Open AccessAuditorias ambientais compulsórias: estudo de uma indústria química
Author(s) -
Paulo Roberto Duailibe Monteiro,
Lucas Pessoa,
Geraldo André Thurler Fontoura
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
sistemas and gestão
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1980-5160
DOI - 10.20985/1980-5160.2017.v1n1.1224
Subject(s) - audit , directive , business , operations management , environmental protection , environmental science , agricultural science , accounting , engineering , computer science , programming language
This article was developed with the objective of analyzing the use of compulsory environmental audits as a tool to evaluate the environmental performance of a chemical industry. The research method used consisted of the analysis of reports of environmental audits carried out from 2011 to 2014, in the light of Directive 056 - Rev3. It can be concluded that the audit helped the company, improving its environmental performance, since there was a reduction in the number of nonconformities, a decrease in energy and water expenditure and optimization of the processes through the improvement opportunities detected.