Advances and setbacks in governmental actions to promote sustainable consumption: The Brazilian experience

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Verônica Macário de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Gomes Júnior, Alexandre de Araújo, Teodósio, Armindo dos Santos de Sousa, Correia, Suzanne Érica Nóbrega
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/cgpc/article/view/81400
• topic: Consumo Sustentável; Sustentabilidade; Políticas Públicas; Políticas Ambientais; Brasil

This study aimed to identify the level of contribution of public policies adopted by the Brazilian government to promote sustainable consumption. Consumption levels and patterns in contemporary society are considered unsustainable, causing damage to society and the environment, which requires the adoption of actions and strategies that can promote sustainable consumption. In this process, governments are fundamental due to their strategic position and their ability to influence producers and consumers, balancing the relationship between them, adopting structuring policies capable of institutionalizing a national agenda focused on sustainability and creating a favorable context for changes in consumption practices. In methodological terms, we opted for conducting a qualitative exploratory and descriptive research, through documentary research. The results show that, despite the existence of public policies that contribute to the promotion of sustainable consumption, their lack of continuity may compromise possible positive effects in the long run; and that there is a big gap between the current scientific understanding of sustainable consumption and how this field is being articulated in policies implemented by the Brazilian Government.