Análise da implementação e execução da agenda ambiental na administração pública no tribunal de contas do estado da Paraíba.

Abstract

Public administration significantly promotes environmental sustainability and develops public policies that ensure environmental balance for present and future generations. It is also a major consumer of natural resources. It should regulate and supervise actions that lead to responsible consumption in the public sphere and commitment to environmental issues. The Environmental Agenda in Public Administration - A3P was created to encourage public managers to incorporate environmental management principles and criteria into their daily activities, focusing on behaviour change and ultimately reducing costs. This thesis aims to identify environmental management practices carried out at the State Court of Auditors of Paraíba (TCE/PB), based on the management model of the Environmental Agenda in Public Administration Program - A3P, seeking to verify the development and promotion of the 5R's policy (rethink, reduce, reuse, recycle, and refuse) in said institution, as well as compliance with the established A3P axes, to analyze the real impact of the implementation and execution of the Agenda. TCE/PB was chosen due to its demonstrated concern for integrating the socio environmental variable into its daily routine and the quality of life in the work environment. The research is based on deductive methods and a case study, characterized as descriptive and exploratory, through applying a checklist and non-participant observation, using the Content Analysis method to compare the sustainable practices adopted by TCE/PB with what is advocated by the Agenda. The SMART method was applied to evaluate the checklist items, resulting in 57.8% adherence and 42.2% non-adherence by TCE/PB to the guidelines advocated by A3P. The practical implementation of sustainable practices at the State Court of Auditors of Paraíba (TCE/PB) requires a continuous and multifaceted commitment, including awareness, employee training, and the creation of specific financial incentives. Internal communication strategies are essential to ensure an understanding of the benefits of sustainable practices. The inclusion of sustainability goals and objectives in TCE/PB's strategic plans, along with the establishment of performance indicators, can boost adherence and performance improvement to A3P. However, the institution still faces difficulties in fully adhering to the A3P directives, only partially meeting the Agenda's social, environmental, and economic needs. Implementing the proposed recommendations will strengthen the A3P axes at TCE/PB. It will significantly promote environmental sustainability, improve the quality of life in the workplace, and develop an organizational culture committed to sustainable practices. In conclusion, recommendations for actions elaborated to impact the greater effectiveness of public policies, seeking to solve problems and socio-environmental weaknesses detected in the face of the A3P.