Sustentabilidade empresarial: uma análise das empresas do distrito industrial de Santa Maria/RS

Abstract

Given the concerns in maintaining a sustainable planet, and the increasing demands of society as a whole, it fell to the companies seek to develop actions to achieve this ideal, and thus survive in a competitive market, meeting the needs of society and environment. This context they operate companies located in the industrial district of Santa Maria / RS. In view of this, the present study has the problem question: what is the positioning of the companies located on the industrial district of Santa Maria in relation to corporate sustainability? From the issue presented here, aimed to identify the level of sustainability presented by companies located on the industrial district of Santa Maria / RS. It is a search for an exploratory descriptive analysis of the data in a qualitative way, with your data collection developed through a structured questionnaire proposed by Callado (2010), where they were checked 43 (forty three) indicators sustainability, divided into its three basic dimensions (environmental, economic and social). The results indicated that only one (1) of the six (6) companies studied achieved a Sustainability Index Relative, and in return other two (2) were much lower than expected because of poor performance were given. Despite being active in different branches of activities, all companies are share responsibility when you mention the fact develop their activities so that they can secure a preserved environment and social conditions appropriate to future generations.