O empreendedorismo social através da logística reversa com foco na sustentabilidade: um estudo de caso na COPESCA.

Abstract

In the now day world that natural resources are each time more scarce due to the predatory exploration from the human being, so it is important to promote studies referent to the reverse logistics aiming the sustainability which is essential to the actual human generation, more primary for the future generations, then, projects involving this area has great value. In addition, aligned to this ideal initiative, for the social entrepreneurship can contribute to a better quality of life of people that are included in this environment. Being so, this paper has as goal demonstrate onwards the social entrepreneurship how works the recycling process of fish’s scales using reverse logistics, in one artisans’ association, the COPESCA, situated at the city of CAMALAU-PB, through sustainable actions where they recycle and use scales for manufacturing artisanal pieces in favor of city’s sustainability. For that was made an interview with the colony’s president for gather some data and visits in loco for direct observation. Thereby, in the results, it was verified that through social entrepreneurship is possible to transform and develop certain regions through sustainable practices like reverse logistics offering a better quality of life to those who belongs to the COPESCA. In the economical dimension provides some extra money to the associated families and was also possible to delimit costs of manufactured products and the selling prices of each product, in the social dimension, was promoted the social inclusion of the women and finally, in the environmental dimension, was recycled organic wastes (scales) that would be discarded in the environment, promoting, great benefits for sustainable development. Like that, was concluded that through the sustainable dimensions, social entrepreneurship can be an alternative for poor communities with no expectations for a better life.