ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: CASE STUDY IN A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INDUSTRY

Abstract

The organizations promote sustainable development and protect the environment, when the environmental management system is implemented in a systemic vision, relating economic, social and environmental interests. The aim of this paper is to identify and analyze the sustainability index of a household appliance industry using Environmental Management Accounting (SICOGEA), focusing on the entire supply chain and especially on social and environmental projects. A descriptive qualitative case study was conducted. A checklist was used for gathering data, and for data analysis methodological criteria were used to measure the level of sustainability. The achieved results showed that the company has an environmental management system that guides the work of all sectors, presenting continuous improvement and approaching failures with ethics and transparency. As a result of this work, the company won an overall sustainability index of 73%. It means that the actions the company has been practicing are beneficial to the community and essential to the reduction of environmental impacts. This work can be used as the base and to encourage other business branches.