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Table 2 List of social actions disclosed by cooperatives
Cooperatives Social activities
Agrária
It has activities related to reducing the number of accidents of its employees;
Distributes an informative comic book to municipal schools; It links the
environmental theme to its strategic planning; It has working groups related to
environmental issues; It seeks to disseminate good environmental practices
among its employees; It has a fire brigade prepared to respond to environmental
incidents; It implements the concepts of reduction, reuse and recycling in its
environmental and industrial daily life; Uses renewable energy sources (biomass
and wood); It counts on the optimization of its resources; Performs collection of
recyclable waste in rivers; It has activities focused on employee welfare
Aurora
It has activities related to environmental protection, waste and risk management;
Search for the welfare of its employees; It has actions that allow involvement
with the community (does not explain how these activities are)
C. Vale
Practices actions of collection of pesticide packaging, recovery of riparian
forests, planting of trees; Raises students about the use of the environment; It has
structures for waste treatment; Has programs to reduce water consumption; Offer
programs for youth improvement; Allows access to new technologies promoting
personal growth of members; Offer training to its employees; Provides courses
for cooperative women to improve household incomes by encouraging them to
enter the labor market; Assist entities that assist the elderly and children
Coamo
It has a sustainability report, but could not be accessed
Coasul
It makes public school students aware of the conservation of the environment;
already carried out environmental actions aimed at river cleaning; assisted in the
technical study for plant acquisition and planting; performs various actions aimed
at improving its members
Cocamar
Encourages reforestation of environmental preservation areas; It has a group of
disabled people who produce seedlings of native species and distribute them to
members, public agencies and the community; Offer cultural activities to its
employees; Encourages children to play sports and in the meantime inserts these
children in lectures on teamwork and cooperativism; Encourages the donation of
warm clothing by its employees
Cocari
Collects empty packaging; Promotes the planting of native seedlings by children
from the municipal school system; Promotes farmers’ awareness of
environmental preservation; Produces seedlings of native species to distribute to
farmers; Promotes the restoration of mines located on cooperative property where
water sources can be found; Offer MBA courses to their members; Offer social
actions involving students and teachers from the region; Collects toys for
donation to needy children; Providing employment opportunities for young
people selected through the selection process; Encourages cooperation through
sport by approaching young people in a sports and social aliance
Copagril
Count with actions related to the collection of packaging; has plans for the control
of environmental pollution; promotes the management of electricity consumption
Coopcana
Works with suppliers that contribute to the minimization of environmental
impacts; promotes tree planting; implement reforestation programs; rely on the
separation of recycled materials
Integrada
It has programs that encourage the reading of children in public schools;
promotes the education and citizenship of many children in Paraná; Collect and
distribut toys for needy children; Plant native trees on river bank and does
reforestation in degraded areas and releasing fish
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Table 2 List of social actions disclosed by cooperatives
Cooperatives Social activities
Agrária
It has activities related to reducing the number of accidents of its employees;
Distributes an informative comic book to municipal schools; It links the
environmental theme to its strategic planning; It has working groups related to
environmental issues; It seeks to disseminate good environmental practices
among its employees; It has a fire brigade prepared to respond to environmental
incidents; It implements the concepts of reduction, reuse and recycling in its
environmental and industrial daily life; Uses renewable energy sources (biomass
and wood); It counts on the optimization of its resources; Performs collection of
recyclable waste in rivers; It has activities focused on employee welfare
Aurora
It has activities related to environmental protection, waste and risk management;
Search for the welfare of its employees; It has actions that allow involvement
with the community (does not explain how these activities are)
C. Vale
Practices actions of collection of pesticide packaging, recovery of riparian
forests, planting of trees; Raises students about the use of the environment; It has
structures for waste treatment; Has programs to reduce water consumption; Offer
programs for youth improvement; Allows access to new technologies promoting
personal growth of members; Offer training to its employees; Provides courses
for cooperative women to improve household incomes by encouraging them to
enter the labor market; Assist entities that assist the elderly and children
Coamo
It has a sustainability report, but could not be accessed
Coasul
It makes public school students aware of the conservation of the environment;
already carried out environmental actions aimed at river cleaning; assisted in the
technical study for plant acquisition and planting; performs various actions aimed
at improving its members
Cocamar
Encourages reforestation of environmental preservation areas; It has a group of
disabled people who produce seedlings of native species and distribute them to
members, public agencies and the community; Offer cultural activities to its
employees; Encourages children to play sports and in the meantime inserts these
children in lectures on teamwork and cooperativism; Encourages the donation of
warm clothing by its employees
Cocari
Collects empty packaging; Promotes the planting of native seedlings by children
from the municipal school system; Promotes farmers’ awareness of
environmental preservation; Produces seedlings of native species to distribute to
farmers; Promotes the restoration of mines located on cooperative property where
water sources can be found; Offer MBA courses to their members; Offer social
actions involving students and teachers from the region; Collects toys for
donation to needy children; Providing employment opportunities for young
people selected through the selection process; Encourages cooperation through
sport by approaching young people in a sports and social aliance
Copagril
Count with actions related to the collection of packaging; has plans for the control
of environmental pollution; promotes the management of electricity consumption
Coopcana
Works with suppliers that contribute to the minimization of environmental
impacts; promotes tree planting; implement reforestation programs; rely on the
separation of recycled materials
Integrada
It has programs that encourage the reading of children in public schools;
promotes the education and citizenship of many children in Paraná; Collect and
distribut toys for needy children; Plant native trees on river bank and does
reforestation in degraded areas and releasing fish
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