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© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in supply chain management (SCM) is one of the burgeoning fields of the last decade. Significant interest in this area has led to a large number of publications in recent times. For this reason, this study has been carried out to provide a comprehensive framework and future research directions for this topic. This work presents a bibliometric analysis of relevant publications dealing with CSR in SCM up to April 2019. As well as the presentation of an overview of publications and citation structures, it also explores journals and countries based on a bibliometric study. To collect the relevant data for this study, we have utilized the reliable SCOPUS database. Our results highlight the significant contributions of journals, authors, universities, and countries on this topic. With the help of “Visualization of similarities (VOS)” viewer software, this study investigates bibliographic coupling of sources and countries. It also presents co-occurrence of keywords and graphic representations of the bibliographic materials. Finally, it provides an overview of all relevant review papers in this field and a comprehensive view of related research fields.

Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T02:35:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-06-01 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) The dilemma between consumption and preservation of natural resources has been repeatedly highlighted in recent literature, and is still an open discussion. The emerging concept of the circular economy brings new opportunities and business models for firms, such as the sharing economy. These new concepts are capable of promoting sustainable practices which aim to optimize and ameliorate basic resource consumption, especially in industries which are intensive in metallic natural resources. However, this topic remains relatively unexplored, especially considering genuine case studies in countries with emerging economies. There have been calls for more qualitative research in operations management to investigate real-world cases of companies transitioning from linear manufacturing towards the sharing economy. Addressing these contemporary knowledge gaps, this work unveils drivers, challenges, and opportunities for the sharing economy based on original evidence gathered from exemplary, “first-mover” cases in the Brazilian manufacturing industry which use metallic natural resources. The main contributions of this study can be summarized thus: (i) there is no homogeneity in companies' understanding of the sharing economy's potential as a win-win approach; (ii) transitioning towards the sharing economy relies on radically changing the way firms develop and upgrade their portfolio of products; (iii) transitioning towards the sharing economy is more complex – due to its challenges, drivers, and barriers – than has been reported by the literature; (iv) more advanced companies in terms of sharing economy operations management practices have mastered the capability of combining key principles of the circular economy and key elements of the sharing economy, creating an important synergy between the circular economy and the sharing economy; (v) emerging industry 4.0-related technologies seem to play a vital role in unlocking the sharing economy, as applied to product development. This work offers novel implications for both the theory and practice of operations management for the sharing economy. Montpellier Business School, 2300, Avenue des Moulins Department of Administration Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rod. João Leme dos Santos, SP-264, Km 110, Itinga The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Business Division Institute Textiles and Clothing, Hung Hom Production Engineering Department São Paulo State University (UNESP) Production Engineering Department São Carlos School of Engineering University of São Paulo, Avenida Trabalhador Sãocarlense 400 Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering Polytechnique Montréal Production Engineering Department São Paulo State University (UNESP) FAPESP: 18/23972-1

This paper examines barriers to the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies in the manufacturing sector in the context of both developed and developing economies. A comprehensive literature review, followed by discussions with industry experts, identifies 15 barriers, which are analyzed by means of a Grey Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) approach. The ‘lack of a digital strategy alongside resource scarcity’ emerges as the most prominent barrier in both developed and developing economies. The influencing barriers identified suggest that improvements in standards and government regulation could facilitate the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in developing country case, whereas technological infrastructure is needed to promote the adoption of these technologies in developed country case. This study is one of the first to examine the implementation of Industry 4.0 in both developing and developed economies. This article highlights the difficulties in the diffusion of technological innovation resulting from a lack of coordinated national policies on Industry 4.0 in developing countries, which may prevent firms from fully experiencing the Industry 4.0 revolution. The results of this study may help decision makers and practitioners to address the barriers highlighted, paving the way for successful implementation of Industry 4.0 across the manufacturing sector.

Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T02:38:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-06-15 The literature on the diffusion of the circular economy (CE) rarely provides empirical evidence from emerging economies that face institutional voids and sustainability paradoxes. In contrast, drawing on stakeholder theory, in this paper we test a research framework capable of capturing the imbricated and complex relations among stakeholder pressure, barriers to and motivators of the CE, circular business models, and firms’ sustainable performance. Survey-based primary data was gathered from Brazilian industrial companies which lack regulatory clarity regarding the implementation of a CE. Our research results comprise both expected and unexpected outcomes: (i) differing from other countries, the relevance of regulatory stakeholders in Brazil could not be fully confirmed, adding complexity to the topic; (ii) unexpectedly, in this research, company owners/shareholders were the most salient stakeholders; (iii) stakeholders do indeed exert influence on how firms deal with barriers to and motivators of a CE; (iv) we found that internal barriers and internal motivators were perceived as more intense than external ones, which may create organizational tensions; (v) the adoption of a CE by firms tends to improve their sustainable performance; (vi) the previous possession of ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 certifications may control the way companies perceive the benefits of a CE. Lincoln International Business School University of Lincoln Chair of Supply Chain Management University of Kassel Montpellier Business School, 2300 Avenue des Moulins Production Engineering Department São Paulo State University (UNESP) Department of Administration Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rod. João Leme dos Santos, SP-264, Km 110, Itinga HLC Consulting, Jl. Kertanegara Selatan V No 5B Production Engineering Department São Paulo State University (UNESP)

Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:34:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-01-15 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Considering the unique relevance of Brazilian biodiversity, this research aims to investigate the main barriers to biodiversity-based R&D and eco-design development in a leading national company which has been commended for its innovation and sustainability. The methodology for this research was based on on-location visits, in-depth interviews, and consensus building among R&D, sustainability, and quality managers. A multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach was adopted through interpretive structural modelling (ISM), a method that assists decision makers to transform complex models with unclear data into structural models. Some of the most influential barriers to biodiversity-based eco-design initiatives are “lack of legal incentive”, “not enough demand from the market”, and “not enough available knowledge/scientific data.” The most relevant barrier was “no legal incentive” from government. Consequently, managers should concentrate their efforts in tackling those barriers that may affect other barriers known as ‘key barriers’. Government should work decisively toward promoting a framework of legal incentives for bio-based eco-design; otherwise, metaphorically, “there is not carnival without the samba singer who pushes the rhythm”. The results given here reveal the barriers for bio-based eco-design in a Brazilian leading company, and this is the first work combining ISM to barriers to biodiversity R&D and eco-design. Montpellier Business School Montpellier Research in Management, 2300, avenue des Moulins Unesp – Sao Paulo State University Faculty of Engineering University of Southern Denmark Department of Technology and Innovation Center for Sustainable Supply Chain Engineering Manchester Metropolitan University School of Science and the Environment, Chester Street Unesp – Sao Paulo State University Faculty of Engineering FAPESP: 15/00110-6 CNPq: 400101/2013-0

