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Total Authors: 3
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| Affiliation: | [1] Dept Prod Engn, Mech Engn, Ave Leao Sampaio S-N, Juazeiro Do Norte, Ceara - Brazil
[2] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Mech Engn Postgrad Program, Mech Engn, Ave Dr Ariberto Pereira de Cunha, 333 Pedregulho, Guaratingueta, SP - Brazil
[3] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Dept Ind Engn, Sch Engn, Ave Dr Ariberto Pereira de Cunha, 333 Pedregulho, BR-12516410 Guaratingueta, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION; v. 232, p. 822-838, SEP 20 2019. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
The environment is the natural source of resources to meet human needs, and processing companies are known to be the main consumers of natural resources. As a result of the productive activities of the companies, the environment has been highly impacted by the loss of non-renewable resources and the emission of polluting waste and gases. The purpose of this article is to characterize and discuss cleaner production (CP) opportunities and challenges for its implementation in a plastic footwear industry. The study was based on a literature review (section 2), which guided the case study analysis in the practical context of six Brazilian footwear plants. The cross analysis of these case studies (section 4), together with the elements identified in the literature, allowed the identification and discussion of CP opportunities and challenges (section 5) particularly suitable for use in the footwear industry. This study contributes with practical suggestions of how footwear plants can mitigate their impacts on the environment by implementing elements of CP. Further, this study opens new avenues of research on CP implementation in this specific sector and present a framework for elaborating guidelines that can be used by other researchers when performing similar case studies. (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/20160-0 - Guidelines for alignment of sustainability with integrated management systems in industrial companies |
| Grantee: | Thaís Vieira Nunhes |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct) |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/18304-7 - Integrated management system as an element for development of sustainability in industrial companies: an Ibero-American contribution |
| Grantee: | Otávio José de Oliveira |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |