Management - Social Responsability - Sustainable Development

This paper is an analysis of the Romanian companies' responsibility regarding the application of the principles of sustainable development, an analysis of the level of awareness concerning the need of change before the evolution of the national and international context from this point of view. In order to achieve general goal, the authors have designed a survey considering the application of management techniques within the Romanian companies, the extent to which they have implemented techniques of eco-efficiency, the civil society's level of awareness regarding the environmental risks generated by its activities. A quiz has been sent to a sample made of managers, employers and employees in various domains of activity or regions of the country.. More than 40 percents of the total sample chose to answer, so the authors have identified an increase in the level of interest in the field of human resources, in client-orientedness, participation in the organization management and in the companies' flexibility before evolving market requirements. The paper is the beginning of a more ample initiative that is to be continued by deepening the research of aspects of sustainable development in textile industry. The purpose of authors initiative is to raise the civil society awareness regarding (and the participation in the process of decision-making, concerning environment protection. The originality / value of the paper work rely in the newness of the approach and the structure of the quiz as well.