Qualificação socioambiental de fornecedores: um estudo no setor de petróleo e gás

Abstract

Oil is essential in the current social and economic situation of the globalized world resulting in a growing demand for its exploration and production. In Brazil the oil and gas operators have applied substantial resources in research and development of technologies to enable extraction and production in ever deeper waters. For this progress is sustainable becomes important to effective management of environmental issues related to the chain of supplies of oil and gas formation. The study addresses the social and environmental performance in the perception of the companies that operate or wish to integrate the chain of oil and gas supplies in relation to the qualification process practiced by the sector's operators. For this purpose, a bibliographical research on the social and environmental factors that influence the process of qualification and performance of businesses was conducted. It was also developed a survey tool validated by experts in order to verify the characteristics of the environmental profile of suppliers and the influence on their performance. The sample was defined so as to limit the scope of the search, considering companies do Grande ABC, this region near the Santos Basin-SP which has an installed industrial park and skilled labor. The findings regarding the sampling plan have been tested according to technical nonparametric statistics and cross tabulation. As a result it was shown that the qualification process adopted by operators does not affect the environmental performance of companies, however a positive influence of the normative standards of national and international certification in proactivity of companies to improve their environmental performance was found. The exploratory feature of the research and the research instrument validated by experts can contribute to new research on the topic. The results of the practices found and indicators can provide reference managers for decision-making on environmental issues involving your business.