INVESTIMENTO EM SUSTENTABILIDADE E O IMPACTO MERCADOLÓGICO: UMA AVALIAÇÃO A PARTIR DO SCORE ESG

Palavras-chave: Sustentabilidade, Métricas de Marketing, Score ESG

Resumo

A sustentabilidade chama atenção por possibilitar a criação de valor para vários stakeholders no âmbito empresarial e torna-se parte das preocupações mercadológicas de corporações dos mais variados segmentos e tamanhos. O presente artigo tem como objetivo avaliar o impacto de investimentos em atividades de sustentabilidade (ambientais, sociais e econômicas) no desempenho mercadológico das empresas. Para tanto, desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa quantitativa descritiva com 1.231 empresas presentes no banco de dados Asset4 do Refinitiv (Thomson Reuters) que possuem classificações no índice ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance, utilizando-se da técnica de dados em painel com modelo hierárquico multinível. A partir dos modelos gerados com as variáveis dependentes: retorno sobre as vendas, retorno sobre o investimento em marketing, vendas e marketing e despesas com publicidade, encontrou-se neste estudo que ações específicas e direcionadas promovem mais resultados mercadológicos do que ações combinadas, destacando-se os efeitos no pilar social. A contribuição dos achados permite compreender as nuances das dimensões da sustentabilidade sob o olhar mercadológico, com implicações aos investidores, empresas e pesquisadores.

Biografia do Autor

Lilian Carolina Viana, UNICAMP

Doutoranda pela Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas |FCA-UNICAMP

Luiz Eduardo Gaio, UNICAMP

Professor Doutor da Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas |FCA-UNICAMP

Márcio Marcelo Belli, UNICAMP

Professor Doutor da Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas |FCA-UNICAMP

Christiano França da Cunha, UNICAMP

Professor Doutor da Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas |FCA-UNICAMP

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