An innovative system for promoting cleaner production: mandatory cleaner production audits in China

Bai, Yongliang; Yin, Jie; Yin, Yuan; Guo, Yajing; Dan-na, Song

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.107

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“…Many companies have thus adopted the concept of cleaner production in order to cater accordingly to consumers' needs and demands and to operate in an environmentally friendly way by reducing pollutants and conserving finite resources. Cleaner production is a relatively new preventive environmental strategy which tries to increase resource efficiency of products, processes, and services, and reduce risk to people and the environment [6]. Therefore, cleaner production delivers several benefits, such as pollution reduction, resource saving, and economic-efficiency improvements [7].…”

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Transition towards Sustainability: Adoption of Eco-Products among Consumers

Hojnik

Ruzzier

2019

Sustainability

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Transition to sustainability is a long-term challenge which should also actively engage consumers, as consumption causes environmental stress. In order to understand how consumers adopt eco-products, we conducted an extensive literature review of green consumerism and presented findings of 47 previous research works. In addition, this study’s aim was to explore whether consumers remain only concerned about the environment or whether they actually make a difference. Moreover, we examined gender differences. Because the relationship between consumers’ environmental concern and purchase intention is not straightforward, we aimed to explore the effect of consumers’ environmental concern on their purchase intention. The purpose of this paper was to explore how consumers’ familiarity with and consciousness of eco-products and their perceived sense of environmental responsibility mediate the relationship between consumers’ environmental concern and their purchase intention. We used structural equation modeling to test the proposed conceptual model based on a sample of 705 Slovenian consumers. Our findings suggest that all the above-mentioned constructs mediate the relationship between consumers’ environmental concern and their purchase intention in relation to eco-products. However, consumers’ consciousness of eco-products has the greatest effect in channeling environmental concern into purchase intention of eco-products. In addition, the findings indicate that female consumers express greater environmental concern, consciousness of eco-products, and perceived environmental responsibility than male consumers. The paper concludes with policy and managerial implications, theoretical implications, limitations of the study, and future research directions based on the findings of consumers’ perspectives.

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Transition towards Sustainability: Adoption of Eco-Products among Consumers

Hojnik

Ruzzier

2019

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“…Os governos regionais chineses desempenharam um papel de liderança para promover a implementação da P+L através de medidas que incluem a coordenação das partes interessadas, o apoio financeiro, a estipulação de políticas adequadas e a realização de programas de capacitação. (BAI et al, 2015).…”

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“…É uma estratégia ambiental preventiva, cuja participação voluntária e outros incentivos positivos têm sido amplamente utilizados para incentivar as indústrias a implementarem essa ferramenta em todo o mundo. No entanto, levando em consideração características específicas da indústria têxtil e novos requisitos de gestão ambiental na China, a Lei de Promoção da P+L propõe o uso de auditorias obrigatórias como medidas inovadoras para o avanço dessa ferramenta de gestão ambiental (BAI et al, 2015).…”

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O uso sustentável da água: a produção mais limpa em uma indústria têxtil do estado de São Paulo

