SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF BRAZILIAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

The Brazilian federal government has  developed  instruments   applicable   to   public   administration   that   aim   to   establish sustainability practices, such as the Sustainable Logistics Management Plan (PLS) - Normative Instruction (IN) No. 10/2012.  The adoption of these instruments is mandatory  for   all   agencies   and   Public   Administration   entities   of   the   Federal,   direct, autonomous, foundational and dependent state companies, which includes federal universities. The objective of this research is to analyze the situation of Brazilian federal universities when complying with the Sustainable Logistics Plan. Data collection  was carried out through by obtaining information from 63 Brazilian federal universities that make up the population  of   the   study. The data collected revealed that most Brazilian federal universities do   not   meet   all   the   articles   of   IN   No.   10/2012.   The responsibility for this situation can be shared between federal universities and the Federal Government, the  latter  for  the  lack of control, inspection or even administrative sanction mechanisms provided for in Law, and  federal  universities  for  not  taking advantage of this planning tool that allows the establishment practices  of  sustainability  and  rationalization  of  expenses  and processes in Public Administration, in addition to benefiting its own image in society.