The lecture will be held in English (in person and online)

Resume

Sustainable development has taken a central role in the public and private agendas of nations. In this scenario, two new economic models have put pressure on integrating environmental issues into organizational strategy: the circular economy and the low-carbon economy.

Organizations have a fundamental role to play in moving towards sustainability, taking the environment into account in all their decisions and seeking a transition to more sustainable business practices. However, implementing circular and decarbonization strategies in companies and in their supply chains is not a trivial task. In this respect, the literature has suggested that Industry 4.0 digital technologies offer opportunities to turn business processes and supply chains more sustainable, as they can support different functions and processes in reducing their negative environmental and social impacts.

This short lecture will discuss some findings on the role of digital technologies in the implementation of circular and sustainable business practices, based on theoretical and empirical research conducted in Brazil.

About the speaker

Paula de Camargo Fiorini, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) - Brazil

Paula de Camargo Fiorini is an Assistant Professor at Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) - Brazil, where she supervises graduate students and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the School of Engineering.

She holds a Ph.D. in Production Engineering from UNESP with a research internship at Montpellier Business School in France. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in information systems from UNESP with an international period at Ontario Tech University from Canada.

Her research interests include technology management and sustainability, sustainable and circular supplychains, innovation and Industry 4.0 technologies, among others.