The Advancement of the Circular Economy in Micro and Small Businesses in Brazil and Worldwide

Gabriela  Camargo Gonçalves; Sofia  Deodoro dos Santos Bernardino; Juan Arturo Castañeda-Ayarza

doi:10.36105/theanahuacjour.2026v26n2.0000

Autores/as

Gabriela Camargo Gonçalves Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9597-4018
- Formal Analysis
- Investigation
- Data Curation
- Writing – Original Draft Preparation
Sofia Deodoro dos Santos Bernardino Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7625-5550
- Methodology
- Writing – Review & Editing
- Visualization
Dr. Juan Arturo Castañeda-Ayarza Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4023-2223
- Conceptualization
- Validation
- Data Curation
- Writing – Review & Editing
- Supervision

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36105/theanahuacjour.2026v26n2.0000

Palabras clave:

Economía circular, mypes, análisis bibliométrico, revisión sistemática, Brasil

Resumen

Este estudio analiza los avances de la economía circular (EC) en las micro y pequeñas empresas (mypes), centrándose en Brasil. Mediante una revisión bibliométrica y sistemática de la literatura (2014-2024), se analizaron 130 estudios mundiales y 17 de Brasil. La investigación sobre la EC en las pequeñas empresas está creciendo, pero sigue fragmentada. Entre las principales barreras se encuentran las limitaciones financieras, de conocimientos y de organización, mientras que las capacidades, la colaboración, la tecnología y las instituciones pueden facilitar la EC. La adopción de la EC abarca desde el reciclaje hasta los modelos de negocio circulares. Los datos de Brasil coinciden con las tendencias mundiales, pero subrayan la importancia del apoyo institucional, de las infraestructuras y de las redes locales para una implantación eficaz de la EC.

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Biografía del autor/a

Gabriela Camargo Gonçalves, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Brazil

Gabriela Camargo Gonçalves is a master’s student in Sustainability at the Pontifícia
Universidade Católica de Campinas (Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas,
PUC-Campinas), Brazil; she holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from that university. Camargo Gonçalves is a researcher in sustainability and energy transition, with a comparative focus on Brazil and Norway. She is a voluntary teacher at PUC-Campinas.
Sofia Deodoro dos Santos Bernardino, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

Sofia Deodoro dos Santos Bernardino is a Ph.D. candidate in Environment and Society at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (State University of Campinas,
UNICAMP), Brazil. She holds an MSc in sustainability from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, PUC-Campinas), Brazil, and also degrees in Interior Design and Computer Science. She is a researcher in climate justice, human rights, climate-induced displacement, climate adaptation, and local risk management.
Dr. Juan Arturo Castañeda-Ayarza, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Brazil

Juan Arturo Castañeda-Ayarza is a professor and researcher at the School of Economics and Business and the Post-Graduate Program in Sustainability of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, PUC-Campinas), Brazil. He holds an MSc and a Ph.D. in Energy Systems Planning and specializes in sustainability, strategic sustainable management, strategic planning, and ethics.

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