SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT IN NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES

Abstract

Nowadays, Social Responsibility, the commitment to care for the environment and sustainable development practices have become essential elements for organizations in any economic sector, in order to have a positive impact on the society around them, mitigating the negative impacts created by the development of their economic activity, guaranteeing competitiveness and permanence in global markets. From this perspective, this study focused on the analysis of the environmental care practices of non-profit companies in the city of Ocaña Norte de Santander. From this perspective, a descriptive methodology was used under a quantitative approach, applying a survey designed under the Likert scale and the results processed through SPSS software, thus determining the degree of compliance with environmental practices and the willingness to adopt policies and measures to mitigate the environmental impact in their range of action of the companies under study.