Europa

Bureau Europa is the Architecture Institute of Maastricht. 

Z33

Z33 is a house for contemporary art. Through projects and exhibitions Z33 makes the visitors look at everyday life in a new way. Artists confront visitors with impressions and experiences that encourages them to look differently at everyday aspects from the lives of every person.
Z33 is an initiative of the government of the Belgian region Limburg and it is situated closely to Brussels, London and Amsterdam.

Wallonie Design

Wallonie Design est le trait d'union entre design et entreprise. Notre objectif premier est de jouer un rôle de passerelle, de trait d'union entre le monde du design et celui de l'entreprise car, hormis les secteurs de la mode, de l'automobile ou de la décoration et de l'ameublement intérieur, force est de constater que le monde de l'entreprise et celui du design restent malheureusement éloignés et se connaissent bien peu.

Designplatform Limburg

Designplatform Limburg is a network assembling educational and research organisations, designers and companies working with or within the design sector in Belgian Limburg.

Sustainable Every Day

The Sustainable Everyday Project (SEP) proposes an open web platform to stimulate social conversation on possible sustainable futures… The SEP network is organized around 3 core activities. Site by Ezio Manzini.

Doors of Perception

Since its inception, Doors of Perception has brought together grassroots innovators, entrepreneurs, educators, and designers who want to imagine alternative futures - sustainable ones - and take design steps to realize them. Blog by John Thackara.

Institute without Boundaries

The Institute without Boundaries at George Brown College in Toronto, Canada is a centre of research and learning focused on design innovation and inter-professional collaboration.

 

Massive Change

It’s not about the world of design. It’s about the design of the world. Massive Change is a blog about how to design the world to be a better place.

MVO Vlaanderen

MVO is Flanders' knowledge centre on socially responsible business. 

Optimo

Optimo is a discussion platform for industrial furniture producers and designers. 

Humin

Humin is a programme developed for Flemish SMEs and start-ups that creates competitive advantage through people centred innovation. Initiated and sponsored by Limburg/Genk, Design Region Kortrijk, and FlandersInShape, Humin puts design at the heart of every business, enabling Flemish managers to become more effective and more successful. 

Flanders In Shape

Flanders In Shape is the Flemish competence centre for product development and industrial design

Ecolizer

OVAM, the Public Waste Agency of Flanders, has developed the Ecolizer, a unique eco-design tool. It is intended to be used by designers and companies that are seeking to estimate the environmental impact of the products they design.

Materio

Materio is a centre that gives information on materials and innovating products.  

Do Design

Do Design is a (flemish) tool for designers. It links materials to techniques and focuses on sustainability. 

Vision 2050 - World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Vision 2050 addresses thought-provoking questions like:

Basic references and data sources on sustainable development and sustainability

This list provides in som basic references and data sources on sustainable development and sustainability.

Sustainability and Design

Our selection of websites on sustainable design.

Creative Industry

Our selection of websites on Creative Industry.

Tools

Our selection of websites on sustainable tools and calculators.

Food and Urban farming

Our selection of websites on Food and Urban Farming.