Emília de Oliveira Faria is finishing her last year as a doctoral student at the Sustainable Development Center, University of Brasília, Brazil. Her research focus on industrial ecology, industrial symbiosis, business/environment issues, circular economy, waste management. She is particularly interested in understanding shared patterns and potential causal factors in the evolution of organizational practices towards a sustainable economic-industrial system. Prior to Sustainable Development Center, she earned a MA in Public Administration from the Post-Graduate Program in Administration, University of Brasilia. She specializes in Public Management and International Relations. She also graduated in Business Administration and Secretarial Science.