Abstract
This paper focuses on two main topics: presenting a novel framework for assessing the sustainability of a productive process and the application of the framework to the specific case of Chile. The proposed framework integrates green supply chain management and circular economy within the sustainability perspective as drivers for improvements in sustainable development. Within the framework, the greening factor is introduced as a new concept that measures the required effort for a productive process to become sustainable. On one hand, the framework aims at computing the greening factor based on the impacts of resources exploitation and products generation. Additionally, the greening factor computation was designed based on qualitative and quantitative analysis of economic, social, and environmental mainstays. On the other hand, this paper presents a general application of the framework on the five biggest Chilean industries, i.e., mining, wine, forest, agriculture, and aquaculture. Based on the presented generalized application, it is possible to foresee the potentiality of Chile becoming a green country in spite of its productive matrix being mainly based on primary industries.
Highlights
IntroductionThe climate emergency is arising as a pressing issue due to crucial realworld problems, forcing us to reassess our practice in every aspect of our lives, where one of the most relevant factors is the impact of several industries all over the world
Nowadays, the climate emergency is arising as a pressing issue due to crucial realworld problems, forcing us to reassess our practice in every aspect of our lives, where one of the most relevant factors is the impact of several industries all over the world
Processes are defined as productive processes considered as terward, the analysis aims at identifying all its entries and exits
Summary
The climate emergency is arising as a pressing issue due to crucial realworld problems, forcing us to reassess our practice in every aspect of our lives, where one of the most relevant factors is the impact of several industries all over the world. Industries significantly worsen the current emergency by the emanations and consumptions of their productive processes: emanations regarding greenhouse gases and pollutants and the exploitation of water, lands, and other natural resources. Defining the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). These SDGs encompass different perspectives required for sustainability, such as education, health, the end of poverty, and economic growth [1]. Different SDGs are closely related to this proposal, e.g., SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth, and SDG
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