Agenda ambiental na administração pública: possibilidades e desafios de implementação no campus de Limoeiro do Norte do IFCE.

Abstract

This Dissertation addresses issues related to sustainability, sustainable development, and socioenvironmental responsibility, aimed at the scope of public administration. In search of sustainability, all actors, whether social, institutional or organizational, play relevant roles. That stands out, mainly, in public administration, with the function of formulating and executing public policies focused on promoting a culture of sustainability. In Brazil, a public policy that aims to spread sustainability in the public administration itself is the Environmental Agenda in Public Administration (A3P). Thus, the objective of this dissertation was to analyze the possibilities and challenges of implementing the guidelines and thematic axes of the Environmental Agenda in Public Administration (A3P) within the context of the activities of the Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Ceará (IFCE) – Limoeiro do Norte Campus. This research sought to collaborate with the construction of a public administration focused on management practices aimed at reducing waste, the proper administration of generated waste, and the appropriate use of the natural, human, and economic resources available. This study presents the nature of applied research, as it sought to produce knowledge for practical application, aimed at solving specific problems, regarding the implementation of A3P in federal educational institutions. As for the objectives, the research is classified as descriptive, and adopted the case study as a research method. As for the procedures, the research was based on a mixed approach (qualitative and quantitative). The research techniques used were: document research, questionnaire, and semistructured interview. The following analysis techniques were used: descriptive statistical analysis, content analysis, and data triangulation. Through the documentary analysis of the IFCE Institutional Development Plan (PDI) 20192023, it was identified that the organizational guidelines are based on social and environmental sustainability actions. According to the results obtained from the analysis of the data collected through the application of the questionnaire with the public servants, and the interviews with the managers, it was concluded that, in spite of not having formal adherence to the A3P Program, the IFCE Campus in Limoeiro do Norte develops sustainable socioenvironmental practices that comply with the six thematic axes of the Environmental Agenda in Public Administration (A3P). Regarding the challenges encountered in implementing sustainable practices on the IFCE Campus in Limoeiro do Norte, administrative and cultural difficulties were identified, with the main challenges being the lack of knowledge and training of actors regarding sustainability actions, and the lack of institutional policies aimed at sustainability. From the analysis of the results obtained in this study, the potential for the IFCE Campus in Limoeiro do Norte to adhere and implement the Environmental Agenda in Public Administration (A3P) was identified, by considering the sustainable actions already developed in the institution, and the managers’ interest in implementing the Program on the campus.