Práticas ambientais no serviço público segundo critérios da agenda ambiental na administração pública: a percepção dos gestores do anexo administrativo do Tribunal de Justiça do Estado da Paraíba

Abstract

Environmental issues and sustainability are gaining prominence in society and public and private organizations. In public administration, the area object of this study, it has become more important in recent years. The program of the Federal Government, Environmental Agenda in Public Administration (A3P) is an example of government action on environmental issues. This study aimed to identify the activities related to environmental issues held in the Annex of the Administrative Court of the State of Paraíba (TJPB), using as a model environmental criteria presented in the program of A3P. To achieve the goal, a questionnaire was applied with the managers of the organization broaching issues like socioeconomic data, managers knowledge and environmental actions of TJPB on environmental issues, beyond their perception of importance of the topic under study. As a result, it was found that managers know the Court’s actions related to quality of life, the use of paper and energy efficiency, but the actions related to proper management of solid waste, water use, and vehicle fleet most widespread need to be next to them. Regarding the participants’ perceptions about the theme addressed in the questionnaire, they stressed the importance of awareness of society and the participation of public organizations to ensure better conditions and quality of life for the population.