This article aims to evaluate whether the enablers top and middle management support and strategic purchasing facilitate the development of sustainable supply chain practices, as well as the effect of the latter on competitive advantage (CA). Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was applied to test the proposed model based on a sample from companies operating in Colombia. The main hypotheses of the research were supported, implying that a suitable combination between internal enablers and the adoption of sustainable supply chain practices is important to pursue competitive advantage. However, the hypothesis for the expected effect of environmental practices wasn’t supported, suggesting that there is a win-win perspective between social practices in supply chains and competitive advantage in the context of emerging economies. And the analysis of the non-supported hypothesis is one of the contributions of the article., Este artículo tiene como objetivo evaluar si los habilitadores de apoyo de la alta y media gerencia y las compras estratégicas facilitan el desarrollo de prácticas sostenibles en la cadena de suministro, así como el efecto de este último en la ventaja competitiva (CA). Se aplicó el modelo de ecuaciones estructurales de mínimos cuadrados parciales (PLS-SEM) para probar el modelo propuesto con base en una muestra de empresas que operan en Colombia. Se respaldaron las principales hipótesis de la investigación, lo que implica que una combinación adecuada entre los habilitadores internos y la adopción de prácticas sostenibles en la cadena de suministro es importante para lograr una ventaja competitiva. Sin embargo, la hipótesis del efecto esperado de las prácticas ambientales no fue respaldada, lo que sugiere que existe una perspectiva de ganar-ganar entre las prácticas sociales en las cadenas de suministro y la ventaja competitiva en el contexto de las economías emergentes. Y el análisis de la hipótesis no sustentada es una de las aportaciones del artículo., a Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito, Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial, Avenida Carrera 45 No. 205-59 (Autopista norte), Bogotá, D.C., Colombia b Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá, Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas e Industrial, Facultad de Ingeniería, Carrera 30 No. 45A-03, Oficina 453-104, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia c Montpellier Business School, Montpellier Research in Management, 2300 avenue des Moulins, 34185, Montpellier, Cédex 4, France

This study examines how the adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices, including green sources, affects environmental and operational performance indicators. A multiple-case study was conducted using large Brazilian firms that have achieved particular success in their sectors and that occupy high positions in important rankings of corporate sustainability. The results of the study indicate that the GSCM practice of “internal environmental management” has the greatest positive effect on environmental performance indicators, and that the GSCM practice of “cooperation with customers” has the greatest positive effect on operational performance indicators. Thus, if a company aims to improve environmental performance (EP), it may create procedures and programs based on the environmental management system and adopt cleaner production initiatives. If a company intends to improve its operational performance (OP), it may respond to audits, improve information exchange between companies and clients and build research and development (R&D) areas to promote environmental innovation.

The success of eco-innovations in sustainable supply chains aiming a low-carbon economy is related to a broad range of human critical success factors. Thus, the goal of this research was to analyse how certain human critical success factors are related to specific low-carbon eco-innovation projects in leading companies in Brazil operating in some of the most sustainable supply chains in the country. As a consequence, this study qualitatively analysed three cases of low carbon eco-innovation discussing the necessary human critical success factors (HCSF). The results show that the companies in this study are at different stages of maturity with respect to climate change mitigation practices. It was found that the role of HCSF in the process of developing low-carbon products tends to intensify as corporations respond to advances in climate change mitigation. In organisations adopting a sustainable supply chain perspective (for example, adopting Life Cycle Assessment approach) and with a more evolved response to climate change, the product development process tended to be supported by all of the HCSF in the area of product innovation. In contrast, organisations whose practices for mitigating climate change were in the early stages tended not to show evidence of support from HCSF. This is the first study relating eco-innovation, sustainable supply chain, climate change and cases from leading Brazilian companies.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-08-26T19:22:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2015-06-01. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2015-08-31T13:03:59Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 S0104-530X2015000200295.pdf: 916285 bytes, checksum: 4c1ed1b3df6f47bdb1b5d2066317fa21 (MD5) Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar e discutir como as principais empresas montadoras do setor de baterias automotivas instaladas no Brasil estão lidando com as barreiras à adoção de práticas de green supply chain management (GSCM). A partir dessas discussões, elencam-se oportunidade e desafios ao setor de baterias automotivas a fim de considerarem ações de GSCM. Foi realizado um estudo de múltiplos casos com as 5 principais empresas desse setor. Os fatores de destaque para as barreiras internas são “valores e fatores organizacionais” e “recursos humanos” e, para as externas, são “fornecedores” e “consumidores”. This article aims to discuss how leading companies of the automotive battery industry installed in Brazil are dealing with barriers to the adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices. From these discussions, we list the opportunities and challenges to the automotive battery sector in incorporating GSCM actions. We conducted a multiple-case study with the top five companies in this sector. The highlight factors are “organizational values” and “human resources” for internal barriers, and “suppliers” and “consumers” for external barriers. Universidade Estadual Paulista Faculdade de Engenharia Departamento de Engenharia de Produção Universidade Estadual Paulista Faculdade de Engenharia Departamento de Engenharia de Produção

This study aims to test a new conceptual model based on the relationship between quality management (QM), environmental management maturity (EMM), adoption of external practices of green supply chain management (GSCM) (green purchasing and collaboration with customers) and green performance (GP) with data from 95 Brazilian firms with ISO 14001. To our knowledge, such links and relationships are not simultaneously identified and tested in the literature. The results indicate the validation of all of the research hypotheses. This paper highlights that an improvement in green performance will require attention to quality management, environmental management maturity, and green supply chain.

