Identificação de oportunidades de mensuração de impactos sociais na economia circular

Abstract

The Linear Economy has been widely used by humanity as an engine of economic development, but it is becoming increasingly clear how harmful this method of production and consumption is to both the environment and human health. The literature highlights the Circular Economy as one of the main ways to alleviate this scenario, promoting the responsible use of resources. However, despite the potential environmental and economic benefits that the Circular Economy generates, its social impacts are still little discussed. In view of this gap, the present study aims to identify opportunities to measure the social impacts of the Circular Economy. The research was carried out by searching for scientific works in the Scopus and Web of Science databases, and the ranking of articles was determined using the RBS Roadmap methodology. The practices found in the literature review were: Fuzzy Delphi Method, Input and Output Analysis, Multilevel Perspective (MLP), Global Reporting Initiative(GRI) and Pressure-State-Responses (PSR). The results show that there is still a gap in the literature on social impact measurement practices within the Circular Economy, and most of the practices found during this study are concerned with environmental and economic impacts and end up measuring social impacts in second place. plan. During the research, the importance of social indicators for monitoring the transition between Linear and Circular Economy became clear, so that it is possible to measure the progress of actions within organizations.