SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A STUDY IN AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH OF BRAZIL PARTICIPATING IN THE SOCIAL SEAL PROGRAM

The organizations try to seek strategic positioning having in mind to direct the socioeconomic performance, in the search for alignment with the stakeholders, considering the high degrees of competitiveness of the market. The challenges confronting requirements of business organisations as regards in the demands, especially in relation to the social and Sustainable Development in Brazil, both at the macro and micro level of the organization: at the municipal, state jurisdiction or federal level grew more and more has passed a requirement. Therefore, this scenario made possible for more sustainable practices in growing number. In addition, it favored to be implemented in the sustainable projects of a growing number of organizations in Brazil. The objective of this study is to describe the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 that pertain to attend a Higher Education Institution that has received a recognition of the Social Seal Program in the municipal jurisdiction of Itajaí /Brazil/SC. The research is a descriptive in nature, related to a quantitative approach, based on the report issued by the Secretariat for Institutional and Thematic Relations (SERIT) of the companies participating in the Social Program on the basis based on the UN model (2015), which highlights the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. For the processing of the collected data, statistical descriptive techniques were applied. The results showed that the most present objectives, mostly present, in the institution analyzed (Institution of Higher Education in the South of Brazil) analyzed were Partnership and Means of Implementation (ODS 17), Education and Quality (ODS 4) and Health and Welfare (ODS 3). Key words: Sustainability. Social Seal. Sustainable Development Goals.