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Cintrão

Silva

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A indústria têxtil utiliza recursos hídricos em seus processos produtivos. Dentre eles, o tingimento é um dos responsáveis pelo excessivo consumo de água, energia e geração de águas residuais, e o não gerenciamento dessa atividade causa impactos ao meio ambiente. O crescimento da demanda de água nos últimos anos pela atividade têxtil tem aumentado o seu consumo e, por consequência, as reservas hídricas indicam sinais de escassez, além da movimentação do ecossistema em direção ao estresse hídrico. Nesse contexto, uma abordagem que se apresenta como alternativa para melhoria da eficiência de processos tanto com relação à redução da emissão de poluentes quanto na geração de alternativas que envolvam reciclagem e reúso de recursos é a Produção mais Limpa (P+L). O objetivo deste trabalho é investigar a implantação da P+L na etapa de tingimento do denim (tecido que produz o jeans) em uma indústria têxtil de grande porte do interior do Estado de São Paulo, a fim de entender o processo de adoção da P+L e os resultados gerados. Quanto ao método de desenvolvimento desse trabalho trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa apoiada em pesquisa bibliografica e no desenvolvimento de um estudo de caso na empresa citada. O trabalho em campo possibilitou entender a utilização das ferramentas de gestão P+L na etapa de tingimento do denim e permitiu também avaliar alternativas de redução do consumo de água, energia e geração de águas residuais adotadas pela empresa a partir da gestão e controle de sua estação de tratamento de águas residuais em concordância com os controles da CETESB (Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo). Após a utilização da abordagem de gestão P+ L na empresa estudada, verificou-se uma redução de consumo diário de água de 21m 3 para 16m 3 uma redução de aproximadamente 23,8%. Abstract Sustainable water use: cleaner production in a textil industry in the state of São PauloThe textile industry uses water resources in its production processes. Among them, dyeing is one of the factors responsible for the excessive consumption of water, energy and wastewater generation, and the failure to manage this activity impacts the environment. The growth in the demand for water in recent years by the textile activity has increased its consumption and, as a consequence, water reserves indicate signs of scarcity, in addition to the movement of the ecosystem towards water stress. In this context, an approach that presents itself as an alternative to improve the efficiency of processes both in terms of reducing pollutant emissions and in the generation of alternatives that involves recycling and reuse of resources is Cleaner Production. The objective of this research is to investigate the implementation of cleaner production in the denim dyeing stage (material that produces jeans) in a large textile industry in the interior of the State of São Paulo, an end of understanding the process of adopting cleaner production and the results generated. As for the method of development of this work, it is a qualitative research supported by b...

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“…How are these ambitions realized in practice? Some scholars point out that since there is not enough publicity for cleaner production from the Chinese government, some enterprises have failed to understand the essence and have overlooked the key objective [10]. Similarly, Chang et al [11] found that in China, the lack of promotion and incentives from government bodies is one of the most crucial barriers to the extensive implementation of green roof features in buildings.…”

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Towards Sustainable Growth in the Textile Industry: A Case Study of Environmental Policy in China

Xu¹,

Cheng²,

Liao³

2018

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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IntroductionAs the largest developing country and exporter of textile products in the world, China is simultaneously facing severe challenges relating to energy resources and environmental constraints, such as the inefficient use of resources, high energy consumption, and serious pollution. The textile industry is one of the most important parts of the national economy in terms of product quantity, the implied workforce, and the value of the exports. Meanwhile, energy consumption by the industry accounts for approximately 4.3% of the total consumption of China's manufacturing [1]. Against the background of increasingly scarce energy resources and the need for sustainable growth, China's textile industry Pol. J. Environ. Stud. Vol. 27, No. 5 (2018), 2325-2336 Original Research Towards Sustainable Growth in the Textile AbstractAs an energy-and carbon-intensive sector, the textile industry has been the subject of many environmental policies. It has been under rigid regulation to promote energy conservation and emissions reduction in China, and a few scholars have carried out longitudinal and comprehensive studies of environmental policies aimed at the industry. This paper tries to fill in this gap by systematically analyzing the major environmental policies in this industry in China -the world's largest exporter of textile products. For the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and reliability of this research, 118 textile environmental policies from 1989 to 2016 at the central government level have been studied by employing content analysis, including command and control instruments, market-based instruments, and voluntary instruments. The following conclusions were derived: 1) The textile environmental policy system is stabilizing in China, and water pollution is the key treatment objective. 2) Most policies regulate textile manufacturing, but environmental issues are not effectively regulated at the consumer stage. 3) The imbalanced structure of policy instruments reflects the government serving as the main driver of textile environmental protection, and efficiency and flexibility need to be improved to form an integrated textile environmental policy system.

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An innovative system for promoting cleaner production: mandatory cleaner production audits in China

Cited by 45 publications

References 17 publications

Transition towards Sustainability: Adoption of Eco-Products among Consumers

Transition towards Sustainability: Adoption of Eco-Products among Consumers

O uso sustentável da água: a produção mais limpa em uma indústria têxtil do estado de São Paulo

Towards Sustainable Growth in the Textile Industry: A Case Study of Environmental Policy in China

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