Web Design Client Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.

Problem: The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), based in Boston, Massachusetts, works with manufacturers, retailers, environmental groups, federal agencies, and other stakeholders to reduce the health and environmental impacts of consumer products.  Since PSI serves as a nationwide clearinghouse of information, their web site needed to be highly functional and robust – capable of providing interested parties with up-to-the-minute information and state-of-the-art functionality.

Solution: To address PSI's needs – some of which included the constant need to update content, the ability to limit access to certain information, and the ability to find information quickly – our web site designers proposed various solutions.

A Content Management System (CMS) was proposed to handle PSI's changing content.  Built from the ground up, this CMS would give PSI the power and freedom to make updates, add to their web site, delete old information, and much more.

The CMS also would incorporate a feature that would allow PSI to protect sensitive information as needed.  A content-managed database of registered users would allow our client to add users, assign passwords, and designate who has access to what information.

Finally, to allow visitors to find information quickly, our web site designers proposed that a search function be added, along with jump menus and drop-down menus – all in an effort to create an intuitive navigation system.

Results: The PSI web site, designed with form and function in mind, is constantly evolving.  The Content Management System, which will be implemented soon, will streamline PSI's content updating process.  Also soon to be implemented is a calendar and list serve database.

Partially due to our expertise, the Product Stewardship Institute has grown from a small Massachusetts organization into a nationally recognized leader and an invaluable resource in the product stewardship field.