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Resumo As grandes corporações causam os danos mais significativos, mas podem contribuir para alcançar os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) e suas prioridades globais. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi mapear os potenciais impactos relacionados aos ODS, analisando o setor empresarial da construção civil brasileiro, incluindo algumas das principais empresas brasileiras dos seguintes segmentos: construtoras, fábricas e cimenteiras, analisando seus relatórios de sustentabilidade de acordo com o modelo da Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Foi identificado que apenas quatro entre os dezessete ODS não são diretamente afetados pelos aspectos materiais do setor de construção brasileiro. Por isso, foram feitas sugestões para a mitigação dos impactos causados, incluindo principalmente medidas governamentais de regulação e fiscalização, bem como medidas empresariais relativas ao modelo de gestão. Com base na teoria da Visão Baseada na Atenção, foram sugeridas contribuições aplicáveis ao modelo de gestão das empresas visando o alcance dos ODS.

Abstract The large corporations cause the most significant damages, but they can contribute to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and its global priorities. The purpose of this research was the map the main impacts related to SDG, analysing the business sector of Brazilian civil construction, including some of the main Brazilian companies of the following segments: construction companies, factories and cement plants, analysing their sustainability reports according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) model. Only four out of the seventeen SDG were found not to be directly affected by the material aspects of the Brazilian construction industry. Therefore, suggestions were made for the mitigation of the impacts caused, including mostly governmental actions for regulation and enforcement, as well as entrepreneurial action concerning the management model. Based on the Attention-Based View theory, contributions have been suggested applicable to the companies' management model seeking to achieve the SDG.

Resumo O presente artigo buscou analisar os temas saúde e meio ambiente nos municípios da Faixa de Fronteira (FF) brasileira, haja vista os desafios singulares de gestão destes setores neste território. Para isso, verificou-se a associação entre eles por meio de uma coleta e análise de dados secundários, utilizando estatística descritiva, mapeamento e análise de cluster. Os principais resultados demonstraram a carência de políticas públicas setoriais, especialmente para os temas meio ambiente e saúde nas atividades dos governos municipais fronteiriços, sendo ainda mais escassas as discussões que incorporam a intersetorialidade no planejamento. Dos 94,7% municípios analisados, 53.6%% apresentaram desempenho mediano no tema ambiental, e 81.3% baixo ou muito baixo no tema saúde, depreendendo-se que no contexto da FF brasileira, os aspectos do tema ambiental têm ganho mais atenção em comparação com os aspectos da saúde. Por fim, o estudo contribui ao apontar implicações destes resultados capazes de subsidiar políticas públicas.

Abstract This work sought to analyze the health and environment in the Brazilian municipalities that make up the Frontier Strip (FS), considering the unique challenges of managing these in such territory. For this purpose, the association between them was studied by collecting and analyzing secondary data, using descriptive statistics, mapping, and cluster analysis. The main results demonstrated the lack of public policies, particularly for environmental and health issues in activities of municipal border governments, and the discussions that incorporate intersectionality in planning are even more limited. Of the 94.7% of municipalities analyzed, 53.6% presented an average performance on the environmental issue, and 81.3% a low or very low one on health, probably due to the fact that environmental aspects have gained more attention in the context of Brazilian FS compared to health ones. Finally, the study points out the implications of these results, which can subsidize public policies.

Purpose
This paper aims to explore whether formal, non-formal, and informal learning experiences contribute to developing sustainable development competencies (SDCs) among students in a Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) signatory business school.


Design/methodology/approach
An online survey based on the students' learning experiences and a questionnaire on sustainability competencies already validated in the literature were given to a sample of 274 bachelor students at a PRME signatory business school. Nominal variables representing students' categories were created to test a set of hypotheses developed according to the literature. Because the data was not normally distributed, non-parametric independent-samples Mann–Whitney U test was conducted, and descriptive statistics was used to help the analysis.


Findings
The results suggest that a hybrid format with a combination of formal, non-formal and informal learning experiences is essential to maximising the development of SDCs and raising students' sustainability literacy.


Research limitations/implications
This study is one of the first attempts to understand the importance of a hybrid approach in developing sustainable competencies (SDCs). Future studies could adopt longitudinal analysis to check the development of these competencies over time, assess students from different PRME signatory schools or comparing students to those in non-signatory business schools.


Practical implications
This study provides insight into how business schools could address challenges in developing sustainable competencies through redirecting their educational systems by balancing formal, informal and non-formal learning approaches to educate future responsible leaders.


Originality/value
This research provides evidence on how a hybrid learning approach could maximise the development of sustainable development competencies and, therefore, generating insights for educational policies.