Sustainable procurement practices in the Brazilian chemical industry context

Roberta Souza; Mayara Sayuri Ide; Gabriela Scur; Willerson Lucas Campos-Silva; Sangeeta Khorana

doi:10.5585/exactaep.v18n3.10296

Authors

Roberta Souza Production Engineering Department, Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo
Mayara Sayuri Ide Production Engineering Department, Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo
Gabriela Scur FEI University
Willerson Lucas Campos-Silva Production Engineering Department, Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4928-3940
Sangeeta Khorana Faculty of Management, Bournemouth University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/exactaep.v18n3.10296

Keywords:

Compras sustentáveis, Indústria química, Regulamentação, Países em desenvolvimento, Brasil.

Abstract

As compras sustentáveis tratam do impacto total da compra durante todo o ciclo de vida do produto ou serviço, independentemente da localização. O objetivo deste artigo é investigar a adoção de compras sustentáveis em algumas empresas químicas brasileiras. Foram enviados questionários a profissionais da Associação Brasileira da Indústria Química (ABIQUIM) e a trinta e sete empresas associadas. Os resultados foram utilizados para elaborar ilustrações empíricas sobre práticas de compras sustentáveis no contexto da indústria química brasileira. Embora as empresas não tivessem um modelo prescritivo de seleção de fornecedores que incorporasse critérios socioambientais, a maioria das empresas possuía padrões mais restritivos do que a legislação e apoiava os fornecedores para melhorar seu desempenho socioambiental. Além disso, as ações relacionadas a questões sociais e ambientais ocorrem em políticas e documentos e são refletidas por meio de compromissos da média e alta gerência. Isso indica que existem algumas orientações organizacionais para incorporar questões sociais e ambientais. No entanto, não há materialização nas ações ao longo do processo de compras.

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Author Biographies

Roberta Souza, Production Engineering Department, Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo

Assistant Professor at the Department of Production Engineering at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. She has a degree in Economics (1995), a Master’s in Production Engineering (1999) and a Ph.D. in Production Engineering at the University of São Paulo, Brazil (2005).

Mayara Sayuri Ide, Production Engineering Department, Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo

Master in Production Engineering

Gabriela Scur, FEI University

Assistant Professor

Willerson Lucas Campos-Silva, Production Engineering Department, Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo

Ph.D. student in the Department of Production Engineering at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Professor at Federal Institute of Mato Grosso do Sul (IFMS), Brazil. Degree in Management (2012) and a Master’s in Management (2014).

Sangeeta Khorana, Faculty of Management, Bournemouth University

Professor

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