Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyse how the systematisation of environmental training can contribute to the development of individual competences aligned to the environmental dimension of sustainability.
Design/methodology/approach
A qualitative research approach was used in a multiple case study with three chemical companies: Braskem, Solvay and Beta (fictitious name).
Findings
Data analysis allowed descriptive characterisation of the phases of environmental training and the identification of individual competencies aligned to the environmental dimension of sustainability in the companies surveyed. The results showed that the systematised environmental training, its phases structured to meet the organisational strategic goals of sustainability, helps to develop individual competences of environmental sustainability in the companies analysed.
Research limitations/implications
The contribution of the study to the academy is presented in the deepening of the studies taking into account the gaps presented in the theoretical bases on the subject environmental education. This is the first study that seeks to investigate the stages of environmental training in the development of individual competences in the context of three Brazilian chemical industries. It was possible to describe the process of environmental training in a strategic dimension, used by the companies studied that can contribute to the market, assisting professionals in the areas of human resources and environmental management in the development of training actions.
Originality/value
The value of the paper is given by the reflection on the development of individual competencies for sustainability through environmental training, which can guide future public policies of environmental development for companies in the chemical sector.
resumo Este ensaio teórico, com base em literatura, reflexões, e práticas, tem como objetivo apresentar e discorrer sobre as principais contribuições resultantes do segundo seminário do Ciclo UrbanSus - Inovação, Sustentabilidade e Ação Sistêmica nas Cidades, em particular nos painéis sobre inovação urbana e capacitação de recursos humanos. O texto reforça a importância das abordagens multissetoriais, multiprofissionais e interdisciplinares para potencializar o uso de novas ideias, novas formas de gestão e novas tecnologias na direção da sustentabilidade urbana. Entre os principais desafios são destacados: a transferência de tecnologia e a educação computacional; a superação dos interesses econômicos de curto prazo, novos modelos para financiamento de soluções inteligentes; e para governança; métodos diagnósticos que aproveitem as massas de dados; e o fortalecimento das estratégias para difusão do conhecimento, incluindo o papel das universidades e dos cursos de pós-graduação.
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