Designing for 1.5 °C Lifestyles: A Business-Driven Framework for Systemic Change

Raz Godelnik () and Lucia Jaramillo ()
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Raz Godelnik: Parsons School of Design—The New School
Lucia Jaramillo: Parsons School of Design—The New School

Chapter 8 in Technology, Management, and Design for Social Justice, 2026, pp 165-192 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter introduces the Business-Driven 1.5 °C Lifestyles Framework (BD1.5LF), a model that positions companies as ecosystem designers shaping infrastructure, narratives, and market conditions to advance the transition to 1.5 °C-compatible lifestyles. The framework outlines three interconnected opportunity areas—Innovation and Sustainable Design, Policy Influence and Market Conditions, and Narratives and Attitudinal Change—providing a structured approach for companies to move beyond traditional value chain interventions and redesign the social and material contexts of consumption. Drawing from a participatory workshop at the 2025 Management and Social Justice Conference, the chapter demonstrates how technology, when integrated with strategic design, can help make low-carbon lifestyle options more accessible, appealing, and scalable. By bridging theory and practice, this chapter highlights the critical role of business in enabling systemic change toward a sustainable and equitable future.

Keywords: 1.5 °C lifestyles; Sustainable design; Corporate responsibility; Climate action; Systemic change; Sufficiency; Technology; Behavior change; Strategic design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-20821-7_8

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