Análise da estrutura e dos critérios na elaboração do índice de Sustentabilidade

Autores/as

  • Alexandre André Feil Centro Universitário UNIVATES
  • Dusan Schreiber Universidade Feevale

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v8n2.2017.21516

Palabras clave:

Sustentabilidade, Indicadores, Normalização, Ponderação, Agregação

Resumen

A sustentabilidade do sistema ambiental-humano representa, na atualidade, a melhor opção para a sua continuidade. A identificação da direção da sustentabilidade pode ser realizada utilizando-se um índice de sustentabilidade, porém, este é considerado complexo e subjetivo. Portanto, este estudo objetiva analisar o processo de elaboração do índice de sustentabilidade, identificando as principais definições, a estrutura e os métodos. A metodologia utilizada quanto ao tipo de pesquisa é qualitativa e a coleta dos dados realizou-se com base em uma revisão bibliográfica, e sua análise ocorreu por meio do processo de interpretação. Os resultados revelam que a estrutura de um índice de sustentabilidade ocorre diante da identificação do objetivo e do sistema ambiental-humano, da seleção dos indicadores, normalização, ponderação, agregação, assim gerando o índice. Conclui-se que o processo de elaboração do índice de sustentabilidade não tem um modelo único, assim, os diferentes processos podem ser utilizados, mas diferenciam-se diante da qualidade da mensuração do nível de sustentabilidade. Além disso, a escolha de um processo está relacionada com as informações que estão disponíveis no subsistema a ser mensurado. Nesse sentido, recomenda-se muita cautela, pois o índice gerado pode apresentar resultados insatisfatórios e irreais.

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Biografía del autor/a

Alexandre André Feil, Centro Universitário UNIVATES

Graduado em Ciências Contábeis, Pós-graduado em Cooperativismo e Gestão de Negócios, Mestre em Ambiente e Desenvolvimento e Doutor em Qualidade Ambiental. Professor adjunto do Centro Universitário UNIVATES, Centro de Gestão Organizacional do Curso de Ciências Contábeis.

Dusan Schreiber, Universidade Feevale

Graduado, Mestre e doutorado em Administração. Professor dos PPGs de industria criativa e Qualidade Ambiental da Universidade Feevale.

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2017-09-01

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Feil, A. A., & Schreiber, D. (2017). Análise da estrutura e dos critérios na elaboração do índice de Sustentabilidade. Sustainability in Debate, 8(2), 30–43. https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v8n2.2017.21516

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