Advances in Product Design Strategies to Promote Responsible Consumption and Production

Product design strategies play a pivotal role in advancing responsible production and consumption by enabling the transition toward more sustainable industrial practices. In this context, the rapid evolution of technology and artificial intelligence is fostering the development of innovative and sustainability-oriented strategies, which are increasingly embedded in the early stages of the design process, thereby facilitating the transformation and optimisation of contemporary industrial systems. This scoping review presents advances in product design strategies that promote responsible production and consumption, along with the impacts of their implementation, the associated challenges and limitations, and future perspectives. This manuscript was prepared according to the PRISMA® guidelines, using scientific literature from databases and repositories such as Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and Taylor & Francis. Document selection was conducted by two observers, yielding a Cohen’s Kappa coefficient of 0.840. A total of 147 articles were included for reference information extraction. The product design process plays a crucial role in promoting more sustainable production and guiding responsible consumption habits, as it has proven effective in reducing resource use and waste generation from a life cycle perspective. However, its impact also depends on human-related factors such as perceptions, habits, levels of trust, and usage conditions, highlighting the interaction between product design and consumer behaviour.