Course Outline
The origins of product stewardship began with manufacturers, brands and suppliers taking responsibility for the products and services they placed on the market. This approach continues today with many companies in Australia and globally.
By completing this module, you will:
- Know what Product Stewardship looks like in practice across the product lifecycle.
- Assess the effectiveness and benefits of individual Product Stewardship initiatives in Australia.
- Learn how to apply Product Stewardship in an individual business or brand context.
- Examine Product Stewardship in action through real-world case studies.
The module uses Australian and overseas examples and recent research to explain concepts to equip you with the knowledge you need to identify your role in Product Stewardship as an individual business or brand.
Example Curriculum
Welcome
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Section 1: What is Product Stewardship?
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- Section 1: Outline
- What is Product Stewardship?
- Product Stewardship and the Circular Economy
- How are Product Stewardship initiatives implemented?
- The Product Stewardship lifecycle
- Types of Product Stewardship actions: Production
- Types of Product Stewardship actions: Consumption
- Types of Product Stewardship actions: Post-Consumption
- Why adopt a Product Stewardship approach?
- Section 1: Quiz
Section 2: The regulatory environment for individual Product Stewardship initiatives in Australia
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- Section 2: Outline (0:22)
- How is Government involved in Product Stewardship?
- The Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 (RAWR Act)
- The Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 (RAWR Act)
- Government accreditation of voluntary, industry-led Product Stewardship initiatives
- Accredited Product Stewardship in Australia
- Case study of accredited Product Stewardship: Fairview Ecoloop
- Fairview Ecoloop’s view on the benefits of Product Stewardship accreditation
- Section 2: Quiz
Section 3: Assessing the effectiveness and benefits of Product Stewardship
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- Section 3: Outline
- Individual business approaches to Product Stewardship
- Defining the effectiveness of Product Stewardship
- Characteristics of effective Product Stewardship
- Examples of effective Product Stewardship in Action
- bassike: Achieving carbon neutral objectives
- bassike: Effective Product Stewardship in action
- Dulux: Driving Product Stewardship in the paint industry
- Dulux: Effective Product Stewardship in action
- Telstra: Collaborating to improve Product Stewardship outcomes
- Telstra: Effective Product Stewardship in action
- Steelcase: Embedding Product Stewardship across the product lifecycle
- Steelcase: Effective Product Stewardship in action
- Case studies: Key takeaways
- A note of caution: Greenwashing
- Avoiding Greenwashing
- Section 3: Quiz
Section 4: Case studies of Product Stewardship across the product lifecycle
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- Section 4: Outline
- The Product Stewardship lifecycle - Recap
- Production Stage Case Study 1: Design-led Product Stewardship with Repeat Audio
- Production Stage Case Study 2: Design-led Product Stewardship with UBCO Motorbikes
- Consumption Stage Case Study 1: Alternatives to ownership with Signify
- Consumption Stage Case Study 2: GlamCorner
- Post-Consumption Stage Case Study 1: Self-Repair with HMD Nokia
- Post-Consumption Stage Case Study 2: Flooring Takeback with Interface
- Case study takeaways
Conclusion
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