01481naa a2200241 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400550006010000220011524501020013726000090023952007350024865000280098365000250101165000200103665000170105665000150107370000220108870000210111070000230113170000200115477300650117421706092024-12-13 2024 bl uuuu u00u1 u #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.1419792DOI1 aSANTOS, J. A. dos aOrganisational responses from the largest slaughterhouses to stakeholders.h[electronic resource] c2024 aABSTRACT - This study analysed how the largest Brazilian slaughterhouses respond to their main stakeholders. Based on a content analysis of these companies’ sustainability reports, stakeholders were categorised and the legitimacy strategies used were identified. The results show that these slaughterhouses mainly use moral legitimacy stra tegies. In addition, new variables were discovered in the area of moral legitimacy strategies, including: (i) setting policies in relation to stakeholders, (ii) forming alliances for specific causes, (iii) engaging certified suppliers, and (iv) supporting specific initiatives. Overall, meatpackers emphasise the attainment of legitimacy, whether for pragmatic, moral or cognitive reasons aEconomic sustainability aEnvironmental policy aSlaughterhouses aStakeholders aAbatedouro1 aAZEVEDO, D. B. de1 aCORREA, N. S. R.1 aOLIVEIRA, V. S. de1 aMALAFAIA, G. C. tJournal of Cleaner Productiongv. 450, article 141979, 2024.