Diagnóstico estratégico do gerenciamento das águas em um laticínio no município de Sousa – PB.

Abstract

The water management in agro-industrial systems is a very importance instrument of control in production line, able to promote sustainability in economic, social and environmental projections of the company. Thus, this work aimed to investigate the management of water in the production process of a dairy agribusiness in the city of Sousa-PB, according to the legal standard international standard ISO 14.001. First, for the research, we realize a survey by interviewing the company's technicians about environmental practices and water management of the production of the dairy process, based on non-structured questionnaire. The results showed that, despite the company is concerned with environmental issues such as water reclaiming in the production line and maintenance of riparian vegetation in the riverbed, the company still needs an Environmental Management System (EMS) for the establishment of guidelines and administrative and operational activities that result in positive effects on the environment. Therefore, we used strategic analysis technique of SWOT matrix to identify strengths and weaknesses and the opportunities and threats for the establishment of environmental management through the Brazilian norm ISO 14.001. It is possible to infer that the company is concerned with environmental issue and the implementation of ISO 9000 and 22000, as a great opportunity for the implementation of an EMS. However weaknesses refer to the large amount of water used in the production process and the lack of clear objectives to promote balance between environmental protection and socio-economic needs. Its geographical location with periodic droughts and floods is the main threat.