Sustainability and Entrepreneurship

Gouvea, Raul

doi:10.4018/ijsesd.2014070105

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“…They are at the bottom of the "water pyramid" in terms of having access to safe drinking water and sanitation services. It is clear that no water sustainability strategies, plans and programs can succeed without their participation (Gouvea, 2014;Gouvea, Lehnemann, & Terra, 2022).…”

Section: Amazon's Blue Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

COP 28 Water Agenda: Establishing a Dynamic Blue Economy in Brazil’s Amazon Region

Gouvea,

Gutierrez,

Lehnmann

et al. 2024

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In 2024, the preservation of water resources is an important dimension of the global economy striving for a sustainable, equitable and inclusive economic development and growth strategy. The preservation of water resources is an important component in the advancement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as established by the SDG 14, and in the development of a sustainable, equitable, and inclusive global Blue Economy. The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference-COP 28 Water Agenda emphasized the vital role played by freshwater resources in the global quest to address sustainable, equitable, and inclusive global economic growth and development. This paper elaborates on the promises and challenges permeating the establishment of a dynamic Blue Economy in Brazil's Amazon region. This paper introduces a Quintuple Helix and a Quadruple Helix framework of analysis to assess the promises and challenges facing the development and establishment of a sustainable Blue Economy in Brazil's Amazon region.

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Section: Amazon's Blue Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

COP 28 Water Agenda: Establishing a Dynamic Blue Economy in Brazil’s Amazon Region

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Gutierrez,

Lehnmann

et al. 2024

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“…Accounting for 60% of Brazil's landmass, the Amazon region is Brazil's newest economic frontier, holding the promise for further economic growth and development of the Brazilian economy and society (Gouvea, 2014). However, deforestation in Amazonia, as well as conflicts among cattle, farmers, squatters, miners, indigenous groups, and public authorities, remain in the public eye as hot topics (Walker, Patel, & Kalif, 2013).…”

Section: Context Of the Study: Amazonian Forest Babassu And B Corpmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, deforestation in Amazonia, as well as conflicts among cattle, farmers, squatters, miners, indigenous groups, and public authorities, remain in the public eye as hot topics (Walker, Patel, & Kalif, 2013). Meanwhile, the sustainable use of forest resources and the development of a forest-based economy through entrepreneurship (Gouvea, 2014) have been presented as one of the ways to protect such biomes and ecosystems.…”

Section: Context Of the Study: Amazonian Forest Babassu And B Corpmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, forest-dependent communities are those living in marginalized rural areas in close relationship with forests (Kluvánková et al, 2018) due to largescale production of biomass products. Amazonian indigenous communities are under increasing economic and social pressure (Gouvea, 2014) but in some ways resist the increasing framing of forest as 'resources,' for the key reason that these communities consider themselves to belong to forest and thus to be part of that concept (González & Kröger, 2020). This aspect requires attention in the context of non-timber forest-based BE, in which industry considers biomass to be a natural resource.…”

Section: Social Sustainability In Non-timber Forest-based Be Enterprisesmentioning

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Leveraging Social Sustainability in the Amazonian Forest

Borchardt

Silva

Pereira

et al. 2023

International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development

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The social dimension of sustainability has not gained as much attention in bioeconomy (BE) literature as have the environmental and economic dimensions. Thus, this study's purpose is to analyze how social sustainability of the non-timber forest-based BE enterprise in the Amazonian Forest has been leveraged. A case study was performed in the largest enterprise in Latin America that produces babassu coconut-activated carbon for industrial use. This enterprise is a benefit corporation (B Corp) certified by B lab. The main contributions of the study are: (i) proposing a framework for social sustainability that considers its drivers and elements, for both internal and external stakeholders; (ii) indicating the impact of social sustainability on enterprises' business model; (iii) pointing out the contribution of technological innovations to the circular economy and preservation of traditions and environment; and (iv) studying an under-explored object such as a B Corp in the Amazonian Forest.

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Latin America: Chartering a new economic and business pathway

Gouvea

Gutierrez²,

Montoya

et al. 2021

Thunderbird Intl Bus Rev

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In 2020, Latin American economies are facing a number of challenges and opportunities derived from regional and global events. Latin American economies have a number of factors and components to positioned and warrant these economies amongst one of the world's fastest growing regions. However, for the last four decades, the region has shown a weak and volatile economic performance, with periods of booms and busts. This paper assesses the region's main challenges and opportunities on its quest towards implementing an inclusive, equitable, competitive, and sustainable economy and society.

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Sustainability and Entrepreneurship

Cited by 8 publications

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COP 28 Water Agenda: Establishing a Dynamic Blue Economy in Brazil’s Amazon Region

COP 28 Water Agenda: Establishing a Dynamic Blue Economy in Brazil’s Amazon Region

Leveraging Social Sustainability in the Amazonian Forest

Latin America: Chartering a new economic and business pathway

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