Instrument that evaluates the IMS and sustainable performance

Purpose – The number of management systems standards has increased and among the most recognizable ones are ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. The need for integration has arisen due to such na increase and adoption of more than a management system by companies, and this process is known as Integrated Management Systems (IMS). Some authors have argued the use of IMS contributes towards sustainability. This manuscript presents an instrument for the assessment of the integration of diferente management systems and sustainable performance.
Design/methodology/approach – A review of IMS, maturity of IMS and sustainability was conducted for the preparation of the instrument. For the questions about IMS, it is used this references: Domingues (2013),
Poltronieri (2015), Bernardo et al. (2009) and ISO 9001:2015. For the questions about performance it is used GRI. The test was sent to 19 individuals for evaluate the instrument.
Findings – One answer was excluded, because it was half answered and the 11 others improved the understanding of the questionnaire. As a result, the order of some questions was changed, some others were   reformulated, and a new classification was created.
Originality/value – The importance of this study lies in the development of an instrument that helps the assessment of the maturity of integration of management systems and evaluation of sustainable performance. The instrument can be applied as a survey for the analyses of the IMS contribution to sustainability.

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Integrated Management System, performance, sustainability