PRÁCTICAS ESG EN LAS COOPERATIVAS AGROINDUSTRIALES: UN CAMINO HACIA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE

Palabras clave: Sustentabilidad, Responsabilidad Social, Responsabilidad Ambiental, Gobernanza, Cooperativas

Resumen

Aunque los principios ESG están intrínsecamente ligados al ADN del cooperativismo, las iniciativas para fortalecer su aplicación se han intensificado en los últimos años. Ante esto, el objetivo de este artículo fue mapear el panorama actual de la adopción de las prácticas ESG por parte de las cooperativas agroindustriales. Se trata de una investigación descriptiva con enfoque cualitativo, con recolección de datos realizada por medio de investigación documental y un cuestionario estructurado, empleándose como técnica el análisis de contenido. Los resultados indican que los principios ESG están bien divulgados en las cooperativas, aunque algunas todavía estén iniciando la adopción. También señalan que las cooperativas están buscando integrar los principios ESG en sus operaciones empresariales, pues se están realizando esfuerzos para fortalecer los pilares ESG, pero las cooperativas no son homogéneas en su adopción. La contribución de este artículo reside en el estudio sobre la adopción y divulgación de prácticas ESG por las cooperativas, tema poco explorado, además de demostrar a los gestores la relevancia de ESG para impulsar los valores cooperativistas y los beneficios que pueden alcanzarse.

   

Biografía del autor/a

Faiulli Grün de Araujo Toniolli, UEMS

Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, UEMS, Graduanda do Curso de Administração da Unidade Universitária de Maracajú/UEMS.

Heloiza Cristina Holgado-Sillva, UEMS

Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, UEMS.

Erlaine Binotto, UFGD

Doutora em Agronegócios pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, professora Associada IV na Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD.

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2025-05-02
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