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Exploring work-related issues on corporate sustainability

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Author(s):
Brunoro, C. M. [1] ; Bolis, I. [1] ; Sznelwar, L. I. [1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Prod Engn, Ave Prof Almeida Prado, Travessa 2, 128 Cidade Univ, BR-05508070 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION; v. 53, n. 3, p. 643-659, 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

BACKGROUND: In a research project about work-related issues and corporate sustainability conducted in Brazil, the goal was to better understand how work-related issues were addressed in the corporate context. Particularly, there are some specific initiatives that serve as guides to organizational decisions, which make their performance indicators for the context of corporate sustainability. OBJECTIVE: 1) To explore the presence of work-related issues and their origins in corporate sustainability approach, analyzing a) corporate disclosures; b) sustainability guidelines that are identified as relevant in corporate disclosures; c) documents that are related to sustainable development and also identified as key-documents for these guidelines and initiatives. 2) To present the activity-centered ergonomics and psychodynamics of work contributions to work-related issues in a corporate sustainability approach. METHODS: An exploratory study based on multiple sources of evidence that were performed from 2012 to 2013, including interviews with companies that engaged in corporate sustainability and document analysis using the content analysis approach. RESULTS: Work-related issues have been presented since the earliest sustainable development documents. It is feasible to construct an empirical framework for work-related issues and corporate sustainability approaches. CONCLUSIONS: 1) Although some authors argue that corporate sustainability has its roots based only on the environmental dimension, there is strong empirical evidence showing that social dimension aspects such as work-related issues have been present since the beginning. 2) Some indicators should be redesigned to more precisely translate the reality of some workplaces, particularly those indicators related to organizational design and mental health. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/13909-1 - Investigating the relationship between labor and sustainability: the labor for sustainability and the sustainability of the labor
Grantee:Laerte Idal Sznelwar
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants