Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to carry out a systematic review of the state of the art of the environmental training theme and to propose a research agenda to shed light on this subject by suggesting new research in the area. Design/methodology/approach: This is a systematic review of the state of the art of the environmental training theme. Findings: The authors’ main contribution is the proposal of a research agenda with 11 recommendations for future research, such as conducting research in developed countries; research focusing only on environmental training; qualitative research using case studies; research that explores the co-evolution of environmental training practices with environmental management practices and with the maturity stage of environmental management in organizations; and research that addresses all aspects of environmental training phases proposed by ISO 10015: 2001. Originality/value: This is the most recent research which conducts a systematic review of the state of the art on environmental training and proposes a research agenda with several suggestions that can guide researchers in human resources, environmental management, sustainability and supply chain management.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the conceptual framework related to the Lean and Green practices, paradigms, future prospects and problems, indicating points of convergence and divergence between them.Design/methodology/approach: Based on this premise, through vast literature systematization, the authors sought to categorize studies in order to consolidate constructs, reinforcing aspects regarding the positive and negative approaches and pointing out the gaps in the current state of the art. Broad literature systematization was carried out; the authors found 107 articles published between 2014 and 2018, separated into 10 categories.Findings: The main constructs confirmed are the positive approximation of the Lean and Green union, evidenced by studies premised on the independent variable category demonstrating that their union influences other environmental performance variables.Research limitations/implications: The present research is a systematization of the literature, so its results have to be confirmed by other studies.Practical implications: The study supports the Lean and Green theme, confirming converging issues between the two areas and launching new topics for future research.Social implications: The study contributed to the environmental theme by confirming synergies of the Lean and Green union and presenting new research themes.Originality/value: To assert that Lean and Green systems union is sustainable, with regard to the tripod of sustainability, more studies on the social category are necessary.

Embora as temáticas de níveis de maturidade da gestão ambiental empresarial e a adoção de práticas de GSCM estejam se consolidando, elas percorreram, até o momento, um longo caminho desconectadas, embora ambas tenham sua gênese circunscrita à sustentabilidade empresarial. Buscou-se, por meio de múltiplos casos, a caracterização de um padrão lógico de adoção de práticas de GSCM inerentes a cada nível de maturidade em gestão ambiental. Com base no estudo de cinco casos de empresas inseridas em cadeias produtivas de alto impacto ambiental (setor de suprimentos de defensivos agrícolas, setor de pilhas e baterias e setor de reciclagem de chumbo, buscou-se identificar o relacionamento entre práticas de Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) e níveis de maturidade em gestão ambiental. Para o alcance do objetivo, foi realizada uma sistematização junto à literatura que versa sobre maturidade de gestão ambiental e tipologia das práticas de GSCM. Os principais resultados apontam que: no primeiro nível de maturidade em gestão ambiental, o reativo, as organizações adotam práticas de GSCM específicas relacionadas à imposição da legislação; no nível preventivo de maturidade em gestão ambiental, as organizações adotam práticas de GSCM relacionadas ao retorno de investimentos e à redução de custos operacionais; e no nível proativo de maturidade em gestão ambiental, as organizações tendem a adotar práticas relacionadas à inovação de produtos e processos e práticas comunicacionais ambientais, visando obter vantagens competitivas baseadas em gestão ambiental. Até o momento, este artigo trata da primeira pesquisa a relacionar níveis de maturidade de gestão ambiental a práticas de GSCM, aplicada a cinco casos com alto impacto ambiental do Brasil.