Meio ambiente e sustentabilidade no contexto do centro de Ciências Médicas – CCM/UFPB

Abstract

Nowadays, it is true that there is no way to dissociate sustainable development from organizations’ daily practices. It is necessary to adjust the guidelines proposed by Agenda 21, elaborated in Rio 92, which are based on the preservation of the environment and the sustainable development of the planet Earth. Brazil proposed the Environmental Agenda in Public Administration (A3P) in 1999 based on the requirements of Agenda 21, with the intention of inserting sustainability guidelines in the context of public organizations. As such, the Environmental Agenda in Public Administration (A3P) is part of the Ministry of the Environment and was established with the purpose of encouraging public agencies from all spheres (direct and indirect administration) to join their daily work practices into the environmental care. The A3P proposals can and must be carried out within a sustainable management framework by committed and determined managers. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the adherence of the Medical Sciences Center of the UFPB (CCM / UFPB) to the A3P requirements. This research also brings a qualitative approach of the study case type and used as research instruments: interviews and checklists fill in. The analysis of the data collected during this study verified that the researched Center accomplishes most of the A3P objectives, however it does not have an environmental policy with proposals on sustainable practices.