Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/283128 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IDOS Discussion Paper No. 1/2024
Publisher: 
German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Bonn
Abstract: 
The work aimed to analyse the sustainability efforts - the greening - of five industry sectors in Brazil: aluminium, chemical, steel, cement, and oil and gas. These sectors were chosen because they are the industries with the highest carbon emissions. The research sought to verify the sustainability measures adopted by business and industry actors, with special emphasis on the use of Voluntary Sustainability Standards and ESG values. In order to verify the information provided by the companies, the documents that informed the measures taken by the companies and the numbers supporting their results were always sought out and explained in the text. The conclusions were that the sectors, guided by industry associations, have adopted a broad set of sustainability measures. The results of these measures, however, sometimes lack proof and sometimes lead to sporadic conduct, contrary to the precepts of environmental and social sustainability.
Subjects: 
sustainable development goals
greening
green transition
transformation to sustainability
voluntary sustainability standards
ESG
quality infrastructures
high emitting industry sectors
Brazil
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ISBN: 
978-3-96021-225-6
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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