Guia de diretrizes para seleção de práticas de produção mais limpa para melhorar o desempenho ambiental, econômico e operacional: avaliação entre indústrias têxteis localizadas no Brasil, Turquia, Paquistão e Índia

Abstract

The textile industry has a considerable share in the economies of countries around the world, mainly in Asia, Europe and Americas South, Central and North. Textile processes are fragmented, complex and use large quantities of chemicals, raw materials, energy and water and, consequently, can generate residual residues harmful to the environment and human health. Cleaner production initiatives integrated with an environmental management system approach appear to be a crucial tool for improving the performance of the national textile industry. This work aimed to carry out a comparative assessment between traditional and consolidated textile products in the international market located in India, Turkey and Pakistan and Brazil, correlating cleaner production practices to economic, operational and environmental performances, and also proposed one framework development for the adoption of cleaner production practices in the textile industry. The methodology consisted of applying a questionnaire to textile products from the selected countries, relating to cleaner production with the mentioned performances. The framework for the adoption of cleaner production practices was generated, this guideline can assist managers in the global textile industry of identify which practices or which set of practices, can improve one intended performance economic, operational or environmental.