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The cradle to cradle (C2C) concept aims at the continuous innovation of human development regarding environmental, economic, and social issues, as well as of the design of products and services, through an eco-effective comprehensive approach that optimizes positive features from materials and processes. C2C promotes sustainability by upcycling materials into nutrients to both the biological and technical cycles, using energy from renewable sources, and improving the resilience and diversity of technological and social systems (McDonough and Braungart 2002).
Cradle to Cradle
Introduction
In this entry, the origin, framework, and applications of the cradle to cradle concept are discussed, from the early linear industrial model to the more recent approaches of eco-efficiency and eco-effectiveness in design and production management. From the evaluation of the application of these two approaches, it was revealed that making a process...
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Severis, R.M., Rech, J.P.P.B. (2019). Cradle to Cradle: An Eco-effective Model. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Responsible Consumption and Production. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71062-4_62-1
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