The objective of this article is to present a method to evaluate environmental impacts during the productive process of small companies. A survey was conducted concerning the inputs and outputs of each stage of the productive process. The outputs which showed environmental impacts were analyzed using the FMEA method. Case studies were done in six small companies in São Carlos- SP. The companies, where the research was done, belong to the following sectors: mechanical-metal, food, textile, plastics, a company of diagnosis kits for clinical analyses laboratories and a company which sells marble.
Environmental management; FMEA; Small companies
