Karl-Henrik Robèrt

TL;DR: A general framework to plan for sustainability and then relate it to some well-known tools for sustainable development is presented and metrics should measure alignment of activities with the principles contained in a framework for sustainability.

TL;DR: Backcasting is a planning methodology that is particularly helpful when problems at hand are complex and when present trends are part of the problems When applied in planning towards sustainability, backcasting can increase the likelihood of handling the ecologically complex issues in a systematic and coordinated way, and also to foresee certain changes, even from a self-beneficial point of view, of the market and increase the chances of a relatively strong economic performance as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: The most recent version of the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD) as discussed by the authors has been developed for the purpose of supporting scientific and technical research in the field of sustainable development.

TL;DR: A framework for strategic sustainable development is applied based on backcasting from basic principles for sustainability to foster a new general approach to the management of materials and products, here termed “strategic life-cycle management.”

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the System Conditions, a set of first-order principles for sustainability, which are complementary, i.e., they do not overlap, they are all necessary and applicable at different scales and activities.