Desempeño financiero, social y ambiental de las grandes empresas ecuatorianas del sector de industrias químicas y alimenticias periodo 2015 2019

Abstract

Abstract: In recent years, the main interest of Ecuadorian companies is to achieve greater economic development, emphasizing the application of social and environmental practices in order to maintain a good relationship with its stakeholders, as well as its sustainable financial performance. This research analyzed the financial, social and environmental performance of large Ecuadorian companies in the chemical and food industry sector, during the period 2015 -2019. For this, a non-experimental descriptive research design with a quantitative approach was considered. The sample under study were 6 industries. The documentary analysis technique was carried out; in which the sustainability reports and financial statements of the Superintendence of Companies were analyzed, including the financial, social and environmental variables, a data collection matrix was used as an instrument, later for the analysis of the variables descriptive statistics were used to be able to identify the averages of each variable to evaluate their performance over time. Having as a result that the food industries sector achieved a better return on its assets, while the chemical industries sector achieved a higher return on its assets, these indicators increased year after year for these two sectors obtaining their highest performance in the year. 2019; This is due to the fact that each year they became more aware and responsible towards the environment and society and invested in social and environmental responsibility activities, which go hand in hand with their financial performance, improving their results and becoming more sustainable companies for their Last period.