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annual reports on institution B results from 2010 to 2017 are available for access.
However, the Code of Ethics is also not available.
– Institution C—has the PRME information on the homepage and link to sustainability by subdivision by areas (Academic, Social, Economic and Environmental).
On the page of institution C are available the sustainability reports for 2014, 2015,
2016 and 2018 and there is a possibility to access the institution’s Code of Ethics.
4.1 Code of Ethics and Mission of Organizations
Of the institutions surveyed, only institution C has the code of ethics available on
its website. Institutions A and B were asked for information on the PRME and the
availability of the Codes of Ethics through e-mail messages. Messages were sent to
the official e-mail addresses of the institutions and the specific PRME responsible in
both organizations, but no responses were obtained.
The institution C’s code of ethics has 20 pages and had its last revision in December
2016, so it seems that it is updated frequently. It has the principles of the Global
Compact and those of the PRME listed, has information that indicates a behavioral
mark to be followed by all employees, but with the purpose of guaranteeing an
ethical work environment with mutual respect between people and the staff of the
institution. There is also a communication channel for opening illegal and violating
conduct to be served by an Ethics Guidance Commission. In addition, the institution
has developed a specific code of ethics aimed at business partners who are related to
institution C.
Aware that the mission of an organization is a “concise statement of the purpose
and responsibilities of the company towards its clients” (Ferreira 2016), it is verified
on the websites of each of the organizations evaluated, if the mission of the institutions
include references the words of ethics and/or sustainability. In institution A is “ethical
principles”, but not sustainability; in institution B there is the mention of “sustainable
development” and in the principles of the institution are “ethics and integrity”. And
institution C, also finds in its mission the “sustainable development” and values the
“sustainability and ethics”.
4.2 PRME
Although Brazil has a regional chapter exclusively for national institutions since
2013, sustainability reports are not included in this platform. It has, therefore been
found that these reports produced by the institutions can only be accessed on the
worldwide PRME website (http://www.unprme.org/). Eighteen reports were found
between 2009 and 2018 of the three institutions (A, B and C) according to Table 2.
P. R. Cueto and E. R. Filho
annual reports on institution B results from 2010 to 2017 are available for access.
However, the Code of Ethics is also not available.
– Institution C—has the PRME information on the homepage and link to sustainability by subdivision by areas (Academic, Social, Economic and Environmental).
On the page of institution C are available the sustainability reports for 2014, 2015,
2016 and 2018 and there is a possibility to access the institution’s Code of Ethics.
4.1 Code of Ethics and Mission of Organizations
Of the institutions surveyed, only institution C has the code of ethics available on
its website. Institutions A and B were asked for information on the PRME and the
availability of the Codes of Ethics through e-mail messages. Messages were sent to
the official e-mail addresses of the institutions and the specific PRME responsible in
both organizations, but no responses were obtained.
The institution C’s code of ethics has 20 pages and had its last revision in December
2016, so it seems that it is updated frequently. It has the principles of the Global
Compact and those of the PRME listed, has information that indicates a behavioral
mark to be followed by all employees, but with the purpose of guaranteeing an
ethical work environment with mutual respect between people and the staff of the
institution. There is also a communication channel for opening illegal and violating
conduct to be served by an Ethics Guidance Commission. In addition, the institution
has developed a specific code of ethics aimed at business partners who are related to
institution C.
Aware that the mission of an organization is a “concise statement of the purpose
and responsibilities of the company towards its clients” (Ferreira 2016), it is verified
on the websites of each of the organizations evaluated, if the mission of the institutions
include references the words of ethics and/or sustainability. In institution A is “ethical
principles”, but not sustainability; in institution B there is the mention of “sustainable
development” and in the principles of the institution are “ethics and integrity”. And
institution C, also finds in its mission the “sustainable development” and values the
“sustainability and ethics”.
4.2 PRME
Although Brazil has a regional chapter exclusively for national institutions since
2013, sustainability reports are not included in this platform. It has, therefore been
found that these reports produced by the institutions can only be accessed on the
worldwide PRME website (http://www.unprme.org/). Eighteen reports were found
between 2009 and 2018 of the three institutions (A, B and C) according to Table 2.