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1 – 1 of 1Adriano Alves Teixeira, Vinicius Fernando Bello, Talita Borges Teixeira, Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour and Jorge Henrique Caldeira de Oliveira
This paper aims to shed light on a current and important theme that has been gaining increasing importance for governments, society and companies: the greening of agricultural…
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to shed light on a current and important theme that has been gaining increasing importance for governments, society and companies: the greening of agricultural companies in developing countries. The research objective is to classify a Brazilian cotton seed processing company in the evolutionary stages of environmental management: reactive, preventive or proactive.
Design/methodology/approach
A case study was conducted in a Brazilian cotton seed processing company.
Findings
The main results are: the studied company is positioned in the preventive stage of environmental management; this company is investing in operational green practices; environmental management in this company is motivated by various factors aiming at an increased competitive advantage. Finally, it can be concluded that this company is looking for green opportunities towards the proactive environmental management stage.
Originality/value
This paper explores a scarce theme: green issues in the cotton seed processing industry.
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