The aim of this session is to explore emerging challenges in sustainability-driven design, with particular emphasis on multi-material solutions and function integration, illustrated through selected contributions. The session also addresses evolving design trends that are reshaping engineering practice.

In particular, topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Recent advances in sustainability-driven design methodologies
• Multi-criteria optimization approaches and integrated design methods
• Practical implementation of sustainability as a core design criterion in mechanical components