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Corporate Sustainability in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of Brazil

Corporate Sustainability in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of Brazil

Davi Jônatas Cunha Araújo, Sheila Alice Gajadhar Araújo, Renata Paes de Barros Câmara
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781668456668|ISBN10: 1668456664|EISBN13: 9781668456675
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5666-8.ch021
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Araújo, Davi Jônatas Cunha, et al. "Corporate Sustainability in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of Brazil." Handbook of Research on Acceleration Programs for SMEs, edited by Inês Lisboa, et al., IGI Global, 2023, pp. 387-400. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5666-8.ch021

APA

Araújo, D. J., Gajadhar Araújo, S. A., & de Barros Câmara, R. P. (2023). Corporate Sustainability in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of Brazil. In I. Lisboa, N. Teixeira, L. Segura, T. Krulický, & V. Machová (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Acceleration Programs for SMEs (pp. 387-400). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5666-8.ch021

Chicago

Araújo, Davi Jônatas Cunha, Sheila Alice Gajadhar Araújo, and Renata Paes de Barros Câmara. "Corporate Sustainability in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of Brazil." In Handbook of Research on Acceleration Programs for SMEs, edited by Inês Lisboa, et al., 387-400. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5666-8.ch021

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Abstract

Corporate sustainability explains how the performance of economic, social, and environmental practices ensures the long-term functioning of companies. Based on this, the objective of this chapter was to report the analysis of corporate sustainability practices performed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Brazil, since these companies presented a high degree of bankruptcy before completing a year of life in the country. The analysis was performed through qualitative research with a questionnaire application to the managers of the participating SMEs. The responses to the items of standards 200, 300, and 400, which make up the GRI Global Standard, showed that SMEs are biased in performing economic, environmental, and social practices only when they reduce the impact on sales and their operational cost, or when determined by labour laws, which proves the lack of corporate sustainability among some SMEs in Brazil.

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