Purpose – There are many arguments in the literature on environmental management stating that companies that have a significant environmental performance tend to be more competitive, because environmental management tends to generate positive effects on their operational performance. Despite the fact that such arguments are widely accepted, there is little empirical evidence yet of such a relationship in manufacturing contexts that are rarely studied thus far, such as those of developing countries. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – With the objective of testing the positive relationship between environmental performance and operational performance, this research presents the data of a survey conducted with 75 ISO 9001-certified Brazilian companies. Such data were analyzed by means of structural equation modeling. Findings – The paper discovered that, indeed, environmental management relates in a positive, significant manner and large effect to the operational performance of companies. Originality/value – This is the first exploratory research relating environmental management and operational performance in Brazilian companies with ISO 9001.

This work discusses the internal structuring processes of leading companies when adopting green supply chain management (GSCM) practices. A multiple case study approach was adopted as the research methodology, with four large Brazilian companies that are leaders in their market segments. The introduction of green products is a key step towards initiating concern for the environment among suppliers and customers. This study's results show the importance of having green teams, a dedicated functional area, and/or green jobs that support the discussion of environmental management among a business and beyond. The practical results of this study offer new insights into the behavior of companies that are adopting GSCM practices, thereby generating new evidence for the extension of GSCM theory.

The present work aims at analyzing how the adoption of a proactive environmental management via green operational practices (GOPs) correlates to the Green Performance (GrP) of a given set of ISO 9001-certified firms in Brazil. To this end, we elaborated a conceptual framework about environmental management, GOPs, and GrP. Such theoretical foundation supported the development of empirical research through quantitative analysis. For the analysis, 75 questionnaires were collected from ISO 9001 certified companies. Data was analyzed by with statistical tools such as descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results demonstrate that the adoption of GOPs, in fact, exerts a positive impact on the GrP of the firms. This work contributes to a better understanding of green manufacturing in Brazil’s industrial sector.

The goal of this study is to present and test a conceptual framework that describes the technical aspects (TA), human/organizational aspects (HOA) of the adoption of green product development (GPD) practices and the effect of these practices on firms' environmental (EP), operational (OP) and market performance (MP). To this end, after reviewing the literature on these themes, a conceptual framework with 5 hypotheses is proposed. These hypotheses were tested on 62 Brazilian companies through structural equation modeling using SmartPLS 2.0M3. The main results of this study are as follows: (a) in general, the proposed framework obtained adequate goodness of fit statistics (GoF); (b) technological factors are shown to have an influence on the adoption of GPD practices, and those practices are related to company EP, OP and MP, thus confirming 4 hypotheses of the study; and (c) one of the study's hypotheses is not validated, indicating that the relationship of human/organizational aspects to GPD must be further analyzed. This work extends the literature because: (a) the conceptual framework tested in this study establishes several concepts that have been only partially tested in the previous literature; (b) this work presents evidence about Brazil, where the themes addressed herein have not been yet been thoroughly investigated; and (c) the non-validation of the hypothesis regarding the relationship between human/organizational aspects with respect to the adoption of product-related environmental practices requires attention.

To achieve sustainable development, supply chains must become greener. In this context, the importance of green supply chain management (GSCM) increases because it can contribute to improving firms’ environmental performance (EP). However, little is known about these subjects in the context of firms in the bioenergy sector (sugarcane and ethanol production in Brazil). Thus, the objective of this work is to present the results of a survey conducted on 80 micro-, small-, and medium-sized firms that are suppliers in the Brazilian bioenergy sector (sugarcane and ethanol production). These results indicate that GSCM practices strengthen the EP of firms in the sector. Therefore, this article contributes to the existing literature because it addresses the relationship between GSCM and EP in an understudied sector (sugarcane and ethanol production).

Inspired by the natural-resource-based view (NRBV) theory, we attempt to shed light on a controversy which has been persistent over the last decade, concerning the relationship between corporate environmental performance (CEP) and corporate financial performance (CFP). Using the 'too-much-of-a-good-thing' (TMGT) concept, which suggests that "too much can be worse than too little," we link mixed results and consider the roles of advanced eco-learning and contingency factors in influencing the CEP-CFP relationship. Based on a sample composed of ISO 14001 certified companies in Indonesia, and analyzing the data using consistent Partial Least Squares (PLSc), we found that: the CEP-CFP relationship follows an inverted U-shape; advanced eco-learning is a significant predictor of the CEP-CFP relationship, meaning that organizations able to develop higher eco-learning capability will be better able to identify the ideal boundaries of investment in environmental performance without reducing their financial performance; and that contingency factors such as environmental strategy and firm size have a significant role in influencing the CEP-CFP relationship. The study's limitations, implications for practitioners and a future research agenda are also detailed.

This article examines whether or not customers cooperate in organisations' environmental performance, in what circumstances it happens; and how customers can collaborate with organisations in order to they improve their environmental performance. This research uses both the Ecological Modernisation (EM) and the Resource Dependence Theory (RDT) to analyse the effects of external Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) practices, namely, ‘Cooperation with Customers’ (CC) and ‘Green Purchasing’ (GP) on the Environmental Performance (EP) of organisations. A multi-method research is used, combining a survey and multiple-case studies of Brazilian organisations. The main results and contributions of this research include: (a) the Brazilian setting, in the context of EM, provides incentives for adopting GSCM practices, especially CC practices; (b) Brazilian organisations depend more on customers than on suppliers to improve EP; and (c) an original matrix for a better understanding of the roles of suppliers and customers to achieve a better EP through a GSCM approach is proposed. This paper provides an extension to EM and RDT theories applied to green operations management by showing that external GSCM can improve EP and such process depends more on CC than GP. Implications for B2B are highlighted. © 2017 Elsevier Inc.

Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:32:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-06-23 The area of disaster management has become increasingly prominent in a context of frequent political, religious change and conflict, and within it, the field of knowledge on humanitarian logistics and supply chain management (HLSCM) has attracted attention from a variety of stakeholders, such as scholars, practitioners and policy makers. Consequently, humanitarian logistics and supply chain research has seen a significant increase in the quantity of works emerging, particularly journal articles. In this context, we aim to systematize the selected contemporary literature on humanitarian logistics and supply chain management. After identifying the relevant literature on Scopus and Web of Science, we chart a systematization of this body of knowledge by applying a system of codes and classifications to it. Based on research gaps found, we propose an original research agenda for further developing the humanitarian logistics and supply chain management field, as suggested avenues for future research. Stirling Management School University of Stirling Department of Management University of Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro Faculty of Engineering University of Strathclyde Production Engineering and Systems Department Federal University of Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário Trindade Production Engineering Department São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Eng. Luiz Edmundo C. Coube 14–01 College of Business Law and Social Sciences Nottingham Business School Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street Montpellier Business School Montpellier Research in Management, 2300 avenues des Moulins Production Engineering Department São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Eng. Luiz Edmundo C. Coube 14–01

Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T16:47:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-06-11 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) By applying the resources-based view (RBV) theory to green management, this study aims to analyse the relationship between critical success factors (CSFs) and the adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices for some Brazil-based manufacturers of automotive batteries considered focal in their supply chains. It also analyses how human issues, known as green human resource management (GHRM) aspects, can help to increase the effectiveness of CSFs for GSCM strategies that are still not totally well-managed, justifying a RBV perspective. This research assumes that firms tend to be in different stages of GSCM development (more strategic or less strategic) and tests four research propositions to determine whether more proactive GSCM is related to higher levels of effectively managed CSFs. Three focal companies that operate in the Brazilian automotive battery industry were studied. Research results suggest that more proactive GSCM practices correlate to more effectively managed CSFs and to a greater support from GHRM. We argue that managers with a clear GHRM strategy will have more success in GSCM adoption, using more green training, green recruitment and selection, green performance evaluation and employee rewards. Stirling Management School University of Stirling Avenue Engenheiro Edmundo Carrijo Coube (Faculty of Engineering) UNESP–Univ Estadual Paulista (Sao Paulo State University) Department of Design Manufacture and Engineering Management University of Strathclyde Avenue Engenheiro Edmundo Carrijo Coube (Faculty of Engineering) UNESP–Univ Estadual Paulista (Sao Paulo State University) FAPESP: 2013/22380-0 CNPq: 303484/2013-6 CNPq: 304225/2013-4 CNPq: 400101/2013-0

Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:08:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-01-20 The aim of this research is to analyze how critical success factors (CSFs) can influence the adoption of environmental technologies by Brazilian manufacturing companies. In terms of conceptual background, this research fits within the context of environmental management in organizations, focusing on the adoption of environmental technologies in the manufacturing context and their critical success factors. In terms of methodology, this research is based on a case study conducted on two medium-sized industrial companies located in Brazil (company “Alfa” and company “Beta”). The results show the emergence of a new CSF called employee empowerment, which derives from learning and benchmarking initiatives. Two CSFs can be highlighted as the most relevant and unanimously present in both company “Alpha” and company “Beta”: support from senior management and employee empowerment through learning and benchmarking. In addition, communication and cultural organizational changes were relevant CSFs, especially for Beta. Furthermore, there is a potential synergistic relationship between CSFs and the maturity level of environmental management. For example, Beta was on a more advanced environmental level as well as had greater intensity in terms of CSFs than Alpha. This work can be considered one of the first researches relating CSFs and the adoption of environmental technologies in medium-sized firms in Brazil. UNESP – Sao Paulo State University Production Engineering Department, Av. Eng. Carrijo Coube, 14-01, DEP-FEB University of Stirling Stirling Management School University of Strathclyde Faculty of Engineering DMEM, 75 Montrose St University of Southern Denmark Centre for Engineering Operations Management Department of Technology and Innovation UNESP – Sao Paulo State University Production Engineering Department, Av. Eng. Carrijo Coube, 14-01, DEP-FEB

Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:30:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-01-20 Sustainability is a managerial trend that plays an important role in the contemporary organizational strategy. A company's capability to make sustainability more dynamic and integrated with strategies, transforming it into a business asset, has yet to be studied. This process of adaptation is reflected through innovative practices. However, there is still a gap between these practices and the organization's strategies and capabilities. The aim of this work was to conduct a systematic literature review of the dynamic capabilities for sustainability. Afterward, it was possible to systematize the available knowledge, assessing the current lack of research integrating both themes. The mainstream literature was classified and coded, resulting in a framework for what has been done to date, with recommendations to guide future research. Results show that more research is needed on dynamic capabilities for sustainability, especially in emerging economies in general. Future studies should also consider mixed methodologies and comparative perspectives in multiples sectors or in the services sector. There is also opportunity to discuss managerial innovations toward sustainability through research alliances between different institutions around the world. In short, there are few studies that connect both themes— corporate sustainability and dynamic capabilities—and for this reason there is an opportunity for future studies seeking to identify what kind of dynamic capabilities can be developed to more effectively overcome the emerging sustainability challenges. UNESP – Sao Paulo State Univ, Bauru Campus, Av. Eng. L. Ed. C. Coube, 14-01, FEB-DEP USP – Univ of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto Campus, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, FEARP-RAD University of Stirling Stirling Management School University of Strathclyde Faculty of Engineering DMEM, 75 Montrose St University of Southern Denmark Department of Technology and Innovation, Campusvej 55Odense M UNESP – Sao Paulo State Univ, Bauru Campus, Av. Eng. L. Ed. C. Coube, 14-01, FEB-DEP

Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T16:57:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-01-01 The objective of this study is to identify the relationship between the maturity of environmental management and the adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices utilizing an integrative framework and evidence from multiple cases. To achieve this goal, a state of the art literature review on environmental management maturity was performed, and a typology of GSCM practices was created to produce an original integrative framework of GSCM maturity levels. To verify its applicability to real cases, five companies in supply chains with high levels of environmental impact were analyzed. Of the five companies, two were in the battery business, two in the pesticides business, and one in the automotive business. Adherence to the integrative framework was verified, and sensitivity to changes in maturity of environmental management and the adoption of GSCM practices were observed, achieving the research’s objective. The following classification of GSCM maturity levels was obtained: (a) first, the reactive GSCM level with low adoption of GSCM practices, which is motivated by legal restrictions; (b) second, the preventive GSCM level with average adoption of GSCM practices, which is driven by cost reduction; (c) and third, the proactive GSCM level, which is driven by the pursuit of competitive advantages. Production Engineering Department Engineering School at Londrina (UTFPR/COENP) Federal Technological University of Parana Production Engineering Department School of Engineering-Bauru UNESP-Sao Paulo State University Production Engineering Department School of Engineering-Bauru UNESP-Sao Paulo State University

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show results from the relationship between green/environmental training and the development of three projects of low-carbon eco-innovations in top Brazilian companies. Design/methodology/approach – This study includes three organizational projects for low-carbon eco-innovations in products (A, B and C) with the objective of reducing their impact on GHG emissions, the so-called low-carbon products. Data were collected from several sources of evidence, including in-depth interviews, document analyses and direct observations. Findings – The authors verified that the environmental training interface for mitigating climate change is relevant for the systematic development of low-carbon products in most of the cases studied. Originality/value – Low-carbon eco-innovations are a trend in the corporate world; however, there is not enough literature and practical evidence on this subject. Thus, this paper adds new evidence to the literature.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is mainly to show how training may support low-carbon operations and production management in a more sustainable organizational context. Design/methodology/approach – A conceptual framework to facilitate the integration between training and low-carbon operations and production is presented. Findings – To accomplish better training in a low-carbon organization, some steps should be followed. Challenges may occur, including the necessity of collaboration across the supply chain. Research limitations/implications – The proposed framework should be applied and improved based on the actual conditions in organizations. Originality/value – Low-carbon organizations are part of the future corporate world. But the link between training and low-carbon operations and production management is not yet clear. This paper contributes to this discussion and presents an original framework.

Due to an increased awareness and significant environmental pressures from various stakeholders, companies have begun to realize the significance of incorporating green practices into their daily activities. This paper proposes a framework using Fuzzy TOPSIS to select green suppliers for a Brazilian electronics company; our framework is built on the criteria of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices. An empirical analysis is made, and the data are collected from a set of 12 available suppliers. We use a fuzzy TOPSIS approach to rank the suppliers, and the results of the proposed framework are compared with the ranks obtained by both the geometric mean and the graded mean methods of fuzzy TOPSIS methodology. Then a Spearman rank correlation coefficient is used to find the statistical difference between the ranks obtained by the three methods. Finally, a sensitivity analysis has been performed to examine the influence of the preferences given by the decision makers for the chosen GSCM practices on the selection of green suppliers. Results indicate that the four dominant criteria are Commitment of senior management to GSCM; Product designs that reduce, reuse, recycle, or reclaim materials, components, or energy; Compliance with legal environmental requirements and auditing programs; and Product designs that avoid or reduce toxic or hazardous material use. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

As environmental concerns continue to draw attention from governments, businesses, and citizens worldwide, the so-called green behaviors of employees are being recognized as important for both the ...

The objective of this paper is to identify and analyze various aspects of the internal and external operations management of Brazil's electronics sector and to consider the opportunities for and the threats to increasing the competitiveness of its participation in the global supply chain. To address this shortage in the literature, a survey of Brazilian Electric and Electronic Industry Association (ABINEE) companies was conducted. The collected data were complemented with secondary data to establish an overall view of the electronics sector in Brazil. The results suggest that electronics product assembly companies have the opportunity to invest more in information technology to expand process integration, plan and develop products, integrate customers, and maintain rather than expand their supply chain practices. The alignment between internal and external operations management becomes important in this context. The originality of this paper lies in its clarification of operations management in an economically important sector and the insight it provides to academics, practitioners and policy makers involved in the domestic and international electronics sector.

Este artigo tem como objetivo identificar as práticas de gestão da cadeia de suprimentos que estão sendo adotadas no setor eletroeletrônico brasileiro e verificar se as prioridades competitivas da produção das empresas desse setor se relacionam com a adoção de tais práticas. Desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa empírica, de cunho quantitativo, a partir da realização de uma pesquisa survey por e-mail com gerentes de empresas do setor eletroeletrônico da Associação Brasileira da Indústria Elétrica e Eletrônica. Técnicas estatísticas descritivas e multivariadas de segunda geração (modelagem de equações estruturais) foram empregadas para analisar os dados obtidos. Como principais resultados deste artigo destacam-se: a) as práticas de gestão da cadeia de suprimentos que estão sendo mais implantadas são voltadas à integração e apoio das atividades de desenvolvimento de produtos com os clientes; e b) não foram verificadas relações significativas entre as prioridades competitivas das empresas estudadas e a adoção de práticas de gestão da cadeia de suprimentos.This article aims to identify the supply chain management practices adopted in the Brazilian electronics sector and verify whether manufacturing competitive priorities of companies in this sector relate to the adoption of such practices. An empirical quantitative research was developed based on an e-mail survey with managers of companies in the electronics sector associated with the Brazilian Association of Electrical and Electronics Industry. Descriptive and multivariate statistical techniques of second generation (Structural Equation Modeling) were used to analyze the data. Main results showed that: (a) the supply chain management practices most deployed are focused on the integration and support of product development activities with customers; and (b) no significant relationships between competitive priorities and supply chain management practices were found.

Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-30T01:30:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013-01-01 With growing institutional pressure from the Brazilian government to increase the impact of research that it funds, Brazilian researchers are increasingly interested in discovering factors that affect the citation of their articles. The aim of the present article was to assess the perceptions of Brazilian sustainability researchers to identify factors that influence the impacts of their research. A survey was conducted with researchers in the field of sustainability and 89 questionnaires were completed. All of those researchers have articles or research projects in the field of sustainability (mixing environmental, social and/or economical) recorded in the Scielo or Lattes Curriculum Brazilian databases. Results suggest four factors that may explain the impact of article citations: (1) “prestige of the author and the research network;” (2) “prestige of the means of publication and indexing;” (3) “accessibility and quality characteristics of the article;” and (4) “international nature of communication and scope of the study”. Surprisingly, such factors were not statistically significant in explaining the citations of the participating researchers. These results show the need to consider other factors that can explain the impact of research, discovering the missing links. © 2013 Elsevier Inc. UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista (The Sao Paulo State University) Av. Eng. Edmundo Carrijo Coube, 14-01, Bauru, Sao Paulo USP-University of Sao Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, FEA-RP, Ribeirão Preto UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista (The Sao Paulo State University) Av. Eng. Edmundo Carrijo Coube, 14-01, Bauru, Sao Paulo

The objective of this article is to analyse how green supply chain management (GSCM) practices are being adopted by some high-tech companies located in Brazil. The research was conducted using the case study approach, focusing on eight companies that are representative of this sector. The main results are: (a) the most adopted GSCM practices in the studied high-tech companies located in Brazil are internal environmental management, investment recovery and reverse logistics and (b) Brazilian environmental legislation and international policies are very important in driving the adoption of GSCM practices. The internationalisation of companies was also found to be a variable that interferes with the adoption of GSCM practices. This is one of the first studies that examine the relationship between GSCM and the internationalisation of companies located in Brazil.

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify factors that can help managers to overcome barriers to alignment of operations strategy at the interface with marketing.Design/methodology/approachThis objective required the application of a procedure based on strategic consensus and a deeper analysis, such that the delimitation of the study in a single case was mandatory. The strategic processes of interfacing involve managerial attributes that are subject to the influence of human aspects and, therefore, the research method used a qualitative approach. The protocol design included the following data sources: interviews, document reviews and researcher observations. The categorisation was made based on the theoretical references, the frequency of observations, common responses and information from documents.FindingsThe balance between intra‐functional trade‐offs, joint research on the competitive context, reflections on the understanding of customer needs and operational performance, and understanding of inter‐functional trade‐offs were the main factors verified. They effectively support decisions associated with interface processes and promotes the integration of these processes. They can generate inputs that enable managers to achieve an appropriate balance among alternatives in light of various trade‐offs.Practical implicationsThese factors make possible new connections between strategic processes in the context of operations and marketing functions. The formations of these strategies are aligned through a better understanding of both threats and opportunities by means of a joint analysis of the competitive context. The presented findings can be used to develop a clear definition of strategic objectives of operations and a more appropriate treatment of market needs.Originality/valueThe findings from the research can be considered as new elements for promoting alignment in the formation process of the operations strategy. Little research to date has examined the operations‐marketing strategic interface of companies in the context of strategic consensus.

O objetivo desta pesquisa é compreender as características do treinamento ambiental em algumas empresas brasileiras. Para tanto, foram realizados nove estudos de caso com empresas certificadas pela norma ISO 14001, todas líderes em seu segmento de mercado. Foram conduzidas diversas entrevistas em cada caso, coletados documentos e realizadas visitas para observação direta. Como resultado, apresentam-se as classificações dos casos nos estágios evolutivos da gestão ambiental, os temas mais frequentes do treinamento ambiental, a diferenciação dos temas de treinamento ambiental segundo o nível hierárquico organizacional, a classificação das empresas segundo o nível de aderência às atividades de treinamento ambiental recomendadas pela literatura e as boas práticas de treinamento ambiental oferecidas pelas empresas. A principal contribuição desta pesquisa é a identificação de coevolução entre o estágio de gestão ambiental das organizações e o nível do treinamento ambiental que elas possuem.The objective of this research is to understand the characteristics of environmental training at some Brazilian companies. Nine case studies were carried out in firms certified by ISO 14001. These companies are leaders in their market segments. Several interviews were conducted in each case. Documents were collected and visits for direct observation were made. Results present the classification of companies in evolutionary stages of environmental management, the most common topics of the training environment, the differentiation of environmental training topics according to the hierarchical levels and the best practices offered on environmental training. The main contribution of this research is the identification of the co-evolution between the stage of corporate environmental management and the level of environmental training.

Industrial engineering department Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) School of Engineering, Bauru

O objetivo deste artigo é verificar se as práticas de manufatura enxuta estão se relacionando positivamente com a adoção de práticas de gestão ambiental em empresas brasileiras do setor automotivo, com a finalidade de testar uma hipótese largamente argumentada na literatura de que ao ser "lean", uma empresa tende também a ser "green". Para tanto, foi sugerido um framework relacionando esses conceitos, com a proposição de uma hipótese de pesquisa. Os dados, coletados em 75 empresas, foram analisados por meio de Modelagem de Equações Estruturais. Os principais resultados indicam que a manufatura enxuta (LM) se relaciona positivamente à gestão ambiental (EM), mas o poder de determinação de LM em EM tende a ser considerado entre fraco e moderado. De fato, ser lean é ser também green, mas outras variáveis organizacionais não consideradas neste estudo podem estar influenciando o greening das organizações. The aim of this paper is to verify whether the practices of lean manufacturing are positively associated with the adoption of environmental management practices in Brazilian companies in the automotive sector to test the hypothesis that by being lean the business tends to become green. To this purpose, a framework associating these concepts with the research hypothesis was proposed. The data collected from 75 companies were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling. The main results show that lean manufacturing (LM) is positively associated with environmental management (EM), but the explanation power of LM over EM is considered weak/moderate. In fact, being lean also means being green, but other organizational variables not considered in this study may influence the greening of organizations.

Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:29:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2016-07-14 This work presents empirical evidence of the main challenges in managing/leading academic research groups on clean and green technologies in Brazilian universities. We also present evidence about the main barriers to the effective creation of innovation and technology transfer of these clean and green technologies. Empirical evidence come from PhD researchers/academics who lead/manage official research groups on clean (environmental, green) technologies. Results show the following: (a) The main challenges of managing research groups are the lack of an innovative culture, the lack of partnership with an industrial sector, and the necessity of keeping laboratories updated; (b) the main barriers to innovation and technology transfer are difficulties in not having enough researchers and staff members, assessments of academic performance that do not consider innovation, and an uncertain national legislation on clean technology. Based on these and others’ findings, we suggest that policymakers working on clean and green technologies pay attention to act and develop initiatives focusing on the following: providing direct financial support for laboratory improvement, linking academics and practitioners from the industrial sector, and providing training and development programs on clean and green technologies’ legislation and financial issues, such as the payoff of clean and green technologies and opportunities from green investors. UNESP - Sao Paulo State University Production Engineering Department UNESP - Sao Paulo State University Production Engineering Department

Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:27:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2016-03-10 The implementation of green supply chain management practices, such as green purchasing and cooperation with customers, presents several challenges, often due to a lack of green training. In order to analyze the relationship between green training and green supply chains, a survey of Brazilian firms with ISO 14001 certification was conducted. The main characteristics of green training in the sample were also explored. The results indicated that green training is positively correlated with the adoption of green supply chain practices in green purchasing and cooperation with customers, confirming the study's main hypothesis. The research results also indicated that green training tends to help firms improve their green supply chain management to cooperate with customers and implement green purchasing. This work extends the current literature by showing that employees' green training content and requirements for greening suppliers should be further aligned. This alignment should also involve cleaner production priorities built up through customer cooperation. As a consequence, firms will reach internal environmental targets and achieve external environmental improvements (such as through having greener suppliers). Finally, we also discovered the main characteristics of green training that can galvanize green supply chain management, including the following: green training topics that are appropriate and current for company activities, green training contents created through a systematic analysis of training gaps and needs; and employees who receive green training and have the opportunity to apply green knowledge in everyday activities. Environmental Management Research Group UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista (Sao Paulo State Univ) School of Engineering-Bauru, 14-01, Vargem Limpa, Av. Eng. Luiz Edmundo Carrijo Coube UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista (Sao Paulo State Univ) School of Engineering-Bauru, 14-01, Vargem Limpa, Av. Eng. Luiz Edmundo Carrijo Coube University of Pattimura Economic and Accounting Department, Jl. Ir. M. Putuhena Kampus-Poka USP - Univ of Sao Paulo FEARP, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 Universitas Diponegoro Faculty of Economics and Business Department of Accounting, Jl. Erlangga Tengah 17 Environmental Management Research Group UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista (Sao Paulo State Univ) School of Engineering-Bauru, 14-01, Vargem Limpa, Av. Eng. Luiz Edmundo Carrijo Coube UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista (Sao Paulo State Univ) School of Engineering-Bauru, 14-01, Vargem Limpa, Av. Eng. Luiz Edmundo Carrijo Coube

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework integrating the Hart and Milstein (2003) strategies for organizational sustainable development (SD) with the ideas of Kleindorfer et al. (2005) on sustainable operations management (SOM), which requires guidance of green supply chain management (GSCM). Design/methodology/approach – The construction of the framework was based on previous studies that discussed synergies between operations management principles with environmental bias and studies on adoption of GSCM practices. Findings – The proposed framework guides managers to reconcile operations management practices/principles that are already being implemented in organizations with an environmental perspective because these practices sustain organizations to simultaneously reach SOM and SD. Originality/value – The paper presents a framework that provides guidance on how organizations can seek sustainability in their operations, considering that articles on the topic of sustainability have not been developed with this specific focus.

Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-26T17:12:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2016-12-01 National Council of Technological and Scientific Development This paper aims to understand and analyze how different institutional pressures created by stakeholders tend to promote the green bullwhip effect and the consequent adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices across a supply chain. It examines GSCM practices adopted in the supply chain as a result of pressures from primary stakeholders, and how they exert environmental/institutional pressures. A case study methodology has been adopted to study a focal company (an automotive battery company located in Brazil) and its stakeholders, including customers, its supplier, and the government. The results, synthesized through eight propositions, highlight the effect that the institutional environment exercises on generating the green bullwhip effect in the supply chain. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Sao Paulo State Univ, Dept Prod Engn, Bauru, Brazil Sapienza Univ Rome, Dept Comp Control & Management Engn, Rome, Italy Univ Strathclyde, Engn Management Grp, Fac Engn, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Univ Stirling, Stirling Management Sch, Ctr Adv Management Educ, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland Univ Estadual Paulista, Sao Paulo State Univ, UNESP, Sch Engn Bauru, Av Eng Luiz Edmundo Carrijo Coube 14-01, BR-17033360 Bauru, SP, Brazil Sao Paulo State Univ, Dept Prod Engn, Bauru, Brazil Univ Estadual Paulista, Sao Paulo State Univ, UNESP, Sch Engn Bauru, Av Eng Luiz Edmundo Carrijo Coube 14-01, BR-17033360 Bauru, SP, Brazil National Council of Technological and Scientific Development: 130291/2014-5 National Council of Technological and Scientific Development: 304225/2013-4

The main objective of this study is to understand the relationship between green management and environmental training in Brazilian companies, underscoring how this relationship takes place and its most important factors. For such, 9 case studies were conducted at large ISO 14001 certified companies, leaders in their market segments. Several interviews were conducted for each case, documents were collected and visits were made for direct observation. The main contributions and results of this study were: (a) a proposal for a theoretical framework relating the evolutionary stages of green management and the characteristics of environmental training; (b) it was ascertained, as per the proposed theoretical framework, that organizational culture and teamwork, top management support and more technical green management practices are the factors that seem to connect and convert environmental training into more proactive green management, especially for companies in the proactive green management stage; (c) the identification of the co-evolution between the companies' stage of green management and their environmental training level, which is the identified relationship mechanism between environmental training and green management. In other words, the higher the level of adoption of activities recommended for green management, the more evolved the green management practiced at the companies tends to be; and (d) identification that the proposed theoretical framework tends to be useful, mainly because it can explain the relationship between green management and environmental training at the company in the proactive stage.

Specialized literature states that proper environmental management at companies requires support from human resource management. This occurs because the more efficient and effective human resource management is, the more it tends to contribute towards the organization's objectives. Considering that environmental management is an emerging organizational objective, human resource practices, when efficient and effective, tend to incorporate environmental goal and to become greener. In order to contribute to this emerging field of research, this paper reports on an empirical study about the relationship between human resources and environmental management at 75 Brazilian companies. The data collected were analyzed statistically using Structural Equation Modeling. The main results indicated that human resource management practices tend to statistically significant relate to environmental management at analyzed companies, through validation of H1, but his relationship can be considered weak.

