The rapid increase in clothing consumption over the last decades has meant a significant burden on the environment. Some examples of this are the high consumption of natural resources and land, increasing amounts of carbon emissions, excessive use of toxic chemicals, polluting air, land and water and increasing amounts of waste. The average clothing consumption in Europe is far higher than the world average, especially in Nordic countries including Sweden. Adopting and encouraging more circular economies is a part of the European commission‘s strategy to achieve sustainable consumption of resources and protection for environment. The purpose of this Research is to study the possibilities of improving the practice of second hand clothes consumption in Sweden and make it more effective towards the goal of sustainable consumption and circular economies. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to understand the challenges and find abilities for improvement in the value chain of used clothes in Sweden, with focus on the reverse logistics system of used clothes (collection and sorting processes) as well as the market of second hand clothes. In order to achieve the purpose of the study, the conceptual framework has been formulated upon studying relevant literature and results of previous studies. Value chains of three charity organizations have been studied and empirical data have been collected through semi-structured interviews with participants from these three organizations. The empirical findings have been interpreted in relation to the conceptual framework and the results of previous studies, in order to answer the research questions. The results of the study showed potential for improvement and development in the reverse logistics system (collections and sorting processes) of used clothes, as well as in the Swedish market of second hand clothes. However, benefiting of this potential requires collaboration between all stakeholders in the value chain of used clothes, including individuals (either in a position of donors or consumers), interested businesses (nonprofit or commercial organizations), government, municipalities, politicians and finally the private sector in clothing industry.

Submitted by Nadir Basilio (nadirsb@uninove.br) on 2016-06-01T19:06:09Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Carlos Roberto Franzini Filho.pdf: 953434 bytes, checksum: ad55f7d0771d38a54591c6a4aa6da6b2 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-01T19:06:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Carlos Roberto Franzini Filho.pdf: 953434 bytes, checksum: ad55f7d0771d38a54591c6a4aa6da6b2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-31 / Currently in Brazil and the worldwide, the "end of life vehicles" (ELV) has been considered as a serious problem to environment. It is considered as an ELV the vehicle that concluded his life cycle or vehicle damaged due accidents. Unlike countries where recovery ELV happens because of specific ELV laws, recovery of ELV parts in Brazil has been guided by profit in reason of the possibility to reselling parts with highest market value after the first phase of use. The aim of this study was to identify what are necessary steps to propose a framework to implementation of reverse logistics process to ELVs in Brazil. The methodology used to achieve the aim was a theoretical / conceptual research from bibliometric review of the literature available in five databases (CAPES, EBSCO, PROQUEST, SCIENCE DIRECT, GOOGLE ACADÊMICO) and documentary research in Unions and class Associations. A content analysis from collected data allowed the identification of the main aspects and activities related to reverse logistics to ELV. Considering the current scenario for ELVs in Brazil and the data obtained from the literature during the content analysis, a framework was proposed with the required steps to implement the reverse logistics to ELV in Brazil. In reason of a theoretical study, there are limitations because of the different realities from researched countries: changing regulatory, social structures, political systems, laws, economic systems and also the level of development from the country. / Atualmente no Brasil e no mundo, os “Veículos em Final de Vida” (VFV) têm sido um grande problema para o meio ambiente. É considerado como VFV o veículo que chegou ao final de seu ciclo de vida útil ou o veículo que teve o seu ciclo de vida útil interrompido prematuramente em razão de acidentes. Diferentemente dos países onde a recuperação de VFV acontece em razão de obrigações legais especificas, no Brasil a recuperação das peças constituintes dos VFV têm sido impulsionada pela possibilidade de obtenção de lucro com a revenda destas peças para reuso, remanufatura ou reciclagem. Neste contexto, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo propor um framework com as etapas necessárias para a implementação do processo de logística reversa para VFV no Brasil. A metodologia utilizada para atingir o objetivo proposto foi uma pesquisa teórico/conceitual a partir de revisão bibliométrica da literatura em cinco bases de dados disponíveis (CAPES, EBSCO, PROQUEST, SCIENCE DIRECT, GOOGLE ACADÊMICO) e uma pesquisa documental em órgãos de classe do setor automotivo. Uma análise de conteúdo feita nos dados coletados permitiu a identificação dos principais aspectos e atividades relacionadas ao processo de logística reversa para VFV. Foram apresentados os principais estimuladores e barreiras identificadas na literatura para a implementação da logística reversa para VFV. Considerando o atual cenário para VFV no Brasil e as os dados apurados na literatura durante a análise de conteúdo, foi proposto um framework com as etapas necessárias para a implementação do processo de logística reversa para VFV no Brasil. Por tratar-se de um estudo teórico, as limitações deste estudo se devem ao fato das diferentes realidades entre os países pesquisados: diferentes regulamentações governamentais, estruturas sociais, sistemas políticos, sistemas econômicos e também o nível de desenvolvimento do país.