Cleaner production practices in a medium size gold-plated jewelry company in Brazil: when little changes make the difference

Putting environmental technologies into the mainstream: Adoption of environmental technologies by medium-sized manufacturing firms in Brazil

“…Although the quantity of cases may be considered limited, it is aligned with the quantity of cases considered acceptable by scholars in the sustainability field of research Giannetti et al, 2008).…”

“…First, the research results cannot be generalized to all Brazilian companies; the results are more aligned with the reality of medium firms operating in Sao Paulo, near the industrial area of Bauru. Finally, it is necessary to point out that, although acceptable (according to, for example, Giannetti et al, 2008), the quantity of cases explored in this work could be enlarged. …”

Product Change in a Small Company: Effects on Eco-price and Global Productivity

“…The kits' EMR also show that less emergy is used to produce electronic injection kits per unit of final product. 5.82 x 10 11 1.10 x 10 12 Revenues (U$/year) 480,000 840,000 1,320,000 *The Emprice is the quotient of emergy to dollars (1.7 x 10 12 sej/U$, [7] of the area where the system is inserted. **The emergy to dollar ratio of the company is also calculated, by the quotient between the total emergy and the company's revenues.…”

“…To illustrate the usefulness and highlight their superiority over standard indices, the improved emergy indicators were used to evaluate the interaction between a commercial polyethylene production process incorporating waste management and its surrounding environment. In a more comprehensive study, [5] reports the experiences of a medium size gold-plated jewelry company, located in São Paulo, Brazil, in order to reduce waste and pollution. Actions taken, the changes that have been introduced, their cost-effectiveness and the additional benefits accomplished were presented.…”

Treatment of a cyanide-free copper electroplating solution by electrodialysis: study of ion transport and evaluation of water and inputs recovery

“…Cleaner production strategies are generic and multidisciplinary which means that each production unity is responsible for establishing their goals and for managing their performance indicators. Considering a metal finishing industry, some examples of set goals may be the decrease of water consumption, the water reclamation, the recovery and reuse of chemicals, the replacement of toxic raw materials and the improvement of waste treatment techniques (13)(14)(15).…”