Certificações ambientais e os seus impactos no contexto Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) – case certificação lixo zero

Abstract

It is observed that the motivation of so many industries in search of Environment Certifications has increased significantly, not only as a marketing strategy for consumers of their products or services, but with the aim of making theirs process and ESG agenda more sustainable. These certifications have served as a relevant Environmental Management Instrument within an organization. This study has the general objective of explore the relationship between environmental certifications and the ESG context in organizations and also specifically intends to a) establish a relationship between Zero Waste Certification and the SDGs in the ESG context and finally b) present a case of Zero Waste Certification. The method used for this study was Action Research, which aims to solve practical problems with collaborative participation between subjects involved in the problem situation and the researcher, going through at least 4 stages: problem definition, collection and systematization of data, analysis and interpretation of results and implementation of changes, which is a pragmatic approach in the search for improvements in a real scenario. The results obtained were satisfactory, bearing in mind that this was a first submission for verification in this type of process, validating adequate waste management. After completing the first certification audit cycle and continuing the continuous improvement process, an action plan was established to implement best practices that effectively contribute to the results of the next cycle.