The use of knowledge management in the context of sustainability has been increasingly important over the years. Despite this importance, it is observed that this area is still little explored and there are many possibilities of academic research. Following a structured research protocol, the authors of this article performed a systematic review of the literature and identified plausible gaps to be explored in the development of future research. These gaps are presented in relation to the themes, strategies, objectives and research approach. From the point of view of the themes, there are opportunities related to the study of sustainability in small and medium enterprises, in relation to the potential of universities as engines for the generation of knowledge and in concerning the insertion of knowledge management to propose guidelines for obtaining productive systems. Regarding research strategies, the lack of studies that use action research as central focus Highlights• The deployment of knowledge management in sustainability contexts has increased over recent years • There are gaps which need to be better understood, in terms of themes, strategies, objectives and research approach • Research which leads to the development of models and specific tools directed to information sharing is growing

Brazil has an increasing rate of e-waste generation, but there are currently few adequate management systems in operation, with the largest share of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) going to landfill sites or entering informal chains. The National Solid Waste Policy (2010) enforces the implementation of reverse logistics systems under the shared responsibility of consumers, companies and governments. The objective of this paper is to assess sustainability and prioritise system alternatives for potential implementation in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro. Sustainability criteria and decision alternatives were defined by elicitation of stakeholders. The adopted multicriteria approach combines Life Cycle Assessment with qualitative evaluations by a small sample of regional experts with knowledge of the problem. The recommended system consists of a hybrid WEEE collection scheme with delivery points at shops, metro stations and neighbourhood centres; a pre-treatment phase with the involvement of private companies, cooperatives and social enterprises; and full recycling of all components in the country.

Este trabalho apresenta uma contextualização acerca da literatura e das diferentes abordagens sobre sustentabilidade nas organizações, relacionando-a com o planejamento estratégico. O estudo enquadra-se na Engenharia da Sustentabilidade, uma das áreas do conhecimento definida pela ABEPRO para a Engenharia de Produção. Adaptando os conceitos do Balanced Scorecard (BSC), são propostas diretrizes de gestão, que promovem o alinhamento entre a sustentabilidade e a estratégia, denominada Matriz de Alinhamento Estratégico Sustentável (MAES). Para avaliar a aplicabilidade, foi realizado estudo de caso em uma fabricante de cosméticos. A avaliação da aplicação das diretrizes propostas foi feita a partir da análise das práticas de gestão na organização estudada. Algumas considerações foram feitas acerca dos resultados encontrados, especialmente no que tange ao grau de desenvolvimento ambiental inerente aos processos internos, e são apontadas algumas sugestões de melhoria, no que se refere ao aprimoramento do binômio entre aprendizado e crescimento e o pilar social da sustentabilidade.

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This paper aims to understand how the difficulties associated to the insertion of sustainability in engineering education are related. From the literature review, eleven difficulties were compiled and posteriorly, a panel of experts was conducted to divide them in two groups, named "difficulties associated with structure and planning" and "difficulties observed in didactic practice". These groups were used as a base of a questionnaire by survey, with lecturers who work with sustainability in engineering courses. The collected data were analysed through Structural Equation Modeling. A causal relationship between the two groups was verified through the present research, that is, the greater the difficulties associated with the structure and planning, the greater will be the difficulties observed in didactic practice. The results of this paper may be used by researchers in their future studies and by lecturers and coordinators as a guide to the insertion of sustainability in engineering education. The authors believe that these results may contribute to the engineering education improvement.