Analysis of the use of environmental management tools in the cantón Morona commercial companies

Abstract

The phenomenon of globalization added to the environmental problems caused in the environment by the human being and the unconscious development of the economic activities of the companies of the commercial sector have become a severe problem worldwide, which have led companies To the voluntary adoption of environmental management tools with the purpose of elaborating and executing their activities with high quality, satisfying the needs of customers and related environmental parties. Environmental management tools are resources that society uses to carry out measures aimed at solving environmental problems. The research consisted of an analysis of the degree of use of environmental management tools in the commercial enterprises of the canton of Morona, applying as an evaluation tool surveys to measure the degree of knowledge, use and influence of the environmental management tools in the activities Economic aspects of business, in order to raise awareness of its use to be attributed to sustainable development. The results show that most of the commercial companies in the Canton of Morona lack knowledge about the environmental management tools, so they do not make use of these instruments. However, some companies that know about this subject have implemented actions of Voluntary way to take care of the environment such as recycling and waste collection, which has significantly influenced their economic activities.