How to Create an Eco-Score to Reduce Environmental Impact at Scale (with Brondon Tchienkoua)

How to Prepare for the ESPR (with Baptiste Carrière-Pradal)

In this episode, we talk about the upcoming Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) with Baptiste Carrière-Pradal, co-founder of 2B Policy. You’ll learn: ✅ What we know and don’t know about what it will mean for furniture products; ✅ What to expect in terms of deadlines ✅ How to prepare (spoiler: you shouldn’t rush to buy a DPP tool). 🔗 Connect with Baptiste on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/baptiste-carriere-pradal/] Sustainable by Design is a podcast produced by Grunda.io

How to Create an Eco-Score to Reduce Environmental Impact at Scale (with Brondon Tchienkoua)

In this sixth episode, we speak with Brondon Tchienkoua, eco-design engineer at BUT. You’ll learn: ✅ Why BUT decided to create an eco-score ✅ How they use it to foster collaboration with suppliers and internal teams ✅ The key challenges they faced—and how they overcame them 🔗 Connect with Brondon on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brondon-tchienkoua-hapi-9b63a21b8/] Sustainable by Design is a podcast produced by Grunda.io

From Data to Impact: Using LCAs & EPDs to Drive Real Sustainability (with Sara Gripstrand)

In this fifth episode, we speak with Sara Gripstrand, Sustainability Manager at Lintex. You’ll learn: ✅ What an LCA is ✅ How using LCAs transformed Lintex’s approach to sustainability and helped the company drastically reduce its emissions ✅ How Lintex turned these LCAs into EPDs to strengthen their sustainability communication ✅ How LCAs and EPDs contributed to winning new contracts 🔗 Connect with Sara on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-gripstrand-7112ba4/] Sustainable by Design is a podcast produced by Grunda.io [https://grunda.io]

Why We Throw Away Furniture, and What Designers Can Do About It (with Katryn Furmston)

In this fourth episode of Sustainable by Design, we speak with Katryn Furmston, a PhD student at Nottingham Trent University in the UK and an expert in eco-design. You’ll learn: ✅ Why some people treasure old furniture—even if it’s scratched and dented ✅ What most designers forget when thinking about a product’s end of life ✅ How materials like wood and metal can carry emotional weight ✅ What it really takes to design for disassembly (hint: it’s more than just using screws) ✅ The regulation that could change how every piece of furniture is made and tracked in Europe 🔗 Connect with Katryn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrynfurmston [https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrynfurmston] Sustainable by Design is a podcast produced by Grunda.io [https://grunda.io].

How To Prepare for the EUDR as a Furniture Brand (With Caroline Busse)

In this third episode of Sustainable by Design, we speak with Caroline Busse, CEO and cofounder of nadar [https://www.nadar.earth/]. Caroline explains where the EUDR comes from and how to prepare for it. You'll learn: ✅ Where deforestation originates and the role of the furniture industry in driving it ✅ What the EUDR requires from companies and how to get ready ✅ How to reduce the risks of using wood linked to deforestation 🔗 Explore the nadar blog: https://www.nadar.earth/media 🔗 Connect with Caroline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinebusse/ Sustainable by Design is a podcast produced by Grunda.io.