Sustainability indicators in the swine industry of the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina

Tiago Francisco Camargo (), Antonio Zanin (), Sady Mazzioni (), Geovanne Dias Moura () and Paulo Sérgio Lima Pereira Afonso ()
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Tiago Francisco Camargo: Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó - UNOCHAPECÓ
Antonio Zanin: Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó - UNOCHAPECÓ
Sady Mazzioni: Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó - UNOCHAPECÓ
Geovanne Dias Moura: Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó - UNOCHAPECÓ
Paulo Sérgio Lima Pereira Afonso: University of Minho

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2018, vol. 20, issue 1, No 5, 65-81

Abstract: Abstract In recent decades, there has been a growing concern about measuring and evaluating the results of intensive production practices, such as the mode of integration practiced on a large scale by agro-industries. The present study discusses the application and the results of a Sustainability Indicators System in the context of the swine industry in the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina. These indicators, focused on the level of sustainability maturity, can be used as a way to diagnose and compare the efficiency of the industry from a broader perspective. The research findings indicate that most of the pig farms that have been studied can be classified as “in search of sustainability or sustainable.” Nevertheless, there are differences among the dimensions and between the most ranked farms and the others which must be considered for a better design and application of public policies and company strategies toward an effective and balanced social, economic and environmental sustainability.

Keywords: Sustainability; Performance systems; Performance metrics; Swine industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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