Social and Environmental Balance of Novo Brasil/GO in the year 2014

Abstract

Accountancy is a science that has the purpose to study the qualitative and quantitative variations in the organizations or business entities. Joining this science and environment, there is the environmental resource accounting, which focuses primarily on sustainable development for the stability of economic activities and the damage caused to the environment, thus regulating the environmental assets and liabilities in small and in large companies. Over time, environmental protection has achieved priority in social sector and the business sector, and the society began to demand a new ethical posture. The companies have to account for their actions in order to improve its image by focusing the environmental issue with stakeholders and shareholders, because of constant global change, it was necessary to notice with greater relevance to the environment. The Social Report is a set of information that shows the entity activities, whether public or private, to society, in order to promote its economic and social management, and its relationship with the community, providing as the result its social responsibility. This stability which seeks to achieve economic growth and sustainable development is a tool also called environmental balance. As predicted, some entities haven't become aware of the importance of the existence of a Social and Environmental Balance, thus minimizing the benefits coming from this production. This study aimed to elaborate the Environmental Review of the municipality Novo Brasil - Goiás, in order to demonstrate the financial, social and environmental indicators for the year 2014 as well as the consequences that this information have on the society.