Sustainability policies for circularity in Latin America

Patricia Jissette Rodriguez; Gabriel Plazas Guerrero; Mariana Hernández-González

doi:10.4067/S0718-88702022000100105

Authors

Patricia Jissette Rodriguez Universidad Militar Nueva Granada https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7856-3319
Gabriel Plazas Guerrero Universidad Militar Nueva Granada https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2412-6428
Mariana Hernández-González Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-88702022000100105

Keywords:

Public policy, sustainable, energetic transition, waste management, circular system, 4R framework

Abstract

This paper analyses public policies concerning sustainability in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico; and examines their contribution to the transformation of the productivity practices towards circular economy (CE). The findings allow for a distinction among three fields: renewable energy and energy transition, sustainable production and consumption, and waste management. This paper points out elements for formulation of public policies directed towards CE, such as the need for stability and normative clarity to handle actions from active participators; the creation of taxes and economic/financial incentives to industrial updating processes and making of profit out of externalities; the formation and training of human capital to align business’ goals with sustainable practices; and both the education and sensitization of the population that drive policies dissemination.

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Author Biographies

Patricia Jissette Rodriguez, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada

Lecturer, Business Administration Program, Distance Learning Faculty, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogota, Colombia. Industrial Engineer, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia. Master in Economics, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico.

Gabriel Plazas Guerrero, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada

Research Assistant, Business Administration Program, Distance Learning Faculty, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogota, Colombia. Economist and Master in Economic Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia.

Mariana Hernández-González, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

Lecturer, Industrial Engineer and Master in Economics, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, CDMX, Mexico

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