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Although researchers recognize the synergy between lean and green manufacturing, the concepts around this topic remain unstructured. When it comes to performance assessment, the elements that allow evaluating the integrated performance of lean and green are still unknown, since each separate system (lean and green) has a specific logic to assess performance. Thus, this paper systematizes the available knowledge about the relationship between lean and green to identify how these practices relate to performance criteria and how they could be integrated into a unique assessment system. To achieve this goal, we applied a systematic review aiming to extract the main contributions and gaps from the lean and green literature. The systematic literature review was conducted in two stages: selection and analysis of the studies. After selecting a set of 65 articles, the paper provides an overview of the literature trends regarding journals addressed, most cited papers, applied methods, and current research streams. Then, through a content analysis of the articles, the paper identifies the performance criteria and practices of lean and green and their relationships. Based on the main findings, we proposed a conceptual framework that helps in understanding the concepts and relationships involved in the lean and green performance assessment system. From the literature review and inspired in the framework, we suggested some possible research questions for further investigation.

The incorporation of fine powder can improve the performance of pervious concrete, as well as promote environmental benefits when fine powder comes from waste recycling. However, the degree of fine powder incorporation is determined empirically in most cases, which may not lead to maximum efficiency. For this reason, the study proposed an adaptation of the Binder Drainage Test to determine the quantity of fine powder and superplasticizer admixture in pervious concrete. Pervious concrete containing glass powder waste was designed by the adapted Binder Drainage Test and was analyzed through specific mass, compressive strength, and permeability coefficient tests. The results allowed finding optimal mixtures and proposing a model that reproduces the adapted Binder Drainage Test results. Glass powder waste incorporation has generated positive effects on the performance of pervious concrete. The highest compressive strength at 28 days was 23.0 MPa for pervious concrete with 34% of glass powder waste (by cement mass), whereas its permeability coefficient was 10.5 mm s−1. There was a good agreement between experimental and modeled results, and the model makes it possible to indicate the optimal mixture composition for pervious concrete obtained by the adapted Binder Drainage Test. Future studies could use an adapted Binder Drainage Test to determine the quantities of other fine powders in pervious concrete, which allow reaching a better and sustainable production.

This paper attempts to contribute to a deeper understanding of the concept of Collaborative Capability for Sustainability (CCS) by providing an overview of the academic literature on this topic and the delimitation of associated attributes. This was carried out through a systematic literature review (SLR). Thereby, the following specific goals were outlined: (i) to provide an overview of the literature on CCS; (ii) to propose an integrative framework of CCS attributes to reinforce sustainable strategies and relational rents; (iii) to propose a research agenda for the CCS. As collaborative capability is considered dynamic, we found that the term that best summarizes the idea of the firm’s capability of developing interorganizational collaboration to improve corporate sustainability performance is the expression “collaborative capability for sustainability - CCS ”. By thoroughly analysing the papers, we identified ten attributes for CCS and their relations with sustainability issues. We also verified that the sources of relational rents could be obtained through CCS developed to achieve sustainability challenges. Based on this, we propose the framework to integrate these results and demonstrate that companies seeking to improve their economic, environmental, and social performance can develop and further explore ten core CCS attributes to implement NRBV strategies, as well as achieve relational rents. Based on results, we propose a research agenda composed of five issues: research method, type network, research focus, NRBV strategies, and impact of CCS on sustainability.

This research relates the theme of corporate sustainability to organizational capabilities from business strategy. The literature brings initial indications on the contribution of strategic organizational capabilities to corporate sustainability. However, these attempts are still incipient and non-structured. Thus, in order to explore different organizational capabilities that companies can develop to obtain sustainability benefits, this paper aims to propose an integrative framework that relates strategic organizational capabilities for sustainability and expected corporate sustainability benefits. For this, a systematic literature review was conducted, based on a paper sample of 88 publications extracted from the ISI Web of Science database. The paper also develops a descriptive overview of the subject, presenting the main gaps and a research agenda. The results showed that corporate sustainability is strongly related to business strategy and the ability of companies to develop specific capabilities. Thus, the understanding from academics and managers on what strategic organizational capabilities (OCs) consists and how they can be developed or improved is fundamental to reaching corporate sustainability. The paper presents some contributions. First, the integrative framework developed from the literature review comprises seven categories of organizational capabilities for sustainability (OCSs) related to ten categories of corporate sustainability benefits (CSBs). Second, the framework can contribute as a support tool for managers, by providing an explicit guideline on which capabilities that can be developed and/or improved in the organization to achieve a certainly expected sustainability benefit. Third, it is possible to identify OCS and CSB categories that have already been related in the literature and those that need further research. Fourth, the overview of the literature of OCS by bibliometric and cluster analyses allowed a broad understanding of how academics have addressed these themes over the years. Finally, the research agenda developed from the literature review may broaden opportunities for further research on the subject.