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Assessment of sustainable performance of the top five Brazilian steel industries using the TOPSIS technique with Gaussian AHP

Avaliação do desempenho sustentável das cinco maiores siderúrgicas brasileiras utilizando a técnica TOPSIS com AHP-Gaussiano

Carlos Alberto Soares Cunha; Igor Macedo de Lima; Gabriel Brito Caldas; Julio Vieira Neto; Luís Alberto Duncan Rangel; Gilson Brito Alves Lima

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-9649-2024v31e9823 Gest. Prod., vol.31, e9823, 2024
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Abstract

Abstract: The Brazilian steel industry holds enormous economic significance, as it produced approximately 32 million steel products in 2022 and exported around 12 million tons to over 100 countries. Based on a 2021 study conducted by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), the steel industry contributed 1.9% to the overall national Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Although the steel industry plays a significant role in Brazil's trade balance, it has direct implications on economic, environmental, and social aspects, thereby intersecting with the three fundamental principles of sustainability. This study aims to assess the sustainable performance of the five primary companies by integrating the TOPSIS method with the Gaussian AHP method. The evaluation will be based on indicators derived from the Sustainable Development Goals (GRI) and will utilize sustainability reports from 2019 to 2021. The study demonstrated the feasibility of employing the suggested approach as a means of evaluating the sustainable performance of the five organizations in the steel sector, thus positioning it as a prospective tool for stakeholder analysis.

Keywords

sustainable performance, Brazilian steel companies, TOPSIS, AHP-Gaussian

Resumo

Resumo: A indústria siderúrgica brasileira possui importância ímpar para a economia, uma vez que sua produção, em 2022, girou na ordem de 32 milhões de produtos siderúrgicos e suas exportações, para mais de cem países, chegou ao montante de aproximadamente 12 milhões de toneladas. Segundo estudo de 2021 do Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), a siderurgia representou 1,9% do PIB Nacional. Apesar da contribuição para a balança comercial brasileira, a siderurgia afeta diretamente as questões ligadas à economia, ao meio ambiente e ao social interagindo, desta forma, com os três pilares da sustentabilidade. Em razão dessa interconexão, o presente estudo tem por objetivo avaliar o desempenho sustentável das cinco principais empresas através da combinação do método TOPSIS com o método AHP-Gaussiano utilizando indicadores estabelecidos pelo Sustainable Development Goals (GRI), oriundo dos relatórios de sustentabilidade dos anos de 2019 a 2021. O estudo demonstrou a possibilidade de utilização do método proposto como forma de avaliar o desempenho sustentável das cinco organizações do setor siderúrgico tornando-se potencial ferramenta de análise por partes interessadas.

Palavras-chave

desempenho sustentável, siderúrgicas brasileiras, TOPSIS, AHP-Gaussiano

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