Circular Economy and Manufacturing

Carolina Machado is an Associate Professor with Habilitation at the University of Minho, Portugal. She has lectured and researched in human resource management subjects since 1989. She is Head of the Human Resource Management Work Group at the University of Minho, as well as Coordinator of Advanced Training Courses at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, and Member of CICS.NOVA.UMinho. Prof. (Dr.) J. Paulo Davim is a Full Professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, with over 35 years of experience in Mechanical, Materials, and Industrial Engineering. He holds multiple distinguished academic titles, including a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a DSc from London Metropolitan University. He has published over 300 books and 600 articles, with more than 36,500 citations. He is ranked among the world's top 2% scientists by Stanford University and holds leadership positions in numerous international journals, conferences, and research projects.

• 1. The circular digital transformation of enterprises toward digital and ecological business models2. Circular economy in agriculture and sustainable development3. An analysis of circular green economy based on the theory of resources and capabilities4. Leading the way toward a sustainable future: the role of sustainable finance and environmental, social, and governance investing5. Nexus among nonfood wastes generated by households, population size, country development, legislation, and culture in Europe6. Circular supply chains: the systemic approach to sustainable development7. Sustainable project management8. Sustainable development and its implications in the green economy concept9. Social responsibility as a lever for the circular economy: traveling around the concept