O trabalho apresenta a avaliação das condutas sociais e ambientais na indústria têxtil nordestina, tendo por base o framework do modelo de avaliação da estratégia tríplice, denominado ECP-triplo (estrutura-conduta-performance-triplo). Com base neste modelo, uma empresa submetida a pressões da estrutura da indústria busca uma performance tríplice (econômica, ambiental e social) e, para tanto, precisa estabelecer condutas claramente sociais e ambientais, além da econômica. A pesquisa na indústria têxtil nordestina foi realizada em empresas representativas do setor e instaladas nos estados do Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco e Rio Grande do Norte, através de entrevistas diretas. O estudo analisa as empresas em função do porte e identifica perfis estratégicos de condutas ambientais e sociais, segundo uma escala definida como fraca, intermediária ou forte. Os resultados indicam uma predominância de empresas que adotam condutas fracas. Comparativamente, existe uma maior preocupação com a conduta ambiental que a social. No geral, a medida que aumenta o porte da empresa e o seu acesso aos mercados internacionais, o perfil de conduta social e ambiental tende a um maior nível de responsabilidade.
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to propose a multidimensional view of social innovation.
Design/methodology/approach
It offers a detailed analysis of the activities performed by ADEL (Agência de Desenvolvimento Econômico Local) – a regional non-governmental organization located in one of the poorest regions of Brazil – which is succeeding in engaging young people in the promotion of local development. The case was analysed drawing on the dimensions structured by researchers of one of the main centres of social innovation in the world, the Centre de Recherche sur Les Innovations Sociales (CRISES) based in Canada.
Findings
The results found characterize ADEL as a social innovation based on the dimensions of social innovation described in the CRISES’ conceptual encyclopaedia (Tardif and Harrison, 2005). The results highlight the singularities of the case studied, which allowed the elaboration of a revisited table of dimensions proposed by the CRISES’ researchers.
Research limitations/implications
For future studies, using the CRISES’ table as reference of analysis for other social innovations, the possibility suggested is the quantitative exploration of these dimensions.
Originality/value
The originality of this article lies in the fact that it presents a representative social innovation for the Brazilian semiarid.
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