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Practices on Cleaner Production and Sustainability

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There are many factors that can influence the adoption of Cleaner Production practices, being rapid development, and economic gains the most influential. As CP practices call for a deep analysis and monitoring of processes, problematic areas quickly become visible, paving the road for improvement and gains. However, there is no universal solution as every company, industry and country has specific obstacles that need to be overcome. As previously stated, good CP practices start in the design phase of any product/process, leading to gains throughout the entire chain when an eco-design is implemented. Even though there many positive examples, still many factors hinder the application of CP policies such as disbelief of economic gains, lack of workforce training, lack of governmental investment, laws and enforcement, lack of foresight by top management and stakeholders, among others. For these reasons, the application of CP practices is scattered and has been avoided. In this chapter, the factors that influence the adoption of CP policies are discussed, why companies choose to pursue these policies and how SME’s and specific countries attempt to apply these policies.

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Gomes da Silva, F.J., Gouveia, R.M. (2020). Practices on Cleaner Production and Sustainability. In: Cleaner Production. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23165-1_7

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