Cleaner production for achieving the sustainable development goals

Abstract

Cleaner production is a lively concept in which new procedures and technologies constantly emerge introducing methods and practices to prevent damages to the environment. A broad range of cleaner production initiatives contribute to sustainable development not only through the efficient management of resources and energy, but also through the development of new and smart technologies, new ways of assisting policies development, and organizing supply chains, sectors and individual companies. The authors of this Virtual Special Issue sought to introduce first-hand knowledge and discussions identifying and highlighting the ways cleaner production can contribute to reach the United Nations sustainable development targets. The intent of the Virtual Special Issue is to provide an overview of the recent trends that cleaner production practitioners/researchers are following in the chase of the sustainable development goals, and in this context, this editorial was designed to summarize and underscore the link between cleaner production concepts and practices and the sustainable development goals. An adequate response to this challenge required scientific knowledge and reassessment of the papers ensuring that the science is responsive to the evolving needs of sustainable development. This Virtual Special Issue of the Journal of Cleaner Production is mainly dedicated to the 7th International Workshop on Advances in Cleaner Production, held at Universidad de La Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia on 21-22 June 2018. Based upon the examination of the papers of this Virtual Special Issue, the authors were able to establish that there is an pressing need for research on the assessment on which/when cleaner production interventions are more effective; inter and multidisciplinary cooperation among social and technical scientists to distinguish and address the cleaner production/sustainable development goals interactions and connect cleaner production solutions and large-scale sustainability approaches.

Cleaner production practices at company level enhance the desire of employees to have a significant positive impact on society through work

“…Therefore, this study submits that the importance of CPP for quelling effluences discharged by the garments manufacturing industry (i.e. categorized as point source industrial pollution) cannot be overstated ( Cesar da Silva et al., 2021 ; Giannetti et al., 2020 ; Wang et al., 2021 ; Zhang et al., 2016 ). Moreover, according to Yüksel (2008, p. S56) keeping environmental concern at its core, CPP is a broad and complex multidimensional phenomenon, i.e.…”

“…pollution from garments manufacturing industry in our case) by stopping the hazardous industrial emissions at their very self-same source. As stated earlier, CPP encompasses a broader perspective towards quelling the menacing emanations throughout whole production process ( Giannetti et al., 2020 ; Sousa-Zomer et al., 2018 ; Yin et al., 2021 ). Moreover, it also focusses on curtailing the impact of industrial emissions (i.e.…”

“… Yüksel (2008) has noted that application of CPP at company level can result in maximizing firm performance ( Giannetti et al., 2020 ; Ortolano et al., 2014 ; Shi et al., 2021 ). As a principal actor, liable for production in the modern industrialization, firms perform an important role in the application of CPP by controlling the processes and approaches espoused in their overall production processes ( Fresner, 1998a ; Kiperstok, 2000 ; Oliveira et al., 2016 ; Yüksel, 2008 ; Yusup et al., 2015 ).…”

Structural Change for Sustainable Development in Economy: A Literature Review

“…Scientists consider possible solutions but each of them questions the existing economic structures and requires more or less pronounced structural change both between and within sectors. For example, possible solution relates to the cleaner production methods and practices [4]. Another solution relates to the pollution tax, which affects consumer demand [5].…”

Creating A Sustainable Development Model for the Trading of Industrial Minerals

“…In order for achieving a cleaner environment, the production techniques play an important role in the mining and extractive industry. The paper on (Giannetti, Agostinho, & Eras, 2020) focusses on new technologies and procedures for a cleaner and efficient production to prevent damages of the environment. This research focus on how the cleaner production technologies are effective and efficient.…”