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Sustainable product development (SPD) is a method for product development that incorporates t he Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD), also known as The Natural Step (TNS). Incorporating sustainability aspects early on in the product development process has been claimed to offer competitive advantage.^[1]

SPD includes both product development and product design. Design has two main goals: preventing waste and minimizing environmental impact.

Environmental impact involves deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, resource/material management, etc. Resource acquisition (extraction and refining) tends to be the activity that most affects the environment.^[2][3] Use of renewable and recyclable materials can diminish pollution and waste. Conserving and avoiding resource use (e.g., water), and adopting renewable energy improve sustainability.^[4][5]

SPD originates from the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, the 1987 Brundtland Report, Our Common Future, and the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Improvement.

• Byggeth S. H., Broman G., Holmberg J., Lundqvist U., and Robèrt K-H., A Method for Sustainable Product Development in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Third International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering - TMCE2000, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands, April 18–21, 2000.
• Byggeth S. H., Broman G., Lundqvist U., Robèrt K-H., and Holmberg J., An Approach to Sustainability Product Analysis in Product Development, ERCP 2001 7th European Roundtable on Cleaner Production, Lund, Sweden, May 2–4, 2001.
• Charter, M. (1998) Design for Environmental Sustainability, Foresight, Natural Resources and Environment Panel: Cleaner Technologies and Processes (London, UK: Office of Science and Technology, Department of Trade & Industry).
• Martin and Schouten, 2012. Sustainable Marketing

• Sophie Hallstedt. "A foundation for sustainable product development" (PDF).
• Information Resources Management Association (2011). Green Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications. Hershey, New York. ISBN 9781609604738.
• Charter, M. & Tischner, U. (2001). Sustainable Solutions. Greenleaf Publishing. ISBN 978-1-874719-36-6.

• Sustainable design
• Strategic Sustainable Development

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