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Green training supporting eco-innovation in three Brazilian companies: practices and levels of integration

Angelo Saturnino Neto (Management Department, USP – University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil)
Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour (Associate Professor, based at Production Engineering & Management Department, UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista (Sao Paulo State University), Bauru, Brazil)
Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour (Assistant Professor, based at Production Engineering & Management Department, UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista (Sao Paulo State University), Bauru, Brazil)

Industrial and Commercial Training

ISSN: 0019-7858

Article publication date: 30 September 2014

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to show results from the relationship between green/environmental training and the development of three projects of low-carbon eco-innovations in top Brazilian companies.

Design/methodology/approach

This study includes three organizational projects for low-carbon eco-innovations in products (A, B and C) with the objective of reducing their impact on GHG emissions, the so-called low-carbon products. Data were collected from several sources of evidence, including in-depth interviews, document analyses and direct observations.

Findings

The authors verified that the environmental training interface for mitigating climate change is relevant for the systematic development of low-carbon products in most of the cases studied.

Originality/value

Low-carbon eco-innovations are a trend in the corporate world; however, there is not enough literature and practical evidence on this subject. Thus, this paper adds new evidence to the literature.

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Citation

Saturnino Neto, A., José Chiappetta Jabbour, C. and Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour, A. (2014), "Green training supporting eco-innovation in three Brazilian companies: practices and levels of integration", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 46 No. 7, pp. 387-392. https://doi.org/10.1108/ICT-02-2014-0010

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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