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Environmental requirements for furniture industry: the case study of Brazilian Southeast industry

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Despite more than 20 years of economic progress, especially in emerging economies like Brazil, the gap between developed and developing countries is still large, and environment problems have risen significantly. In this context, this paper aims to make the Brazilian furniture production cleaner, analyzing the environmental requirements considered by the micro and small enterprises (SMEs) in made-to-order furniture industry during the product development process (PDP). Another attempt was to identify the internal and external factors that led to the incorporation of these requirements. In this regard, a comprehensive review of eco-design concept that consists of composing environmental requirements into the PDP, through methods, tools, guidelines and techniques, was carried out. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews and in loco observations, analyzing each activity of the PDP and the environmental requirements on 18 SMEs in Brazil. The outcomes show that the economic factors determine the way in which the enterprises respond to the environmental issues and how adequate their companies according to laws and regulations. Moreover, the small number of qualified professionals in this field lead to difficulties to structure the sector, in other words, to produce with less environment impact. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

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  • Camila Lopes & Patrícia Azevedo, 2014. "Environmental requirements for furniture industry: the case study of Brazilian Southeast industry," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 16(5), pages 1013-1029, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:16:y:2014:i:5:p:1013-1029
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-013-9508-3
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    1. Miguel Afonso Sellitto & Juliane Luchese & Jéssica Mariella Bauer & Gislaine Gabrielle Saueressig & Cláudia Viviane Viegas, 2017. "Ecodesign Practices in a Furniture Industrial Cluster of Southern Brazil: From Incipient Practices to Improvement," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 19(01), pages 1-25, March.

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