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The goal of this paper is to analyze the environmental impact of the home textile sector in Brazil since 2010, in the production of raw materials and textile waste affecting the environment. The textile and garment sector is very relevant to the Brazilian economy as it is the second major job provider. The methods for this research will utilize information from systematic literature review and field investigation with technical visits and semi-structured interviews to companies linked to the home textile sector. With growing consumer awareness, the eco-friendly concept has become a trend in the home textile industry, which is considered the most environmentally damaging industry currently. The impacts of greater consequences of the home textile industry to the environment are: increase of solid waste, contamination of rivers and seas, contamination of the soil with sequels, it became infertile among others. This paper presents solutions to reduce them.
Authors: Mariana Costa Laktim, Larissa Duarte Oliveira, Rita de Castro Engler, Aline Fonseca, Camilla Borelli, Julia Baruque-Ramos
This article, through a systematic review of the bibliography and case study, discusses new perspectives for sustainability in the environmental, socioeconomic and economic spheres, highlighting the importance of sustainable product-service systems (S. PSS) and design tools to build business models that are more innovative, competitive and sustainable in the face of opportunities and challenges and in pursuit of lifestyles more coherent with the current panorama. The design tools and the Sustainability Design Systems Method (MSDS) were applied to the startup Hortaliçário in order to show the possibility of thinking about a business model that, from its origin, includes socio-environmental actions. The result was a systemic understanding of the business within the analyzed aspects, understanding the product in such a way that it is service oriented and ecoefficiency, in order to contribute to the development of solutions for more sustainable products and services.
Authors: ENGLER, Rita de Castro, BARBALHO, Thalita Vanessa, GUIMARÃES, Letícia Hilário, LACERDA, Ana Carolina,
The paper presents the results of studies on sustainable mobility, conducted by a multidisciplinary research group. The aim of the activity is to design and assemble a totally modular and innovative bus. This vehicle, designed for sustainable mobility in Italian cities and sites of monumental artistic interest, is equipped with the latest generation of electric motors and batteries. It will therefore be made with environmentally friendly materials. The project aligns with the most recent European research lines on the theme "Building an integrated intelligent transport system". The methodological approach used is oriented towards the creation of a "collaborative ecosystem" between researchers and companies for the definition of a working prototype. The work is in line with the European guide on eco-sustainability of products, the reduction of pollution in urban centers and the so-called "circular economy" that minimizes the risk of non-recyclable waste. The project includes the main specialized multidisciplinary sectors.
Authors: Francesco Fittipaldi, Patrizia Ranzo, Rosanna Veneziano
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In the current context of high environmental degradation and bad living conditions for a large part of the population around the world, there is a great need to develop projects and research with a focus on sustainability. For this reason, LeNSin has emerged the International Learning Network on Sustainability, a project that is spreading around the globe with the aim of forming a new generation of designers and educators who can contribute to the transition to a sustainable society focusing on the models of Distributed Economy and Product-Service System. The purpose of this document is to present the process of implementation of the LeNS project in the Amazon region, specifically at the Universidade do Estado do Pará (UEPA - Pará State University) presenting the challenges faced, the solutions found, as well as the results achieved so far and perspectives for the future.
Authors: Camilla Dandara Pereira Leite, Alayna de Cássia Moreira Navegantes, Antonio Erlindo Braga Jr.