Sustentabilidade ambiental e ecoética empresarial: manejo pós-uso de equipamentos eletroeletrônicos em uma instituição bancária

Abstract

The Productive development imply in a production increasing and consumption of natural resources. Because of anthropogenic impacts, institutional discourses currently adopt institutional discourses with actions and concepts referring to Socio-Environmental Responsibility (SER). In the recent pandemic context, the intensification of use of electrical and electronic equipment for work and personal demands was noticed, which led to a movement to replace electrical and electronic equipment. Related topics to Ecology and sustainable development appear in advertisements, in legal adjustments and emerge in social, academic and/or scientific formations, becoming present in the coverage of the main information/journalistic channels. However, we still do not respond to the basic call to raise awareness that natural resources are limited and that there is a need for adequate disposal of consumer waste. Currently, there are incentives for consumerism fostered by the advancement of connectivity and processing technologies that make it necessary to replace equipment that becomes obsolete for certain applications or certain commercial operation efficiencies. This scenario and context led the author to come across the thesis: “Is there, at Banking Institution X which, consequently, generated the general guiding objective of analyzing environmental sustainability and business eco-ethics developed in a banking institution in the context of post-use management of electronic equipment and, to explore this itinerary, specific objectives were outlined i) Identify the evolution of environmental policy in Brazil and at Banking Institution X; ii) Verify business eco-ethics for allocating electrical and electronic equipment in post-use situations and the relationship with regulatory frameworks on appropriate disposal; iii) Learn about Environmental Education for employees and at Banking Institution X. iv) Propose guidelines for improving the care of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and for training employees. It is concluded that large companies have promoted good policies and good conduct such as gender equality in their leadership, respect and inclusion for diversity (sexual, racial, gender, ethnic orientation and physical disability), combating moral and sexual harassment and others themes, building an ethical culture and that the banking sector demonstrates attention to socio-environmental responsibilities, with Banking Institution Concluding that there is, in the company's RSA, a greater focus on practices with a social bias than with an ecological bias and that there is also difficulty in accessing certain information on non-core activities of the institution. Defining itself as proposals for aligning practices and discourses, investment in corporate Environmental Education through internal training channels and development of structures that encourage employees to academic production, validating good practices recognized by the market