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Greening a Brazilian cotton seed processing company: from challenges to strategic opportunities
Fecha
2013Registro en:
World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, v. 10, n. 2, p. 123-130, 2013.
2042-5945
10.1108/20425941311323127
3573916951995727
9239259038014203
7578805178051640
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Centro Universitário Toledo (UNITOLEDO)
Institución
Resumen
This paper aims to shed light on a current and important theme that has been gaining increasing importance for governments, society and companies: the greening of agricultural companies in developing countries. The research objective is to classify a Brazilian cotton seed processing company in the evolutionary stages of environmental management: reactive, preventive or proactive. Design/methodology/approach– A case study was conducted in a Brazilian cotton seed processing company.Findings– The main results are: the studied company is positioned in the preventive stage of environmental management; this company is investing in operational green practices; environmental management in this company is motivated by various factors aiming at an increased competitive advantage. Finally, it can be concluded that this company is looking for green opportunities towards the proactive environmental management stage.