The State of Research on Cleaner Production in Brazil

Abstract

The application of cleaner production (CP) practices in companies is not commonplace in Brazil. Moreover, there are significant difficulties in establishing partnerships among universities, companies, and the government. However, an increase in the number of companies concerned about the impacts of industrial activities on the environment has enabled the development of CP research. Hence, using a literature review and a bibliometric analysis to quantify the scientific production of CP, published in a congress promoted by the Journal of Cleaner Production in Brazil, and an analysis of social networks using UCINET-Draw, this study contributes to the current state of CP research in Brazil. Despite remarkable developments, shareholders and entrepreneurs still lack knowledge about the subsidies/funds to implement CP made available by the government, which would improve the implementation of CP practices. Moreover, university research programs may help companies to generate innovations in this field. This study is one of the first to review CP practices in Brazil, and proposes a framework to promote CP practices in Brazil. KEYWORDS | Cleaner production, bibliometric analysis, UCINET-Draw, sustainable production and consumption, participation of universities, enterprises, and governments in research. RESUMO A aplicação da produção mais limpa (PML) em empresas não é prática comum no RAE-Revista de Administração de Empresas | FGV/EAESP

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“…Government is one of the players that has the greatest power of influencing companies, and even the vision of society. A survey conducted by Oliveira Neto et al (2016) also concluded that the engagement of stakeholders, such as governmental agencies and academia, is necessary to promote CP in Brazil. It is positive that companies can apply CP by their own will, but one of the measures that appear to be necessary for CP to become a common practice to all Brazilian companies is that the external environment no longer be positioned as the second gate to the barriers and become more crucial to apply CP.…”

Protocolo para revisão sistemática da literatura em pesquisa sobre Produção Mais Limpa (P+L) na construção civil

“…No contexto brasileiro, a produção mais limpa ainda não tem alto nível de implementação nem a inclusão dos stakeholders nas decisões tomadas para implementação de práticas para o meio ambiente , representando uma perda de oportunidade para organizações, que minimizariam seus custos com a redução de resíduos, reduzindo o impacto ambiental e tornando o mercado competitivo, e para as universidades brasileiras, que gerariam mais inovação e o reconhecimento da educação ambiental como meio de sobrevivências para as gerações futuras (Oliveira Filho et al, 2016).…”

Adoption of cleaner production in a pupunha palm heart factory: a systematic literature review and a case study

“…Developed through a joint effort by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the CP represents an essential method to promote the sustainable development of society (Massote & Santi, 2013). According to Oliveira et al (2016), CP was introduced in Brazil in 1995 by creating the Centro Nacional de Tecnologias Limpas (CNTL) or National Center for Clean Technologies.…”