OS OBJETIVOS DO DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL NA ÓTICA DA ABORDAGEM DA ESTRATÉGIA COMO PRÁTICA SOCIAL: UM ESTUDO NO CORPO DE BOMBEIROS MILITAR DO PARANÁ

Abstract

The excessive interaction of man with the environment has caused irreparable damage to fauna, flora and various ecosystems, causing climate change and consequently a significant increase in the frequency and magnitude of extreme events. The industrialization of the 18th century transformed the way of life and organization of society, providing growth, technologies and opportunities in the most varied strategic axes. However, they caused various environmental and social damages, such as the emission of polluting gases, generation of industrial waste, unemployment, precarious work, inequalities and socio-spatial problems, such as violence, mortality, crime, hunger, lack of basic sanitation, insufficient education and poor health. The strategy is created, developed and executed by people, being perceived as a social practice, a link between practices (routines, procedures), praxis (real activity) and practitioners, making it possible to understand the phenomena and social contexts of an organization. Given this, several public and private organizations mobilized to create strategies and goals to reverse these negative results, preventing risks and mitigating social vulnerabilities. In this vein, the United Nations has established a sustainable agenda until the year 2030, with 17 Sustainable Development Goals broken down into 169 goals. This work aimed to investigate the sustainable practices and praxis carried out by the Military Fire Department of Paraná, correlating with the Sustainable Development Objectives, establishing the actors involved and assessing the level of organizational sustainability, based on the assumptions and concepts of the strategy such as social practice. To this end, a qualitative approach was adopted, using semi-structured interviews, field diary, non-participant observation and documentary research as research instruments, with content analysis and triangulation being carried out to achieve the objectives. The results showed that the Fire Department has a portfolio of practices and praxis focused on sustainability, which aim to preserve the environment, society and transparent and efficient governance. The findings demonstrate the formation of a sustainable strategy, however weakened by a lack of dissemination and leveling of knowledge among its members, with no goals and evaluation indicators. It was also evident that the main reasons for not having greater commitment from the Fire Department and its members to the issue of sustainability are the deficit in personnel, the accumulation of functions, the high costs for implementing and maintaining sustainable technologies, the old structures of the fire stations, the absence of determinations, inspections and a specific sector to manage the matter. Furthermore, the study inferred the level of organizational sustainability based on results, as legal requirements are met, there is a moral duty, with voluntary actions, social, environmental and governance aspects are present, but requiring beneficial returns to the organization, such as financial savings, better reputation, institutional visibility, without sustainability being practiced in its essence. The contribution of the dissertation is to add information and generate opportunities for improvement to the Fire Department, to evolve on the topic, and promote sustainability in concept, familiarizing, raising awareness, and encouraging military firefighters, favoring the perpetuation of sustainable practices and praxis.