The process of developing products, services, and organizations that comply with the principles of economic, social, and ecological sustainability. There are many principles of sustainable design, including a customer-centric approach, dematerialization, transmaterialization, and biomimicry.
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I would recommend a very interesting policy-oriented and forward thinking best-practice guide prepared by the highly respected OECD.
Title: "OECD Reference Manual" by Fabio Vancini.
available at http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2000doc.nsf/LinkTo/env-epoc-ppc(2000)5-final