Strategic Relevance of the Board of Directors in Hospital Environmental Sustainability
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2178-0080.2022v24i3.56271Keywords:
Corporate governance, Sustainability, IndicatorsAbstract
This research aims to analyze the involvement of the board of directors in the environmental sustainability of hospital administration. The research support was by a case study of a company in the hospital area with corporate governance that incorporates the sustainability approach in its board of directors and the disclosure of its indicators. We obtained data from twenty-two reports of the board of directors' meeting that spans a two-year, an analysis of the environmental indicators used by the company and disclosed in its GRI model report. This study concludes that there is adequate participation of the board of directors in the establishment and maintenance of actions and indicators of environmental sustainability in hospital administration.
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