| Title | Is it Time to Jump off the Sustainability Bandwagon? |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 34655 |
| Authors | DesJardins, J |
| Title | Is it Time to Jump off the Sustainability Bandwagon? |
| Year | 2016 |
| Published | Business Ethics Quarterly, 26, 1 |
| Abstract | Almost thirty years after its initial use in the Brundtland Report, the concept of "sustainability" has become ubiquitous within business, with virtually every company division across a broad range of industries developing "sustainable" models and practices. While the original Brundtland idea of sustainable development has the potential to do much good in guiding business practice, this potential is being undermined by the systematic misuse, misunderstanding, and flawed application of the concept in many business settings. Under the guise of sustainability, business is being asked to do both less than and more than what should be required by a commitment to sustainable development. As a result, serious ethical and practical questions go unanswered, questions that must be addressed before sustainability can become a meaningful business strategy. This address situates sustainable business within its original context of sustainable development and argues against attempts to convert sustainability either into a narrow concept of risk management or into a broad concept of social responsibility. It then lays out a sustainability research agenda that helps us understand how to create businesses that can meet present and future needs without jeopardizing future generations via the destruction of the biosphere. |
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