Its main objective is to promote the environmental development of products with social responsibility.

Additionally, the specific objectives of the project were:

Development of local capacity in ecodesign.

Execution of successful demonstrative cases that motivate more entrepreneurs to adopt the methodology.

Awareness of the Central American community.

Expand the possibilities to apply Ecodesign in Central America, through the development of successful demonstrative cases by chain (such as in the food area, incorporating different actors throughout its production chain) and by sector (such as, for example, metalworking), in order to create new business opportunities.

Initiate activities aimed at the application of Ecodesign in the services sector, preferably tourism.

Expand education in Ecodesign to a greater number of professionals and university professors, seeking opportunities to integrate the concept into the curricula of related careers.

The 10 golden rules,[1]​ compiled and published by Swedish professors Conrad Luttrop and Jessica Lagerstedt in 2005, are described as a pedagogical summary of the multiple instructions on environmental matters that can be found in company policies and manuals of various origins. In essence, they are a compendium of generic standards that must be interpreted and personalized depending on the product to be developed.

Each standard constitutes a concise statement on an aspect to be taken into account in the development of environmentally friendly products. These are:

These 10 Golden Rules are generic and in most cases require subsequent modifications or adaptations that focus them on the product or activity to be developed, in order to prepare them for direct use in the design process. This customization is strongly recommended to be carried out by designers in collaboration with environmental experts as well as managers and marketing experts.

In the same way, this intervention of environmental experts, managers and marketing experts together with customers and product developers is also essential in order to address the application of these rules since in some specific cases slight contradictions can be found between them. In these cases, the best solution is to implement guidelines to state these conflicts and establish an open dialogue between the parties mentioned.

Its main objective is to promote the environmental development of products with social responsibility.

Additionally, the specific objectives of the project were:

Development of local capacity in ecodesign.

Execution of successful demonstrative cases that motivate more entrepreneurs to adopt the methodology.

Awareness of the Central American community.

Expand the possibilities to apply Ecodesign in Central America, through the development of successful demonstrative cases by chain (such as in the food area, incorporating different actors throughout its production chain) and by sector (such as, for example, metalworking), in order to create new business opportunities.

Initiate activities aimed at the application of Ecodesign in the services sector, preferably tourism.

Expand education in Ecodesign to a greater number of professionals and university professors, seeking opportunities to integrate the concept into the curricula of related careers.

The 10 golden rules,[1]​ compiled and published by Swedish professors Conrad Luttrop and Jessica Lagerstedt in 2005, are described as a pedagogical summary of the multiple instructions on environmental matters that can be found in company policies and manuals of various origins. In essence, they are a compendium of generic standards that must be interpreted and personalized depending on the product to be developed.

Each standard constitutes a concise statement on an aspect to be taken into account in the development of environmentally friendly products. These are:

These 10 Golden Rules are generic and in most cases require subsequent modifications or adaptations that focus them on the product or activity to be developed, in order to prepare them for direct use in the design process. This customization is strongly recommended to be carried out by designers in collaboration with environmental experts as well as managers and marketing experts.

In the same way, this intervention of environmental experts, managers and marketing experts together with customers and product developers is also essential in order to address the application of these rules since in some specific cases slight contradictions can be found between them. In these cases, the best solution is to implement guidelines to state these conflicts and establish an open dialogue between the parties mentioned.