Title: Perspectives of Brazilian construction industries about ESG: a cross-case study: environmental, social and governance SG

Authors: Liandra Dos Santos Jesus; John Cesar de Souza; Edwin Vladimir Cardoza Galdamez; Danilo Hisano Barbosa; Gislaine Camila Lapasini Leal; Syntia Lemos Cotrim

Addresses: Production Engineering Graduate Program, State University of Maringá, 5790 Colombo Avenue, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil ' Production Engineering Graduate Program, State University of Maringá, 5790 Colombo Avenue, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil ' Production Engineering Graduate Program, State University of Maringá, 5790 Colombo Avenue, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil ' Production Engineering Graduate Program, State University of Maringá, 5790 Colombo Avenue, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil ' Production Engineering Graduate Program, State University of Maringá, 5790 Colombo Avenue, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil ' Production Engineering Graduate Program, State University of Maringá, 5790 Colombo Avenue, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

Abstract: This paper aims to explore the state of ESG in the Brazilian construction industry. For this, a qualitative multiple case study with eight companies operating in the civil construction industry was carried out in the City of Maringá via a questionnaire. The results show that some of the companies demonstrated knowledge of ESG and sustainability, but they have been focusing more on the environmental part, with poor transparency to the public and poor implementation of sustainability culture. The research is limited to the general aspect of ESG and the knowledge of the respondents. It is also the initial step in the scientific field to evaluate the efficiency of sustainability actions used by the companies and also contributes to Maringá City, which wants to get the ISO 37122 certification of smart and sustainable cities.

Keywords: environmental, social, and governance; ESG; sustainability; construction industries; qualitative multiple case study; Brazil.

DOI: 10.1504/LAJMSD.2024.141365

Latin American Journal of Management for Sustainable Development, 2024 Vol.6 No.3, pp.247 - 264

Received: 05 Aug 2023
Accepted: 09 Nov 2023
Published online: 09 Sep 2024 *

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