FINANCIAL RESULTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION FOR IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: THE CASE SANEPAR

Abstract

The improvement of the environmental administration in the organizations has led companies to adopt technological innovations to this end. However, few studies seek to relate the adoption of these innovations with positive posterior financial results. This article, part of the master dissertation, presents the process of the adoption of technological innovations directed toward the improvement of environmental administration and its observed financial results in the Company of Sanitation of Paraná State (Sanepar). For the accomplishment of the descriptive research the case study method was used, and the information was collected during in depth interviews. The results showed, in addition to the actions promoted by the adopted technological innovations, allowing the company to contemplate various environmental commitments, the proportionate financial return on the so-called “Waste Reduction Project”