PRÁTICAS SUSTENTÁVEIS: ESTUDO DE CASO EM UMA INSTITUIÇÃO DE ENSINO SUPERIOR

The higher education public institutions can be considered the largest consumer of goods and services, in the case of Brazil. In order to reduce the negative impacts of this consumption, these Institutions have a primary role in the diffusion and implantation of sustainable ideas. Thus, this paper investigated the sustainable practices adopted by the UFRPE / UAG technical-administrative staff, observing the Schedule Environmental Public Administration (A3P) axes and the public servants knowledge degree about Public Administration sustainability issues. In this research was used the case study as approach method with descriptive character and qualitative approach. In data collection, a questionnaire was applied to the technical-administrative and a semi-structured interview was conducted with the administrative director. The results showed that in UFRPE / UAG there are several specific and individual initiatives of sustainable actions, however, no institutional policy that aims the organization sustainable development has been perceived. It was also observed that the technical-administrative have limited knowledge about the instruments to implement sustainable practices in public administration which may cause difficulties in establishing these actions. From these results, it can be concluded that the sustainability measures recommended by the A3P have not yet been consolidated in the institution