Diagnosis of circular economy in the forest sector in southern Brazil.

This paper analyzes how the forest sector in Lages region of Santa Catarina State (SC), Brazil, performs materials and energy synergies between its companies, striving for a circular economic model that encourages reduction in the use of virgin resources and waste generation. Therefore, 23 companies from the forest sector were visited and divided in: primary processing (PP), primary and secondary processing (PSP), primary, secondary and tertiary processing (PSTP), panels (Pa), pulp and paper (P&P), recycling (Re) and production of energy (PE). The sector consumes 83.

Mitigating environmental impacts using Life Cycle Assessment in Brazilian companies: A stakeholders' perspective.

The increase in environmental problems in recent decades has required the evolution of the tools used to mitigate environmental impacts, such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the use of LCA in Brazilian companies. Data collection involved a questionnaire administrated to companies addressing attitudes related to environmental management, enabling the following three classifications: (1) Does not use Life Cycle Thinking (LCT), (2) Uses LCT and (3) Uses LCA.

[Hospital management conflict: the leadership role].

This study analyzes the context of the hospital management professionalization process showing as the main challenges the leadership role to solve the conflict between the doctor, the nurse and the administrative sub-culture. This is a descriptive research and a field investigation based on the survey tools with interview and observation of thirty professionals from the hospital. The results show that the conflict between the various kinds of activities is derivate from the control rules within the hospital, the difference of social assistance and individual values.