The role of success factors and obstacles in design for environment: a survey among Asian electronics companies

Taking an exhaustive list of success factors and obstacles, mentioned in the literature in the context of both (i) dissemination of ecodesign information throughout companies, and (ii) successfully bringing ecodesigned products to the market, it was found, based upon a survey among Asian electronics multinationals, that some success factors and obstacles can be confirmed as issues alive in the industry, but some were falsified as being of relatively little importance. The general perception is that in these companies, the ecodesign process is systemized as much as possible, as it is mainly seen as a compliance rather than a creativity issue. This evidently creates a number of obstacles whenever sophistication of the process requires the need for bilateral communication and cooperation between internal stakeholders within the company.