Sustainable Production Programme in Setúbal Region (PROSSET)—final results

Pro-active behaviour induction by integration of sustainability in business strategic management: INOVE project case study

“…INOVE project was based on the CP strategy implementation methodology, following the process suggested by the PREPOL manual developed by INETI/CENDES (Peneda et al [2]) in connection with other preventative management tools and background knowledge acquired from previously developed projects (Duarte et al [3]) (Fig. 2).…”

Assessing the implementation of Cleaner Production and company sizes: Survey in textile companies

“…55 Similar results were observed in Europe, where a multi-case study evaluated the application of CP practices in 10 companies in Portugal taking part in a program to stimulate sustainable production, and the main results were the decrease in waste generation and pollutant emissions, along with the ROI in less than 3 years. 56 However, a survey carried out in Spain conducted a statistical model analysis defining 25 barriers for the proactive application of CP practices in 240 companies and determined that large companies are more engaged with the reduction of emissions. 31 This same angle is pursued in a survey held at universities of all sizes in the United States, Latin America and China, analyzing the educational programs that approached concepts of CP and sustainable development, in which data such as time of the program's existence, content, level of exposure, practical involvement, among others were presented, and one of the conclusions of the study was that SMEs face significant obstacles to apply CP practices for lack of skilled labor, low quality of data collection, absence of performance indicators, unstable finances, and low investment capital.…”

Avaliação econômica da aplicação da produção mais limpa em uma estação de tratamento de efluentes: estudo de caso em uma empresa metal mecânico

“…A P+L minimiza as perdas no processo de fabricação e reduz a geração de resíduos e emissões de uma forma economicamente viável, possibilitando obter ganhos econômicos e ambientais (CNTL, 2017). et al,(2008) a P+L é uma das principais variáveis do desenvolvimento sustentável e segundo Duarte et al, (2005) é reconhecida como um importante instrumento para operacionalização dos conceitos de gestão ambiental. Dessa maneira a P+L cria uma maior conscientização entre as pessoas trazendo uma nova visão sobre os ganhos alcançados para o meio ambiente e para a sociedade (VAN BERKEL, 2007).…”