An applied introduction to how modern businesses work with Zero-Waste principles. Through short lectures and a structured group exercise, students learn how organizations reduce waste through strategic communication, innovative business models, and improved production methods.
A brief overview of the Zero-Waste concept, its relevance in contemporary business practice, and its implications for consumers, companies, and society.
How communication, customer behavior, and packaging design contribute to waste reduction.
How waste-related challenges can be transformed into viable business opportunities.
How products are manufactured, where waste typically occurs in supply chains, and how process and product design can minimize it.
Teams develop a concept addressing a real-world waste challenge (e.g., food waste, electronic waste, textile waste). Their solution must integrate all three perspectives: