This study explores the impact of organizational leadership and structure on sustainabledevelopment in financial organizations. It utilizes a deductive qualitative researchapproach with semi-structured interviews as the data collection method, collaboratingwith six large and prominent financial organizations in Sweden.The findings suggest that leadership and structure significantly impact sustainabledevelopment in financial organizations. The study found that leadership plays a crucialrole in promoting sustainability, while the organizational structure affects theimplementation and success of sustainable practices. The results also indicate that usingsustainable frameworks and integrating sustainability into the organizational culture isessential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.The study contributes new knowledge to organizational study on sustainable developmentin financial organizations. It also provides valuable insights for organizations,sustainability professionals, policymakers, scholars, and students interested insustainability, organizational structure, and leadership, as it could contribute to thetheoretical understanding of sustainable practices and provide a base for future researchin the field.

[pt] O objetivo do trabalho foi desenvolver práticas e mecanismos que auxiliem no processo de inserção da responsabilidade socioambiental e da sustentabilidade em atividades ligadas à produção de refeições em cozinhas industriais, as UANs (Unidades de Alimentação e Nutrição). Para tal, foi selecionada uma unidade hospitalar e uma unidade institucional, pertencentes ao CBMERJ (Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro). Ambas de forma independente desenvolvem ações sustentáveis e medidas socioambientais. O trabalho foi dividido em três etapas. A primeira etapa, constou de observação participativa em campo e foram selecionadas metas dos ODS que possuem conexão mais direta com as atividades que transcorrem nas UANs. A segunda etapa, constou daelaboração e aplicação de um questionário adaptado da escala de comportamento ambiental de Karp (1996), para três grupos, os funcionários e usuários das duas UANs. A terceira etapa consistiu na elaboração das recomendações de práticas sustentáveis para UANs. Os resultados apontaram que muitos comportamentos importantes para o contexto da sustentabilidade não fazem parte da rotina dos indivíduos e há carência de ações efetivas, mas possuem alto grau de interesse em participar de atividades voluntárias em prol do meio ambiente, algo positivo para a transição acontecer. O produto final deste estudo é o Manual de Práticas Sustentáveis, adaptável a diferentes contextos e locais. Ele propõe um conjunto de estratégias para dar início ao processo de transição do estado atual para um mais sustentável, contribuindo para os atuais debates de sustentabilidade alimentar. / [en] The objective of this work was to develop practices and mechanisms thathelp in the process of inserting socio-environmental responsibility and sustainability in activities related to the production of meals in industrial kitchens, the UANs (Food and Nutrition Units). For this, 01 hospital unit and 01 institutional unit were selected, belonging to the CBMERJ (Military Fire Department of the StateofRio de Janeiro,Brazil).Both independently develop sustainable actions and socio-environmental measures. The work was divided into3 stages. The first stage consisted of participatory observation in the field and selection of goals of the SDGs that have a more direct connection with theactivities that take place in the UANs. The second stage consisted of the elaboration and application of a questionnaire adapted from Karp s environmental behavior scale (1996), for 3 groups, employees and users of the 2 UANs. The third stage consisted of preparing recommendations for sustainable practices for UANs. The results showed that many important behaviors, for the context of sustainability, are not part of the individuals routine and there is a lack of effective actions, but they have a high degree of interest in participating in voluntary activities in favor of the environment, something positive for the transition to occur. The final product of this study is the Sustainable Best PracticesManual, adaptable to different contexts and locations. It proposes a set of strategies to start the process of transition from the current state to a more sustainable one, contributing to the current debates on food sustainability.

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