This book brings together cutting edge research on sustainability, cleaner production, and circular economy transitions, offering readers a broad and integrated view of how societies and industries can move toward more resilient, equitable, and resource efficient futures. Drawing on selected contributions from the 13th International Workshop on Advances in Cleaner Production, it examines real world challenges and solutions across multiple sectors, including energy systems, agriculture, textiles, manufacturing, and supply chains. The chapters explore topics such as climate resilient energy transitions, nexus based sustainability evaluation, strategies for critical raw materials, alternatives to problematic plastics, biodegradable materials innovation, and justice oriented supply chain management. They also investigate circularity in the built environment, digital product passports, life cycle assessment applications, and the role of leadership in advancing circular practices within small and medium enterprises. With case studies from countries including Brazil, China, Italy, South Africa, New Zealand, Turkey, Mexico, and Canada, the book highlights how interdisciplinary methods, technological advances, and ethical governance frameworks can support cleaner production, inform policymaking, and accelerate the global shift toward sustainable development.

Prof. Biagio F. Giannetti holds a Doctorate (D.Sc.) and a Master’s degree from the University of São Paulo (USP). He is a Full Professor in the Graduate Program in Production Engineering at Universidade Paulista (UNIP), where he leads the Production and Environment Laboratory (LaProMA) and coordinates research activities in sustainability and production systems. His work focuses on industrial ecology, emergy analysis, cleaner production, and sustainability assessment. He is the Global Director and founder of the Advances in Cleaner Production Network and serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Cleaner Production and Frontiers in Energy Research.
 
Prof. Cecília Almeida holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of São Paulo (USP). She is a Full Professor at the Institute of Exact Sciences and Technology and in the Graduate Program in Production Engineering at Universidade Paulista (UNIP). Her research is centered on Cleaner Production, Industrial Ecology, and the development of environmental and sustainability indicators. She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cleaner Production and a researcher at the Production and Environment Laboratory (LaProMA).
 
Prof. Feni Agostinho holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering and a Ph.D. in Food Engineering from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, with scientific training at Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy. He is a Full Professor in the Graduate Program in Production Engineering at Universidade Paulista (UNIP), where he works in the area of Sustainability in Production Systems. His research interests include life cycle assessment, environmental accounting using eMergy, and circular economy. He serves as Specialty Chief Editor of Frontiers in Sustainable Cities and as Associate Editor of Cleaner and Responsible Consumption.
 
Prof. Ubiratã Tortato holds a degree in Business (UFPR), M.Sc. in Business (UFPR) and a Ph.D. in Production Engineering (USP). He was a visiting researcher at the University of Ferrara (UNIFE) in Italy and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He is a full professor in the Ph.D. Program in Business at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR). He is the founder of the Research Group on Sustainability in Organizations (GPSO) and the Chief-Editor of Applications of Circular Economy. He works with sustainability, ESG, circular economy, sustainable supply chains, decarbonization and digital transformation.
 
Prof. Fábio Sevegnani holds a degree in Mechatronics Engineering and a Doctorate in Production Engineering from Universidade Paulista (UNIP), where he is a Full Professor and faculty member of the Graduate Program in Production Engineering. He has academic experience at the University of Florida as a visiting scholar. His research focuses on sustainability assessment, multicriteria modeling, industrial ecology, and production systems, with emphasis on decision-support approaches for complex systems. He also works with cleaner production and sustainability evaluation methodologies.