Andreia Santos, Ana Carvalho e Ana Póvoa, professors of the Engineering and Management Department have been involved in numerous projects contributing to sustainable development, from the design and planning of sustainable supply chains to the development of the Portuguese circular economy plan.

One of these projects concerns identifying material topics using a supply chain perspective. Identifying the material topics makes it possible to determine which environmental and social issues need to be the center of sustainable supply chain management. Due to the relevance of the forest sector in Portugal, some members of DEG have been involved in a project focusing on identifying the material topics associated with three distinct Portuguese forest supply chains.

Watch the video to know more about the findings of this project.