Balanço social como instrumento para evidenciação do perfil de atuação social: um estudo com base em empresas do setor de transporte urbano

Abstract

This paper seeks to know the profile of social performance of companies in the urban transportation midsize certified by the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul Since the provision of services of urban public transportation directly impacts society through the daily movement of population. These are case studies with a descriptive and qualitative-quantitative approach, where the Social serves as an instrument of disclosure and measurement of environmental responsibility through the indicators of the workforce, investment in citizenship and the environment. This statement has no legal obligation to be established, making it complementary to the financial statements and emphasizing the economic actions and postures adopted social and environmental. The analysis of practices adopted include, first, the indicators of the staff showing how the company has been allocating monetary resources and what the main benefits for its employees, second analyzes the allocation of investments by adopting a stance a corporate citizen working with the commitment to develop recovery programs in communities. Finally, the actions developed under the environment in order to promote sustainable development and mitigate the impacts caused by the performance of their activities. These findings revealed that there is the adoption of socially responsible attitude by business object of this study. Thus, those who want longevity in your business should adopt sustainable development based on union concerns economic, social and environmental.