A aplicação de políticas de diversidade e inclusão na CELESC: os desafios e limitações da implementação

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the challenges and potentialities in the implementation of diversity policies within a state-owned mixed-capital company in Santa Catarina, considering the legal, structural, and cultural limitations that affect people management in the public sector. It is a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive research based on document analysis of institutional reports and public records available on the organization’s official channels. Through content analysis, the study identified actions aimed at promoting inclusion, especially related to gender equity, the appreciation of people with disabilities, and the expansion of the diversity debate in the organizational environment. The results indicate that, although the company demonstrates formal initiatives and public commitments to diversity, it still faces obstacles related to administrative rigidity and the lack of specific indicators to measure progress. It is concluded that the consolidation of diversity policies in public companies requires not only a normative structure but also the strengthening of organizational culture and leadership engagement, so that inclusion becomes an effective and permanent institutional value.