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The main objective of this article is to analyze the addition of environmental management to the organizational structure of nine Brazilian companies seeking to improve their relationship with the environment. The intention of outlining an agenda for future research on the subject was another objective. To achieve these objectives, a theoretical review of the relationship between the organizational structure and organizational environmental management was carried out. This theoretical review served as the background for the study of nine cases carried out in companies with ISO 14001 certification in the state of São Paulo. Results show that: (a) the area of environmental management tends to be subordinated to the area of quality; (b) of the nine organizations, two tend to adopt more advanced and complex practices of environmental management, which leads them to have a more complex organizational structure; (c) only two organizations have included environmental management of the “matrix” type, while seven organizations can be classified as the type of “timely integration of environmental management”; (d) it is possible to propose a framework for understanding the process of introducing environmental questions in the nine cases analyzed. In addition to these results, a thematic agenda for future research was presented.

Submitted by Vitor Silverio Rodrigues (vitorsrodrigues@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2014-05-27T11:26:13Z No. of bitstreams: 0Bitstream added on 2014-05-27T14:41:58Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 2-s2.0-84855218312.pdf: 704342 bytes, checksum: 463d17578c8c3a28f35e50347aa1e3b5 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2014-05-27T11:26:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-12-01 This study on the factors affecting the adoption of supply chain management (SCM) practices develops four hypotheses based on a literature review, and tests them using survey data of Brazilian electro-electronic firms. The results reveal the big picture of the SCM practices in the sector and suggest that contextual factors such as size, position and bargaining power affect the adoption of SCM practices, which are also more customer oriented. Sector characteristics are very important in analysing SCM practices. Contrary to the findings of literature, the relationship between competitive priorities and SCM practices was not supported statistically. © 2011. UNESP/FEB São Paulo State University Faculty of Engineering at Bauru, Av. Eng. Luiz Edmundo C. Coube 14-01, Bauru, São Paulo, CEP 17033-360 UFSCar - Federal University of Sao Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luis (SP-310), Campus Sao Carlos KM 235, São Carlos, SãoPaulo, CEP 13565-905 USP/FEA - University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, CEP 14040-900 UNESP/FEB São Paulo State University Faculty of Engineering at Bauru, Av. Eng. Luiz Edmundo C. Coube 14-01, Bauru, São Paulo, CEP 17033-360

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how company size and the type of production system affect the adoption of supply chain management (SCM) practices in companies in the electro‐electronics sector in Brazil.Design/methodology/approachAn e‐mail survey of 107 companies associated with the Brazilian Electrical and Electronics Industry Association (ABINEE) was conducted. Statistical techniques were employed to verify the adoption of SCM practices according to the size of the company and its production system.FindingsThe major results indicate that the larger the size of the company, the higher the level of adoption of SCM practices, and that the choice of SCM practices depends upon the type of production system implemented.Practical implicationsThe implications of this study are useful to top management leaders of small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises since the findings enable them to identify the most common practices adopted by either large‐, medium‐ or small‐sized companies in order to benchmark the level of adoption of SCM practices. Production managers can also benefit from this study by identifying the SCM practices that may support certain production systems.Originality/valueThe paper deals with the reality of companies in the electro‐electronics sector in Brazil, which is part of a global supply chain; therefore, the results obtained can be useful to foreign companies in this sector. This is the first known research that integrates such concepts in Brazil.

This introduction article is for the special issue ‘Managing organizations for sustainable development in emerging countries: natural resources, biodiversity, and climate change’ in the International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology and presents an introduction to the topics and summarizes accepted contributions in the special issue. The accepted works may contribute with organizational management in the search for more sustainable organizations. The works focus on the challenges of managing organizations in a context of degradation of natural resources, loss of biodiversity, and climate change. Accepted papers discuss these issues, based on the reality of emerging economies (e.g. Brazil, India, and China).

Este artigo analisa a incorporação de critérios ambientais no desenvolvimento de produtos, a partir da verificação das contribuições dos fatores de recursos humanos para esse processo. Para tanto, após a revisão teórica, conduziu-se um estudo de casos em duas empresas brasileiras. Há indícios de que, quanto maior o nível de excelência em desenvolvimento de produtos com elevado desempenho ambiental, maior é a interação desse processo com os fatores de recursos humanos. Por fim, são registradas as principais oportunidades para a continuidade dessa linha de pesquisa. The aim of this paper is to discuss the incorporation of environmental criteria into product development, highlighting the contributions of human resource management factors. The literature review is complemented by two case studies carried out in Brazilian companies. It is possible to conclude that the more environmentally-friendly products are developed with excellence, the more this type of product development interacts with human resource management factors. Finally, the main ways for continuing the analysis of this paper are presented.

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to verify if Brazilian companies are adopting environmental requirements in the supplier selection process. Further, this paper intends to analyze whether there is a relation between the level of environmental management maturity and the inclusion of environmental criteria in the companies' selection of suppliers.Design/methodology/approachA review of mainstream literature on environmental management, traditional criteria in the supplier selection process and the incorporation of environmental requirements in this context. The empirical study's strategy is based on five Brazilian case studies with industrial companies. Face‐to‐face interviews and informal conversations are to be held, explanations made by e‐mail with representatives from the purchasing, environmental management, logistics and other areas, and observation and the collection of company documents are also employed.FindingsBased on the cases, it is concluded that companies still use traditional criteria to select suppliers, such as quality and cost, and do not adopt environmental requirements in the supplier selection process in a uniform manner. Evidence found shows that the level of environmental management maturity influences the depth with which companies adopt environmental criteria when selecting suppliers. Thus, a company with more advanced environmental management adopts more formal procedures for selecting environmentally appropriate suppliers than others.Originality/valueThis is the first known study to verify if Brazilian companies are adopting environmental requirements in the supplier selection process.