The workshop “Indicators and Metrics for Socially Inclusive Waste Management and Resource Efficiency in Supply Chains: Measuring and Reporting to Embed Sustainability in Policy and Practice” takes place on 23-25 May 2017 at Federal University of Santa Catarina (Florianópolis/SC – Brazil).

This workshop aims at sharing knowledge between the UK and Brazil on the topics of Waste Management and Resource Efficiency in Supply Chains. The experiences of Royal Holloway University of London and Federal University of Santa Catarina (Department of Production Engineering) will be presented to trigger the discussions. The main objectives of the workshop are:

• Support international research in Supply Chain Waste Management & Resource Efficiency (WM&RE) indicators for inclusive growth and sustainability to contribute to Brazil’s welfare and poverty alleviation;
• Contribute to capacity building of early career researchers sharing successful experiences of WM&RE;
• Establish new research links and significantly develop existing links through brainstorming sessions discussing modes and opportunities for collaboration outlining new research;
• Preliminary identification of strategies and indicators that can harm or favour the poor, to ensure that a shift towards resource efficiency and sustainable waste management leads to poverty alleviation.

The British Council under the Newton Fund Researcher Links scheme will sponsor the workshop on the above theme in Florianópolis, Brazil on 23-25 May 2017. The workshop is being coordinated by Prof. Dr. Diego A. Vazquez- Brust from Royal Holloway University of London, and Prof. Dr. Lucila Maria de Souza Campos from the Federal University of Santa Catarina. They have contributions from other leading researchers Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Unerman, Prof. Dr. Hans Michael Van Bellen and Prof. Dr. Monica Maria Mendes Luna.