Study goals
Today, customers are increasingly concerned about environmental and social problems. In addition, as environmental regulations, it presents itself with more seriousness, since, an adequate destination for residues from chemical activities is necessary for the quality of life and protection of the next generations. There are several factors that have contributed to the reformulation of organizational processes that use the insertion of reverse logistics in their activities and practices of social and environmental responsibility. Thus, this article aimed to understand how the reverse process of post-consumption occurs in a food supermarket in the municipality of Camaragibe. Thus, it is possible to define applicable objectives as practices adopted by the organization that are not relevant to Reverse Logistics, understand what are the main factors that encourage the implementation of Reverse Logistics and identify socioenvironmental that use the socioenvironmental methods used by the use of these products in a supermarket.
Relevance / originality
It is important to highlight the study by Donaire (2007), which reports that most organizations have already obtained the knowledge that environmental responsibility is the security of long-term business continuity. Therefore, due to the need to comply with corporate social and environmental responsibility in the current society, aiming at the good relationship between organization and society and the preservation of the environment, this research is justified by the lack of a thorough analysis of the positioning of the organizations in the municipality of Camaragibe towards the Post-consumer Reverse Logistics tool
Methodology / approach
This research is classified as qualitative descriptive and had as object of study an organization of the retail sector, located in the municipality of Camaragibe, metropolitan region of Recife. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, whose scripts were based on a literature review. From the data collected, content analysis was used to work on the results obtained. Content analysis consists of a set of techniques for analyzing communications, through the systematization and objectification of procedures that describe the content of messages.
Main results
In the retail in question, the needs for ordering in the store and compliance with regulations established by the inspection agencies led to the adoption of reverse post-consumer logistics. In the establishment, the reverse logistics of cardboard and plastic, which are donated to a cooperative, and of cooking oil, which is sold to a certified company, are carried out, with all proceeds from the sale being donated to the Hospital do Câncer de Pernambuco.
Theoretical / methodological contributions
In addition to the use of reverse post-consumer logistics for the disposal of cardboard and plastic, which are waste of the organization's own responsibility and which demand a lot of space, which may compromise the physical arrangement of the store, the retailer, by free choice, introduced in its actions the reverse logistics of cooking oil, with the objective of presenting itself as a conscious organization, positively impacting the environment and educating its customers environmentally. This experience can contribute to the area by highlighting the benefits of engagement that corroborates socially responsible attitudes without the performance of legal coercivity.
Social / management contributions
Socio-environmental responsibility is of great importance for the survival of organizations and reverse logistics is a tool that has been a strong ally in meeting the new demands of the competitive environment. Consumers who take environmental and social variables into account when choosing the location of their purchases have been growing every year, and in response to this trend, retailers have adopted reverse procedures in their activities. Thus, the presence of retail corporations that carry out reverse procedures is of paramount importance for the conscious development of the environment, while generating improvements in business performance, through cost reduction, but, above all, image and reputation.