Propuesta de un modelo de gestión sustentable para la empresa Termal Cía. Ltda.

Abstract

At present, the success of business management is dueto the sustainable development of business, following strategies in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 UN Agenda, with actions subject to the axes of the sustainability, such as environmentally friendly and environmental protection practices for the environmental axis, the implementation of social responsibility and business ethics for the social axis, and actions that linked to the above allow to generate greater profitability to the company, as part of the economic axis. The purpose of this research works to design sustainable management system forTermalLtd. Co, accompany thataims to makeacommitment to society and the environment, to reduce negative impacts on the environment and obtain greater profitability and opportunity to export to the European Union market. The three-expert contest was used to validate the interview measurement instrument. This research is developed using a methodology with a qualitative and quantitative approach, a deductive method and a descriptive and exploratory study design. Interviews were conducted with four representatives from the business (1), government (2) and academic (1) sectors, with strong bases in business sustainability, following the Triple Helix model. To design the sustainable management system, the application manual of the Spanish organization Ecology and Development (Ecodes) was us edas a reference. The first phase consisted of making a sustainable diagnosis fall operations that generate environmental and social impacts, subsequently the sustainable policy and program of continuo us improvement was established, detailing the objective commitments and goals company.