Influência de programas de aceleração na mensuração de impacto socioambiental de negócios. O caso do Green Sampa.

Abstract

Social business acceleration programs support their accelerated companies in creating social and environmental impact metrics. However, these companies face obstacles in measuring their impact. This study aims to analyze the influence of an accelerator on the development of social and environmental impact assessment processes in accelerated companies. A multiple case study was conducted, using the relationships between the accelerated companies and the accelerator as the units of analysis. Data collection included program documents, a qualitative survey with the companies and 16 interviews with five groups involved in the program. The results indicate that structural changes in the program based on the needs of the accelerated companies and the encouragement of networking facilitated the accelerator's influence on the companies' evaluation practices. However, the lack of mechanisms for reporting indicators and alignment between the program's actors hindered this influence. This study contributes to accelerators offering more effective support in planning impact monitoring for accelerated companies