ECODESIGN AND REVERSE LOGISTICS IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY

ECODESIGN AND REVERSE LOGISTICS IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2021.55.11239

Keywords:

Footwear sector. Environmental Sustainability. Sustainable Design. Reuse. Waste Management.

Abstract

The footwear sector causes environmental impact, mainly the amount of polluting waste generated and the little reuse of the material. Part of the waste generated in the production process, as the final destination of industrial landfills and co-processing. Therefore, it is not enough to reduce generation, it is alternative alternatives for not generating waste. Among the pillars of the circular economy, ecological design and Reverse Logistics are the most important to have a circularity of products and to re-approve the material. In this context, the study aims to analyze the reverse logistics in the footwear sector and the application of the concept of ecodesign in the development of footwear. As for the methodology, the study and the applied nature, the approach to the problem is qualitative. In relation to technical procedures, the work consists of conducting bibliographic research and multiple case studies. The results show that the footwear sector does not adopt a logistical reversal, nor does it apply the concept of ecodesign in the development of footwear. A perception of the sector that is not affected by the environmental impact, in addition, in order to make it difficult to reuse the product, there is no interest on the part of companies in making the return of the impact caused by the manufacturer feasible.

Author Biographies

Margarete Blume Vier, Universidade Feevale (Feevale)

Mestranda em Qualidade Ambiental pela Universidade Feevale (Feevale). Bolsista da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, CAPES, Brasil. http://lattes.cnpq.br/9221888421323687. marga_vier@hotmail.com

Dusan Schreiber, Universidade Feevale (Feevale)

Doutor em Administração pela Uniuversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Professor da Universidade Feevale (Feevale). http://lattes.cnpq.br/5088882022022801. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4258-4780. dusan@feevale.br

Vanusca Dalosto Jahno, Universidade Feevale (Feevale)

Doutora em Ciências da Saúde pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Professora da Universidade Feevale (Feevale). http://lattes.cnpq.br/6154250221552525. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9314-0798. vanusca@feevale.br

Cristiane Froehlich, Universidade Feevale (Feevale)

Doutora em Administração pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos). Professora da Universidade Feevale (Feevale). http://lattes.cnpq.br/8931658058297667. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7198-6469. cfroehlich@feevale.br

Published

2021-08-12

How to Cite

Vier, M. B., Schreiber, D., Jahno, V. D., & Froehlich, C. (2021). ECODESIGN AND REVERSE LOGISTICS IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY: ECODESIGN AND REVERSE LOGISTICS IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY. Development in Question Journal, 19(55), 246–266. https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2021.55.11239