Ecodesign in project management: a missing link for the integration of sustainability in product development?

Bronès, Fabien Albert; Carvalho, Marly Monteiro de; Zancul, Eduardo de Senzi

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.088

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“…The applied questionnaire was constructed based on the qualitative study of Brones et al (2014), whose central concern was to identify how the environmental dimension is integrated with project management practices, as well as to identify the challenges of this integration. However, in order to align the questionnaire with the purpose of this research the questions were adapted for the project portfolio theme.…”

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“…Some studies have also drawn attention to the relationship between project management and environmental impacts generated throughout the project life cycle (Brones et al, 2014;Sánchez, 2015;Silvius & Schipper, 2014). Therefore, it is important that the choice of project portfolio also considers the environmental aspects (Brones & Carvalho, 2015;Sánchez, 2015).…”

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“…Although the area of investment analysis has recognized for some time the importance of social appraisal of projects (Rebelato, 2004), and more and more world-class companies tend to consider the principles of sustainability in portfolio management (Morioka & Carvalho, 2016), the literature has suggested that few studies focus on researching and proposing practices aimed at the integration of environmental sustainability in project portfolio management, and especially in portfolio decision-making (Brones & Carvalho, 2015;Brones et al, 2014;Khalili-Damghani & Tavana, 2014;Silvius & Schipper, 2014). In addition, the selection of projects with environmental bias is still closely related to radical innovation, with the development of disruptive solutions, such as hybrid cars and the use of solutions based on solar energy (Brook & Pagnanelli, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Although international and relevant research on environmental sustainability and project portfolio management is quite developed, there are few studies integrating the two areas. We could only identify research on each of the areas and very few interfaces between them, either in empirical or theoretical terms. In constructing a case study, our choice was to study of the existing European largest firms of energy production and supply, and one that is globally recognized in the area of renewable energy. This article aims to analyze and enable understanding of the policies and practices for integrating environmental sustainability and project portfolio management. Among the main results we observed that the environmental and social aspects of portfolio projects are inseparable for this organization. Good communication and active negotiation with stakeholders, especially with the local communities in the vicinity of projects, was highlighted as a management practice that may be used to improve project management performance. Furthermore, it was noted that logic in relation to identification, analysis and approval of new projects in the firm is also guided by the same environmental and social concerns.

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“…In order to address sustainable issues into Project Management a clear understanding of the various details involved in a project and their interactions is required [14], but Sustainability (in the economic, environmental and social dimension) needs to be inserted into and worked within the project management function, and remains as a gap in the literature and in practice [3], [29], [30]. It involves the organizational processes and the organizations' management level, there by contributing to improve the results [17], [18], [19], [16].…”

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“…On the other hand, sustainability and environmental issues are not specifically or systematically considered in most major project management frameworks such as PMBoK, ICB, ISO 21500:2012 and Prince2 [3].…”

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Abstract-In recent years the global focus on issues such as sustainable development, climate changes, ethics, social responsibility and the environment is increased significantly. In order to clearly address the concept of sustainability, it is necessary to understand what Sustainable Development (SD) means.The sustainability challenges are of a very concrete nature: how to develop and implement projects that guarantee the protection of the planet"s natural resources and increasingly create wealth for more people? In this paper, we have discussed the issue of the implementation of the principles for sustainability in the project management processes, and whether we can implement this principles in the processes that the project management standards provided; or we need to design a new model of processes that can be confidently applied these principles in the projects. This article will be our starting point in this regard.

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Green Product Development and Product Portfolio Management: Empirical Evidence from an Emerging Economy

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Few studies have explored the relationship between green products development (GPD) and product portfolio management (PPM). When considering evidence from emerging economies, the knowledge gap is even deeper. Consequently, the objective of this work is to analyze how green and traditional practices of new product development (NPD) influence product portfolio and NPD performance. In addition, we explore how GPD opens new markets and technology opportunities. The empirical evidence is based on a sample of firms that are developing products and belong to innovative industrial sectors in Brazil. In general, the framework developed and tested in this research indicates the following: (i) the adoption of GPD practices significantly influences product portfolio performance; (ii) the adoption of GPD practices tends to generate positive results with regard to obtaining technological and market opportunities; (iii) the adoption of traditional PPM practices influences the dependent factors. Unexpectedly, correlations between a firm's size or age and its performance were not confirmed. This is the first empirical evidence relating GPD, PPM, and market and technology opportunities in Brazil. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment

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Ecodesign in project management: a missing link for the integration of sustainability in product development?

Cited by 125 publications

References 21 publications

Integrando sustentabilidade ambiental e gestão de portfólio de projetos: estudo de caso em uma empresa de energia

Integrando sustentabilidade ambiental e gestão de portfólio de projetos: estudo de caso em uma empresa de energia

Sustainable Model for Project Management Processes

Green Product Development and Product Portfolio Management: Empirical Evidence from an Emerging Economy

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