ASME Design for Sustainability Learning Path

Organizations and engineering professionals are increasingly tasked with balancing environmental, economic, social, and business considerations while delivering innovative products and solutions. The Design for Sustainability Learning Path provides a structured framework to help professionals develop the systems mindset, analytical tools, and business fluency needed to transform sustainability goals into actionable engineering decisions. By participating in this learning path, you will learn how to successfully: Establish meaningful sustainability goals and metrics. Quantify environmental impacts across a product lifecycle. Evaluate trade-offs between competing design alternatives. Apply technical strategies, methods, and tools to improve sustainability. Build stakeholder alignment and business support for sustainable initiatives. Communicate sustainability decisions using credible, evidence-based approaches. Who should attend? This learning path is designed for: Engineers Industrial Designers Product Managers Sustainability Professionals Entrepreneurs Technical Leaders Innovation and Strategy Professionals It is ideal for professionals who need to align design decisions with environmental, economic, social, organizational, and regulatory considerations while maintaining business value and engineering rigor. Course Materials (included in purchase of course) Digital course notes via ASME s Learning Hub Part 1 - Exercises and resources Sustainable Development Goals Exercise Ecodesign Exercise Doing Fast Track LCA Exercise LCA Priorities files LCA Comparison files Idemat calculator Part 2 - Exercises and resources Whole System Mapping Exercise Material Choice Exercise Energy Priorities Exercise Lifetime Extension Exercise Design for Recycling Exercise Part 3 - Exercises and resources Behavior change Exercise Business Models PSS Exercise The Natural Step Backcasting Exercise Equity & Inclusion Exercise Collaboration and Leadership Exercise Supplemental Course Materials (not included with course, purchase separately) Sustainable Design from Vision to Action, 1st Edition - by Jeremy Faludi A Certificate of Completion and Digital Badge will be issued to registrants who successfully complete the course by achieving a passing score of 75% or higher on the final exam for each course in the Learning Path.