Análise da gestão ambiental e licitações sustentáveis das principais universidades federais gaúchas sob a ótica do Tribunal de Contas da União

Abstract

The Public Administration has been improving its routines with emphasis on sustainability, and as a way to report its accountants, it sends annually the management report to the Brazilian Court of Auditors. In this respect, this research carried out a diagnosis of the main state federal universities regarding environmental management and sustainable bidding in the period between 2011 and 2014. In order to do that, a study with a qualitative and quantitative approach was developed; this study has a descriptive type, and it was carried out through documental research. From the current legislation about the topic environmental management and sustainable bidding, it was possible to identify the aspects which are required by the Brazilian Court of Auditors. After that, the sustainable practices and their evolutions were analyzed, and besides that, a diagnosis on the performance of the universities in the period 2011 – 2014 was carried out. Among the analyzed institutions, only the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) has a Sustainable Logistic Management Plan and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) is the only one which participates in the Environmental Agenda of the Public Administration. UFPEL motivates its staff about the topic of sustainability with campaigns and courses, while FURG has a preference on items which may be reused and that consider aspects like quality and durability.