Avaliação de indicadores de gestão e sustentabilidade para o Porto de Santos - SP / Evaluation of management and sustainability indicators for port of Santos SP.

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

03/05/2011

RESUMO

This study is an analysis of the use of indicators for sustainability at the port of Santos - SP. Aims to discuss the use of this kind of indicators for port activities, its importance and difficulties. The exploratory research was based on literature and documents provided by port authority seeking the correct understanding of the port of Santos current operational context, and the possibilities for improving the port sustainability management. Based on a methodology that is widely accepted internationally - the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) - and analysis of information collected from the port authority - CODESP (São Paulo Dock Company) - the study presents a proposal for an indicators framework for sustainability management and report, based on current indicators of the port. The port of Santos currently uses a system of management indicators for monitoring its activities, which consists of 70 indicators, mostly operational. The proposal was structured in a set of indicators for each dimension considered essential for the port sustainability assessment economic (4 indicators), environmental (11 indicators) and social (5 indicators). In accordance with the general objective of this study, it was possible to verify that sustainability issue has a very large application area of its concepts in the various activities of the port. This proposal can be adapted to the reality of other ports in the country, providing the basis for the initiation of sustainability management and report, which enable improvements in control of complex environmental issues that have significant impacts along the Brazilian coast, affecting substantial populations in areas that have characteristics of ecological transition between terrestrial and aquatic environments. Despite its biological value, these areas suffer major disruptions of their natural dynamic balance due to these human impacts. The sustainability management of the Port of Santos presents major challenges, especially in the management of various types of wastes that are generated, the control of occasional emissions caused by leaks and other emergencies, and also continuous emissions. Another important point is the dredging to deepen the channel, which needs a well structured management for mitigating the environmental impacts of this work. The potential users of this indicators structure are: the port managers, which can obtain relevant information for planning and decision making related to the organization sustainability; the regulatory agencies, which will obtain information regarding the legal requirements compliance; the local community, that will have the possibility of tracking the development of social actions and their results; the private companies that are port users, which will be influenced to align with the sustainability pursuit; non-governmental organizations involved in socio-environmental issues and committed to preservation of environmental conditions; and other stakeholders interested in the impacts caused by the port in the region.

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desenvolvimento sustentável gestão ambiental portuária indicadores de sustentabilidade port environmental management port of santos. porto de santos. sustainability sustainability indicators sustainable development sustentabilidade

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