AGRIBUSINESS AND THE ESG AGENDA: A NEW PARADIGM IN ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES

Abstract

The theme of this article is related to the ESG agenda and its interfaces in agribusiness, with the theme delimiting the issue of implementing the environmental, social and corporate governance pillars in agribusiness. The research problem consists of determining whether agribusiness is able to adapt to the ESG agenda due to the changes brought about by the implementation of the ESG pillars. The research is justified by the impacts caused by the integration of sustainability in agribusiness, which affect the sector as a whole, as well as by the relevance of the topic. The general objective is to verify the issues and goals to be implemented in the fields of the environment, in the fields of social responsibility and in the fields of corporate governance. As specific objectives, we seek to analyze the positive strategies of the ESG agenda in Brazilian agribusiness and their consequences in practice. The hypothesis refers to highlighting the capacity of the Brazilian agribusiness sector to adapt to global changes, which tend to value agribusiness in a broad sense, with the adoption of the ESG agenda. It is concluded that the application of ESG practices appears to be an essential path in the near future for agribusiness. Regarding the methodology, bibliographical and jurisprudential research was chosen, using the deductive method.