Estudio de implementación de un sistema de gestión ambiental en pequeñas y medianas empresas: Un estudio de Colabitoil

Abstract

[EN] Purpose: The main objective of this thesis was to analyze the implementation of environmental management systems (EMS) in a small company. Design/Methodology/Approach: The three models used in this study were developed to critically assess Colabitoil entire business environment both from the internal and external perspectives. In process, analysis of Colabitoil and its business environment in relation to EMS process of implementation used based on three frameworks. In particular, Deming cycle (1993) PDCA for implementation and continuous improvement. Findings: The main driving force of Colabitoil environmental sustainability has been their credibility as a producer of sustainable products and their attribution to sustainable society which is of great importance to the public image of the company. With the Plan, Do, Check and Act, the organization can enhance a strong competitive advantage by integrating sustainable strategies into their organization goals and environmental objectives through continuous improvement in all aspect of the organization business environment. The organization employs its environmental objectives through strong advocate of translation from fossil to fossil free and practices environmental sustainability both on internal and external level in different areas of its business environment. Research limitation: Like other case studies, the particular conditions found in the case company may not be found in other organisations. Therefore, authors are aware that the findings and the conclusions drawn in this thesis may have limited suitability to other companies. The provided suggestions are the hypotheses that are based on the results of the finding from internal sources. These hypotheses have to be checked with the customers’ needs. Practical implication: The authors recommend that EMS could be a suitable system to visualize the entire environmental business that Colabitoil needs to invest its resources to improve the level of environmental performance in their activities Originality/Value: There is also a gap in research on SMEs within biofuels industry operating and contributing to environmental sustainability based on visions and goals of the company not by compliances. From this perspective the thesis fills in the gap and is one of its kinds.

[ES] El objetivo de esta tesis es analizar la implementación de sistemas de gestión ambiental (SGA) en una pequeña empresa.

Se considera que el área de estudio de esta tesis incrementa el conocimiento y la comprensión futuros sobre cómo las organizaciones persiguen la sostenibilidad ambiental hacia cambios futuros en su entorno empresarial. El resultado de esta tesis apunta a la contribución a la investigación existente sobre EMS en pequeñas empresas, así como a ayudar a la compañía de casos a insistir más en su propio desempeño ambiental y desarrollo empresarial. En este contexto, se han formulado las siguientes preguntas de investigación:

RQ 1: ¿Cómo EMS podría afectar la sostenibilidad del entorno Colabitoil? RQ 2: ¿Cómo Colabitoil emplea cambios para implementar EMS?

[EN] The aim of this thesis is to analyze the implementation of environmental management systems (EMS) in a small company.

The study area of this thesis is considered to increase future knowledge and understanding on how organizations pursue environmental sustainability towards future changes in its business environment. This thesis result aims the contribution to existing research on EMS in small companies as well as assisting the case company to be more insisting towards its own environmental performance and business development. Against this background, the following research questions have been formulated:

RQ 1: How EMS could affect Colabitoil environment sustainability? RQ 2: How Colabitoil employ changes to implement EMS?