Mr. William Souza is Research Associate in the Stephen Young Institute for International Business. William is passionate about understanding how manufacturers and external partners join forces across global value chains to implement innovative solutions to overcome the problems of resource scarcity and environmental impacts linked to economic activities. During his research journey, William has investigated how Brazilian manufacturers incorporate environmental and social practices at the operational and supply chain levels. With a focus on developing countries, William will pursue research on how circular economy and eco-innovation practices can support companies in creating operations in which valuable resources are not wasted, company profitability is maintained, and environmental impacts are prevented or strongly minimized.  William holds a BSc in Production Engineering and an MSc in Mechanical Engineering. He is a final year PhD student in the Department of Marketing at Strathclyde Business School.

My research interests are sustainability, global circular economy, global value chains, global-south, eco-innovation, digital technologies, operations management, corporate social responsibility, and inter-organizational relationships

Sustainability, global circular economy, global value chains, global-south, eco-innovation, digital technologies, operations management, corporate social responsibility, and inter-organizational relationships

Qualitative data collection.

Qualitative data analysis with Nvivo. 

I hold eight years of corporate experience. At Colégio Brasília I worked as a teacher in Technical Education. In Sodexo, I deployed Facilities Management services in the companies Shell, P&G, Colgate, Petrobras, and Atento. I also mapped quality and logistics processes for improvement proposals in Mercedes-Benz Brazil.

2019 - Lecture: Overview of the eco-innovation practices implemented by Brazilian ceramic tile producers. Event: Ceramic Tile Industry Congress. Brazil.