Responsabilidade Social Corporativa: uma visão crítica a partir do estudo de caso da tragédia socioambiental da Samarco
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2020-07-10
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LOPES, Juliana Campos
DEMAJOROVIC, Jacques
DEMAJOROVIC, Jacques
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CADERNOS EBAPE.BR (FGV)
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LOPES, J. C.; DEMAJOROVIC, Jacques. Responsabilidade Social Corporativa: uma visão crítica a partir do estudo de caso da tragédia socioambiental da Samarco. CADERNOS EBAPE.BR (FGV), v. 18, n. 2, p. 308-322, 2020.
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Responsabilidade Social Corporativa,Relatórios de sustentabilidade,Licença social para operar,Reputação,Vulnerabilidade,Corporate Social Responsibility,Sustainability report,Social license to operate,Reputation,Vulnerability
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Modelos de Responsabilidade Social Corporativa no setor de mineração tem usado de forma crescente os relatórios de sustentabilidade e as práticas ligadas ao modelo da Licença Social para Operar como forma de garantir a legitimidade de suas operações. O caso Samarco desafia o uso destas estratégias no país ao possibilitar que a empresa, considerada referência em práticas de responsabilidade social no setor de mineração, também se tornasse responsável por uma das maiores tragédias socioambientais do Brasil. Por meio do estudo de caso do rompimento da Barragem do Fundão, esta pesquisa buscou evidenciar as contradições do modelo Responsabilidade Social Corporativa da empresa que contribuíram para a emergência da tragédia. A coleta de dados incluiu os relatórios de sustentabilidade da empresa, documentos de órgãos públicos e entrevistas com stakeholders da companhia atingidos pela tragédia, sendo estes dados trabalhados a partir da análise de conteúdo. Os resultados indicam as contradições entre as informações disponibilizadas pela empresa e a percepção de riscos da comunidade. O modelo de responsabilidade social corporativa adotado pela Samarco priorizou o monitoramento da percepção da imagem e reputação da empresa junto a seus diferentes stakeholders, favorecendo a construção de laços de confiança com a população. No entanto, esta estratégia, aliada a dependência econômica do município, encobriu os riscos operacionais da barragem do Fundão resultando na ampliação da vulnerabilidade social da comunidade local.
Corporate Social Responsibility models in the mining industry have often used sustainability reports and practices linked to the model of the Social License to Operate as a way to ensure the legitimacy of its operations. In Brazil, the Samarco case has challenged the implementation of both strategies, after the company, which was considered an example of social responsibility practices in the mining sector, was responsible for one of the worst social environmental tragedies in the country. This research adopts a case study of the Fundão dam collapse, to enhance the contradictions of the Corporate Social Responsibility model that contributed to the tragedy. Data collection included the company’s sustainability reports, documents from public agencies, and interviews with the company’s stakeholders affected by the tragedy. The data were worked through content analysis. The results show contradictions between the company’s documents and the perception of the community about the risks. Corporate Social Responsibility adopted by Samarco prioritized monitoring the perception of image and the company’s reputation with its different stakeholders, by reaching a high level of trust between the company and population. However, this strategy, combined with the economic dependence of the municipality, hid the operational risks of the Fundão dam resulting in increased vulnerability of the local community.
Corporate Social Responsibility models in the mining industry have often used sustainability reports and practices linked to the model of the Social License to Operate as a way to ensure the legitimacy of its operations. In Brazil, the Samarco case has challenged the implementation of both strategies, after the company, which was considered an example of social responsibility practices in the mining sector, was responsible for one of the worst social environmental tragedies in the country. This research adopts a case study of the Fundão dam collapse, to enhance the contradictions of the Corporate Social Responsibility model that contributed to the tragedy. Data collection included the company’s sustainability reports, documents from public agencies, and interviews with the company’s stakeholders affected by the tragedy. The data were worked through content analysis. The results show contradictions between the company’s documents and the perception of the community about the risks. Corporate Social Responsibility adopted by Samarco prioritized monitoring the perception of image and the company’s reputation with its different stakeholders, by reaching a high level of trust between the company and population. However, this strategy, combined with the economic dependence of the municipality, hid the operational risks of the Fundão dam resulting in increased vulnerability of the local community.