Sustainable Graphic Design Standards—Digital

The Sustainable Graphic Design Standards allows anyone to immediately place a given project into a sustainable context by providing a reliable third-party assessment that specific and rigorous sustainable design criteria have been met. All projects listed in the Case Studies section, and/or bearing the Re-nourish verification symbol, have met multiple criteria within each of the categories listed below.

For a list of the full digital design criteria, please contact standards@re-nourish.com.

Purpose

Project must not impede basic human rights, or be designed to negatively impact the biological environment.

Life cycle

Project must integrate specific life cycle planning into the design process.

Functionality

Must meet accessibility guidelines as set forth by the W3C where applicable, and reduce environmental impact of potential printed material.

Equipment and operations

Equipment and operations must adhere to particular energy specifications, and operational procedures intended to reduce environmental impact.

Disposal

Specific disposal criteria must be met to reduce short- and long-term environmental impact.