A Look at the Social and Environmental Sustainability Dimensions: An Analysis of Business Actions Reported in the GRI

The present study specifically observes the social and environmental dimensions of sustainability and seeks to weave a descriptive and comparative analysis between these two dimensions. To this end, a content analysis was carried out followed by a scaling analysis based on GRI reports from 149 compa...

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Autores: Torres Uchôa, Mariana, de Oliveira Santos Jhunior, Ronaldo, Taumaturgo, Ítalo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
Repositorio:Revista de Administração, Sociedade e Inovação
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.192.168.8.15:article/836
Acceso en línea:https://www.rasi.vr.uff.br/index.php/rasi/article/view/836
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sustainability
Social Dimension
Environmental Dimension
Organizational Strategy
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Sumario:The present study specifically observes the social and environmental dimensions of sustainability and seeks to weave a descriptive and comparative analysis between these two dimensions. To this end, a content analysis was carried out followed by a scaling analysis based on GRI reports from 149 companies. The results indicated that environmental actions are reported with greater expressiveness by companies in the energy sector and the most reported actions concern emissions actions. In relation to social actions, the most reported were labor practices and decent work. It was also noted that the disclosure of shares in the aviation, mining, construction and public agency sectors differ considerably from the disclosure standards of other sectors. This evidence leads to some opportunities for future research to be carried out by comparing these two dimensions. As a contribution, the research offers an analysis of the environmental and social actions of companies, disaggregated from the economic dimension, the possibility of using research in the strategic practice of organizations and also encouraging the expansion of organizational actions that benefit society as a whole.