Sustentabilidade Empresarial: Um estudo em uma empresa produtora de cachaça.

Abstract

Concern for the environment has become one of the most influential factors in the current business scenario marked by constant and rapid change . Thus , companies have sought to adapt before this new highly competitive scenarios and are implementing changes in their management models and paradigms aimed at sustainable development . With this new perspective on the business environment , it is essential to apply indicators of corporate sustainability in organizations where this tool of analysis and monitoring will enable the identification of actions and performance improvements with regard to sustainability . In this perspective , the objective of this study is to assess the sustainability of the enterprise Agro Industrial Lira , producer of cachaça Serra Preta located in New Alagoa -PB . The method used in the study was classified as a descriptive case study . The instrument used for data collection was the interview held with the owner of the company , using a form adapted and based on the booklet Ethos Institute has as its theme : Ethos Indicators for Sustainable and Responsible Business . These indicators are based on four dimensions : Vision and Strategy , Governance and Management , Social and Environmental . The processing and analysis of data were performed in a qualitative manner . In general, the main results from the analysis of the dimensions were the company presents aspects that demonstrate their concern for sustainability , which was could be evidenced in the rum production process , where all waste is reused in the production itself , or reused in other activities . The main conclusion of this work relates to the importance of the application of sustainability indicators in organizations , which allows us to obtain information of the current reality of the company , assisting in the identification of the actions and measures undertaken to contribute to sustainable development.