Multi-Criteria Indicator for Sustainability Rating in Suppliers of the Oil and Gas Industries in Brazil

José Felipe Figueiredo Barata, Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas, Helder Costa (), Ruben Huamanchumo Gutierrez, Valdir De Jesus Lameira and Marcelo J. Meiriño
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José Felipe Figueiredo Barata: Master in Management Systems MSG/LATEC, Federal Fluminense University, Rua Passo da Pátria 156, sala 329-A—Bloco E CEP 24210-240, Niterói—RJ, Brazil
Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas: Master in Management Systems MSG/LATEC, Federal Fluminense University, Rua Passo da Pátria 156, sala 329-A—Bloco E CEP 24210-240, Niterói—RJ, Brazil
Ruben Huamanchumo Gutierrez: Master in Management Systems MSG/LATEC, Federal Fluminense University, Rua Passo da Pátria 156, sala 329-A—Bloco E CEP 24210-240, Niterói—RJ, Brazil
Valdir De Jesus Lameira: Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers at Coimbra INESC, Rua Antero de Quental, 199, Coimbra 3000-033, Portugal
Marcelo J. Meiriño: Master in Management Systems MSG/LATEC, Federal Fluminense University, Rua Passo da Pátria 156, sala 329-A—Bloco E CEP 24210-240, Niterói—RJ, Brazil

Sustainability, 2014, vol. 6, issue 3, 1-22

Abstract: The necessity of sustainability evaluation is rapidly growing alongside the expansion of civilization. Likewise, the supply chain suitability improvement is a need that has arisen in the petroleum industry, especially as it is responsible for the most part of CO 2 emissions in the atmosphere. The modeling of this kind of problem deals with multiple criteria evaluations. This paper proposes an original multiple-criteria based approach to classifying the degree of organizational sustainability. This proposal was applied to evaluate a representative set of companies, which are suppliers of the Brazilian petroleum industry. The data collection was supported by a questionnaire. The results highlight that the studied companies have not yet reached an advanced level of maturity in the sustainability context. In a comprehensive vision of sustainability based on Triple Bottom Line (TBL), these companies are either in the initial stage or in the implementation phase of the sustainability practices.

Keywords: decision; multiple criteria; MCDA; MCDM; sustainability; supply chain; petroleum; TBL; ELECTRE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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