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Cleaner Production (CP) is defined as a continuous application of an integrated environmental strategy applied to production, processes and services to increase production efficiency and reduce risks to the environment and people. A lot of survey research has been investigating the adoption level of CP practices around the globe. Despite their contributions, these works do not use a clear and validated construct to represent CP. Also, most of them use only a few constructs to represent CP or do not take into account the CP multi-dimensional structure recognised by the UNEP, the primary international reference in this field. The objective of this article is to contribute to filling this gap by proposing a scale to measure CP. The methodological approach includes specification of theoretical domains and operational definition of constructs, generation of items, face validation, pre-test and scale purification, reliability and validity analysis of the scale. The study is based on responses from 499 researchers and managers obtained in over two successive surveys. Psychometric properties were assessed using Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. The proposed scale comprises eight constructs and twenty-five practices. The scale was validated in terms of construct reliability, convergent validity and discriminant validity. In practical terms, this research is relevant because it provides companies with an instrument to measure their efforts towards CP. The scale can be useful as a benchmarking tool between companies and industry sectors and also can be used by public policy managers seeking to create or improve environmental regulations. • Proposition of a multi-dimensional scale to measure Cleaner Production. • The scale follows the structure proposed by the UNEP. • It incorporates supply chain management practices. • The study is based on responses from 499 researchers and managers. • Psychometric properties were assessed using Exploratoty Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research develops a relational model between institutional pressures to adopt Cleaner Production and the environmental, economic and operational performance impacts of such practices. Thus, by using a survey with a sample of two hundred and eight (208) Brazilian industrial companies, it was possible to evaluate the principal motivators driving Cleaner Production in these companies, define measures for the levels of adoption of such practices and analyse their contributions to environmental, economic and operational performance. It was concluded that all institutional pressures exert a positive influence on the levels of adoption of such Cleaner Production practices by the companies, with the pressure exerted by the productive chain, of which the companies form a part, particularly standing out, as well as the pressure from internal and external stakeholders. Moreover, it was concluded that the companies' environmental, economic and operational performance is positively impacted by Cleaner Production practices supported by pressure exerted on the organizations. This study fills a gap in theory by advancing the frontier of knowledge in this field and serving as a reference for environmental public policies that support business guidelines regarding the need for investment in clean technology. • A relational model between institutional pressures to Cleaner Production Brazilian industrial performance was developed. • The main motivators for Brazilian industrial companies to adopt Cleaner Production were identified and analyzed. • The main practices of Cleaner Production adopted by Brazilian industrial companies were identified and analyzed. • The main impacts on the environmental, operational and economic performance of Cleaner Production practices were analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]