Ergonomics and education as a strategy for sustainable development in business.
It is part of the vocabulary of organizations, and the agendas discussed the subject of "Sustainability", but there are few companies that implement practices or even know the means of implementing sustainable practices. The objective of this paper is to discuss an approach to education for sustainable development (ESD) based on the concepts and practice of ergonomics, as a consequence of this approach allows the implementation of integration initiatives focused on sustainability, such as eg. energy efficiency and consumer awareness thus allowing a means of reducing costs and operating expenses, increased competitiveness and significant contributions to corporate sustainability. There is also the inclusion of sustainability in corporate strategic planning, and their implications in the different spheres of the market.
Industrial Systems, Petroleum, Gas and Energy Laboratory, LABSE Industrial and Metallurgical Engineering School Universidade Federal Fluminense, Av dos Trabalhadores, 420 Volta Redonda, RJ, Brazil. dsilveira@metal.eeimvr.uff.br
Dierci Marcio
DM
Silveira
Erico Lourenço
EL
Brandão
D003132:Commerce; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004493:Education / Q000379:methods*; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans