The Opportunities and challenges in socioenvironmental and corporate governance practices: Company B

Socio-environmental and corporate governance practices: Company B

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https://doi.org/10.13037/gr.vol41.e20258862

Keywords:

Corporate sustainability, Socioenvironmental responsability, B moviment, Low carbon economy

Abstract

In recent decades, the population's production and consumption patterns have contributed to the worsening of the environmental and social crisis, due to the lack of commitment to sustainability, especially in the business sector. In this context, the concept of “Company B” emerges, which brings together corporate organizations that seek to solve socio-environmental problems in parallel with the development of their activities as a private entity. The purpose of this article is to analyze opportunities and challenges of institutions certified as “Company B”. The methodology is based on document analysis of data from the “Company B” platform. As a result: several Brazilian companies are recognized in this segment (eg Natura, Aoka Tours, Granato). This movement is growing and can create new market opportunities and change in the behavior of consumers of these products, but there are still many doubts from companies regarding regulatory aspects of the market that make it difficult for a greater number of organizations to enter this segment.

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Author Biographies

Cristini Rosa Pinheiro, Programa de Mestrado e Doutorado em Desenvolvimento Local - UNISUAM Centro Universitário Augusto MOtta - - RJ - Brasilo

Master's student in the Graduate Program in Local Development (PPGDL), Augusto Motta University Center (UNISUAM), Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil.

Patricia Bilotta, Programa de pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Local - UNISUAM - Centro universitário Augusto Motta - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brasil

Full professor of the Graduate Program in Local Development (PPGDL), at the Augusto Motta University Center (UNISUAM), Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil.

Researcher at the Center for Studies in Ecosocioeconomics (NECos), at the Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba/PR, Brazil.

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Published

2025-05-14

How to Cite

Rosa Pinheiro, C., & Bilotta, P. (2025). The Opportunities and challenges in socioenvironmental and corporate governance practices: Company B: Socio-environmental and corporate governance practices: Company B. Gestão & Regionalidade, 41, e20258862. https://doi.org/10.13037/gr.vol41.e20258862