I began my initial research into sustainability by creating a mindmap of all the things that I associate with being sustainable. I thought this was a great way to see what sub-categories interest me or that I could base my product around.
The idea of sustainable fashion interests me as I have been trying to shop more sustainably myself - including charity shops, and secondhand websites such as vinted, depop, marketplace and so on. I also love the idea of reusable packaging on products and having refill stations in supermarkets to be able to reuse packaging. Another topic I could potentially look at is sustainable tourism.
Other options could be from the brief:
<aside> <img src="/icons/exclamation-mark_pink.svg" alt="/icons/exclamation-mark_pink.svg" width="40px" /> The brief is to design a digital product/s focusing on sustainability based around one, a selection of, or all of the following areas
<aside> <img src="/icons/question-mark_pink.svg" alt="/icons/question-mark_pink.svg" width="40px" /> Broadly, sustainability refers to the ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time. In business and policy contexts, sustainability seeks to prevent the depletion of natural or physical resources, so that they will remain available for the long term.
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This refers to the three core concepts of environmental, social, and economic sustainability - sometimes broken down as "people, planet, and profits."
This means that in order to be considered sustainable, a business must be able to conserve natural resources, support a healthy community and workforce, and earn enough revenue to remain financially viable for the long term.