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

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

“…The PROSSET Programme followed four stages [2]: Stage 1 (2 months): Preparation phase, during which contacts were established with companies and other stakeholders within the region. This phase included a press release, meetings with companies and an initial workshop.…”

“…As a result of an initial review of the situation in Setu´bal region, three important areas requiring attention from a regional sustainability perspective were found [2]:…”

“…Thus, the approach to local stakeholders in this programme relied on fostering the communication channels between the actors and providing adequate training, which has been documented as one of the key factors to CP/sustainable production activities [1,2]. Fig.…”

“…Taking into consideration the specific situation of Setu´bal, with regard to its environmental, socialeconomic structure and legal framework, the INETI/ CENDES team developed an action plan designed to foster effective involvement of local actors in the PROSSET Programme [2].…”

“…The action plan, summarised in Table 2, was designed to involve the following stakeholders [2]: PROSSET companies, other companies, governmental organisations (local, regional, central), educational and economic institutions, suppliers and clients, the local population and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). In order to define a strategy for each stakeholder, a set of goals were established to achieve progress toward regional sustainable development and the identification of instruments that could help to reach them [4].…”