A responsabilidade socioambiental no setor de cerâmica vermelha na RM Cariri (CE): uma análise a partir da utilização da análise de processos hierárquicos (AHP)

Abstract

This paper proposes to evaluate the social and environmental responsibility of companies in the red ceramic sector in the Cariri Metropolitan Region (CE) through the construction of a Social and Environmental Responsibility Assessment Index (IRSA), composed of six dimensions: Commitment to the Improvement of En vironmental Quality Management (CMQA), Environmental Education and Awareness (ECAM), Environmental Impact Management (GISMA), Minimization of Inputs and Outputs (MINIES), Commitment to Improvement of Enviromental Quality Management (CMQA). Enviromental Education and Awareness (ECAM). Enviromental Impact Management (GISMA), Minimization of impuits and outputs (MINIES), Commitment to Improvment of the Work Environment (CMAT) and Commitment to Social Responsability (CRS). The field research was conducted for 19 companies of the sector at RM Cariri. The construction of the dimensions and measurement indicators of the RSA was carried out using the Delphi methodology, the determination of the weight of the dimensions in the composition of the IRSA was obtained through the technique of Analysis of Hierarchical Processes (AHP). The results show that the RSA is not a reality of the sector, as shown by the limited indexes of its dimensions and the general index, with a low rank. Thus, relations involving productive systems and environmental connections, as support for sustainability and development mechanisms, seem to be extremely compromised in the sector.