<b>Benefícios da cooperação ambiental inter-organizacional: um estudo exploratório em indústrias metalúrgicas gaúchas</b>

Abstract

The article in question aims at to evidence a model of inter-organizational cooperation for the reuse of residues come from metallurgic industries and to carry through an empirical study of its viability in terms of reduction of costs for the benefited companies and reduction of negative environmental externalities. For the development of the research, an exploratory analysis was used, where the primary data are deriving of the metallurgic sector companies of Santa Maria/RS, of the Gerdau Riograndense Plant (Porto Alegre) and Transport Companies of the region. Through the simulation, was evidenced that the residues of the metallurgic sector can be better used through the enterprise partnership, generating economic and environmental benefits, beyond providing some improvements in the quality of the processes of the metallurgic companies, also in the reduction of the costs of internal imperfections and, consequently, in the reduction of the global costs of the quality. Key words: Environmental management; cooperation; environmental cooperation.