Small and medium-sized enterprises, global value chains, and circular economy

• Autores: Acosta Santos, Ariadna Alejandra, Tristán Calderón, Galilea, Enríquez López, Alberto, Barbosa Galván, María Fernanda, Campos Martínez, Adriana Michel, Cardozo de Barrios, Mónica Liseth
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/31922
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/360gestion/article/view/31922
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Small and medium-sized enterprises; Waste; Sustainable; Industrial symbiosis; Circular economy; Pequeñas y medianas empresas; Residuos; Sustentabilidad; Simbiosis industrial; Economía circular

This study aims to analyze the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in Nuevo León in managing waste within the global value chain. The researchers interviewed a non-random sample of 20 SMEs. The findings revealed that these SMEs are actively involved in international trade and are part of global supply networks. Furthermore, these SMEs participate in industrial symbiosis by using waste from other enterprises as inputs in their production processes. These practices are generally informal and spontaneous, driven primarily by the aim of reducing material costs. However, there is potential to formalize and integrate these strategies into a sustainable production agenda.