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The first post-modern design manifestoes referencing ecological imperatives emerged in the 1960s (Jencks and Kropf 1997). Green and ecological design in the late 1980s evolved into eco-design and Design for the Environment (DfE), with an emphasis on eco-efficient ways of designing. By the late 1990s, the canon moved on as Design for Sustainability (DfS) gained credence. However, DfS, 'sustainable design', or 'sustainability design', still lingers on the outer boundaries of design education and practice. Observing this lack of progress led the International Centre for Innovation and Sustainability (ICIS) in Denmark, to successfully apply to and receive funding from the European Commission Leonardo da Vinci community Vocational Training Programme to set up the DEEDS (Design Education & Sustainability) project. DEEDS comprises five partners: ICIS, SERI, BEDA, University of Brighton and the Academy of Fine Arts, Poznan from five EU countries. DEEDS primary aim is to 'Integrate Sustainability into Mainstream Design Education and Design Practice in the EU Countries' by improving the skills and competences of people, and the quality of, and access to, continuing vocational training. The aspiration is that DfS can be inspired, inspiring and innovative in helping deal with sustainability issues that figure prominently in the public and political domains, and help the EU meet its strategic sustainability objectives expressed in the Lisbon Treaty.