La marca sectorial “economía circular del Ecuador” y su impacto en el comercio exterior
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2019
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Universidad de Guayaquil Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas
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A lo largo de la historia la humanidad se ha beneficiado del medio ambiente sin restricciones, lo que ha resultado en la potenciación de la globalización y el crecimiento económico, pero la extracción irracional de recursos naturales repercute negativamente sobre el bienestar del planeta. Las actividades económicas realizadas por los sectores productivos e industriales generan un deterioro ambiental en el ecosistema, a través de los residuos industriales producidos como resultado de tales actividades. Aquello ha despertado la conciencia de la sociedad y su responsabilidad de alcanzar un desarrollo sostenible mediante el uso de modelos económicos que regeneren el ecosistema y velen por el bienestar de todo ser vivo. Este modelo novedoso es la Economía Circular, que busca pasar de una economía lineal, generadora de desechos, a una economía regenerativa que convierte los residuos en nueva materia prima para productos reciclados; la cual representa una oportunidad para potenciar la oferta exportable del país. En la presente investigación se procedió a analizar el nivel de incidencia que posee la marca sectorial “Economía circular del Ecuador” sobre el comercio exterior ecuatoriano. El método de investigación que se utilizó fue descriptivo con enfoque mixto, es decir, cuantitativo mediante encuestas realizadas a empresas productoras exportadoras del cantón Guayaquil en la Zona de Planificación 8, y cualitativo a través de la revisión bibliográfica y entrevistas semiestructuradas a expertos sobre economía circular. Se evidenció que alrededor del 60% de los fenómenos estudiados, desconocen sobre los beneficios económicos y comerciales de la economía circular para el país.
Throughout history, humanity has benefited from the environment without restrictions, which has resulted in the enhancement of globalization and economic growth, but the irrational extraction of natural resources has a negative impact on the well-being of the planet. The economic activities carried out by the productive and industrial sectors generate an environmental deterioration in the ecosystem, through the industrial waste produced as a result of such activities. This has awakened the conscience of society and its responsibility to achieve sustainable development through the use of economic models that regenerate the ecosystem and ensure the well-being of every living being. This new model is the Circular Economy, which seeks to move from a linear, waste-generating economy, to a regenerative economy that converts waste into new raw material for recycled products; which represents an opportunity to boost the country's exportable supply. In the present investigation we proceeded to analyze the level of incidence that the sectoral brand “Circular Economy of Ecuador” has on Ecuadorian foreign trade. The research method that was used was descriptive with a mixed approach, that is, quantitative through surveys conducted to exporting production companies of the Guayaquil canton in Planning Zone 8, and qualitative through the bibliographic review and semi-structured interviews with experts on circular economy. It was evidenced that about 60% of the phenomena studied are unaware of the economic and commercial benefits of the circular economy for the country.
Throughout history, humanity has benefited from the environment without restrictions, which has resulted in the enhancement of globalization and economic growth, but the irrational extraction of natural resources has a negative impact on the well-being of the planet. The economic activities carried out by the productive and industrial sectors generate an environmental deterioration in the ecosystem, through the industrial waste produced as a result of such activities. This has awakened the conscience of society and its responsibility to achieve sustainable development through the use of economic models that regenerate the ecosystem and ensure the well-being of every living being. This new model is the Circular Economy, which seeks to move from a linear, waste-generating economy, to a regenerative economy that converts waste into new raw material for recycled products; which represents an opportunity to boost the country's exportable supply. In the present investigation we proceeded to analyze the level of incidence that the sectoral brand “Circular Economy of Ecuador” has on Ecuadorian foreign trade. The research method that was used was descriptive with a mixed approach, that is, quantitative through surveys conducted to exporting production companies of the Guayaquil canton in Planning Zone 8, and qualitative through the bibliographic review and semi-structured interviews with experts on circular economy. It was evidenced that about 60% of the phenomena studied are unaware of the economic and commercial benefits of the circular economy for the country.
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DETERIORO AMBIENTAL, RESIDUOS INDUSTRIALES, CRECIMIENTO ECONÓMICO, DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE