Utilização da ABNT NBR ISO 14001:2004 como ferramenta básica para a implantação do sistema de gestão ambiental na Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura

Abstract

This project aims to establish the fundamental goals of an environmental management system – EMS, to adjust the institutional needs after the correspondent administrative and environmental diagnosis as the International Standard Organization (ISO) suggests to do, in order to get international and national environmental certification. Nevertheless, the structure of an EMS, following the normative of ISO 14001/2004 in Brazil, imposes attending the challenges of such process, depending of institutional profile and grade of environmental experience or background. Otherwise, if were not possible to identify the right tools to simplify and facilitate the results of such requirements, the process of implanting and maintaining the system could suffer serious risks without having passed the theoretical context. Following that logic, the present study proposes to establish a paradigm change between the universal interpretation of those requirements and its local application, according to the identified environmental stage of maturity of the Embrapa Cassava & Fruit. Methodologically and generally speaking, the study recommended to decode de ISO 14001 requirements and to translate into feasible practical measures at any moment, integrating them to the many other institutional managerial practices. It was necessary to consider not losing the direction and the focus to attend and understand the needs, in parallel to the evolution of people and processes. Finally, the study proposals were incorporated into the previous internal management systems, looking for maximum and realistic goals, possible to accomplish them.