Integrating Sustainability in Product Design 🎥


Dear Reader,

This week's meetup talk was a wake-up call for me.

Everything about designing digital products generates waste, but this reality is hidden from us.

Catalina Mueller pulled back the curtain on digital waste in her talk.

It's a practical guide to understanding and shaping how your organization views sustainability.

This talk covers:

  • Stats on sustainability
  • Strategies for implementing sustainability in your org
  • Practical tools for measuring carbon impact

BONUS: Catalina shared some amazing sustainability resources in a spreadsheet for her talk. Get it here and give her some love on social media if you use it!

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Source, shared by Linus Mimetz in the Guild

Until next week!

Jeff Humble
Designer & Co-Founder
The Fountain Institute

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