Plano de sustentabilidade para a indústria de óculos esportivos

Abstract

The sports eyewear industry faces specific challenges regarding sustainability due to the intensive use of plastic materials and the high quality and durability demands of its products. In this sense, it is crucial for the production under study to adopt sustainable practices throughout its value chain, rethinking processes from the selection of raw materials to the final disposal of waste generated from production processes. This work presents a sustainability plan for sports eyewear manufacturing, focusing on sustainability in accordance with the sustainability tripod, considering economic, social, and environmental aspects. The main goal of this research was to develop a plan that encompasses product circularity, reduction in electricity consumption, decrease in fossil fuel burning, as well as the minimization of solid, liquid, and gaseous waste generation, aiming for sustainability within the production chain. For this purpose, bibliographic data were gathered regarding production processes, environmental aspects, and the associated environmental impacts arising from this activity. Subsequently, mitigation and compensation actions were indicated to improve the environmental performance in the sector under study. Through this study, it was observed that eyewear comprises the production of lenses, hinges, and frames, with the two production processes causing the most significant environmental impact being the production of aluminum hinges with a global impact value of -60.71% and the production of resin lenses with a global impact value of -60.49%. Both characterized as significant impacts. The production process causing the least environmental impact was the manufacturing of acetate frames with a global impact value of -37.22%, classifying it as a less significant impact.